GlobalDreamers

Teaching about the Holocaust through Skype

2012-02-04T07:41:00.002+02:00

Dear Globaldreamers,
I am sharing my feelings about teaching a class about the Holocaust through Skype. The class is from Warsaw, Indianna, USA. It was an amazing experience for all of us.
http://harrisonhuskies.blogspot.com/2012/02/learning-about-holocaust-with-marsha.html
http://harrisonhuskies.blogspot.com/2012/02/learning-about-holocaust-with-marsha_03.html?spref=fb
Dear Rick, Cindy and the Glass Class,
This is absolutely wonderful and I want to thank Rick, Cindy, Aleksa and the Glass Class for allowing me to join your classroom. I could see you and it made me very happy to see how attentative you all were and caring.
Modern technology has allowed us to come together in a special way, here I am in Israel more than six million miles away from you and I could spend an hour with all of you and teach you about such an important subject like Holocaust. I hope you will always remember to be good people. Reading about my Mom brought tears to my eyes. May God bless you all. I also wish the thank the principal for allowing such an incredible experiece to happen at your school.
Spreading friendship to classes around the world is something Sonia would have been proud of and all of you.
The world is a small place and a good place if we all try.
Shalom and best always with ♥
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Teaching the next generation Marsha Goren skyping from Israel to classes around the world, we will never forget!

In Memory of the one and half million children who perished in the Holocaust

2012-01-27T04:57:00.002+02:00

Reading what Balram Kapoor wrote on the Holocaust Internatinal day brought tears to my eyes and I thank you so much for posting for the International Holocaust Memorial day in memory of the one and a half million children who could not speak on their behalf. The strong words at the end of this eulogy bring me the chills and I wish to relate. My mother Sonia Frenkel Welis had a number on her hand. When I was a young girl I did not really know the meaning of this horrible number, I asked her and at the time she did not speak about the Holocaust as she did not want to traumatize my sister Elaine or my brother Sid. She had tears in her eyes when she told me they branded her like an animal, cut her hair and pushed her into a shower.She was a young adelescent at the time and never forgot how humiliated she felt and how lonely she was. Then she looked at me with her wise and beautiful blue eyes and told me not to worry and that she would always take care of me. Now, let anyone try to tell me it did not happen that my mom Sonia Welis Frenkel was not a Holocaust survivor, then who am I? I am who I am and NO one can take that away for me. Mommy I miss you so much, may you rest in peace and know that your legacy lives on forever in my heart and in the heart of so many educators and children on our planet. I pray you are proud of me.

Marsha Goren - I am the daughter of a Holocaust survivor

Join our yearly project in memory of the children.

2012-01-15T15:19:00.000+02:00

RememberTheChildren

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"The 2012 observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust will focus on the theme “Children and the Holocaust”. The United Nations will remember the one-and-a-half million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust, together with the thousands of Roma and Sinti children, the disabled and others, who suffered and died at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Some children managed to survive in hiding, others fled to safe havens before it was too late, while many others suffered medical experiments or were sent to the gas chambers immediately upon arriving at the death camps. Highlighting the impact of mass violence on children, this theme has important implications for the 21st century."Illustration: Auschwitz susrvivor - Sonia by Tanya Pahwa, SMSchool, Meera Bagh, New Delhi, India - Butterfly by Sonia's grandson: Matt Chateauneuf

USA Holocaust Museum sending CD and DVD around the world for commemorations

2012-01-06T11:07:00.002+02:00

Please forward this request form to friends and colleagues who may be interested in this Planning Guide -- http://web.ushmm.org/dordvd2012/.
Planning Guide and Resources for Annual Holocaust Commemorations CD/DVD set will be sent to you via postal mail.
I am posting this for the USA Holocaust Memorial Museum and thanking them for this contribution to educators and children everywhere.
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers founder
http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust

Watch the Gigglebellies in Israel

2012-01-01T20:16:00.002+02:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967nQBNK7Sw
Marsha and the fabulous GiggleBellies with over 70,000 hits on youtube, amazing turnout!! We love the GiggleBellies. Down the load the free worksheets by Marsha Goren and her kids from Ein Ganim at http://www.gigglebellies.com
Have fun and happy new year.
Marsha

Marsha and the GiggleBellies are on a SanDiego CBS8 in San Diego, California USA

2011-12-27T21:29:00.004+02:00

GiggleBellies are in Israel

We are so excited to see this on the CBS8 news station in San Diego, California USA.
Please vote for us, we appreciate the support.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren

The Festival Continues on Globaldreamers and GVC

2011-12-27T11:36:00.002+02:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/11winter/index.html
The festival of lights project in collaboration with GVC is just beautiful, it is not too late to share your holidays and thoughts with us here. Please join us in this lovely project, happy new year to all and best wishes.
The work here is beautiful, please share.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers Founder
GVC Clubhouse Project Manager

Holidays are coming , let's share our holidays

2011-12-03T16:20:00.001+02:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/11winter/index.html

Dear friends,

In honor of the upcoming holidays Globaldreamers in collaboration with the GVC Clubhhouse is inviting to join in our project Festivals of light, all over the world we are celebrating many festivals, please share your holidays and festivals with us.l

We will be very happy, educators can send directly to Marsha at gorenmm@gmail.com or marsha@gbsi.org

Members of the clubhouse are also invited to write about their holidays on the discussion board. I look forward to hearing from all of you,

With best wishes for a wonderful holiday and good health and happiness to all.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse Project Manager

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Founder

December Giveaway for Teachers!

2011-12-03T05:32:00.001+02:00

December Giveaway for Teachers!
The Inspired Teachers net is having a give away raffle in honor of the upcoming holidays and I am sharing the link with all of you.
Good luck and be inspired by visiting the site and reading the wonderful articles. Happy holidays and enjoy.

About Globaldreamers

2011-12-01T13:21:00.001+02:00

Twenty years ago I was looking for ways to interest my children in their English studies. After many courses and difficult work, I realized the value of the Internet as a way of spreading an educational message around the world. The process has led me to become a technology innovator and global leader in online collaborative learning projects. These projects now include thousands of children from more than 37countries worldwide.

"Global Dreamers" (http://www.globaldreamers.org/) prompts students at Ein Ganim and from around the world to join in a multicultural project that captures students' thinking in a visual way. The Share section is full of information about many countries, cultures, schools, etc. There are also many group projects that participants can choose to join as their schedules allow.

"Global Dreamers" inspires children to take a deeper look at the world by exploring, exchanging ideas, and using research tools. It supports a positive learning environment and a shared learning experience. By inviting the participation of children from around the globe, it supports the fight against the Digital Divide. In addition, it aims to encourage cross-cultural communication and to promote global understanding, while helping children to expand their knowledge and supporting the innovative use of new technologies in education. Above all, it attempts to create a more tolerant individual in a multicultural society. We believe that by understanding and learning about others, children can face a better world.

As an EFL teacher it was my wish to combine English teaching along with technology. I wanted my students to experience a social, cultural and personal learning experience. This project utilizes Internet technologies for genuine learning of the English language by activating and motivating children with various online activities. In addition to the utilization of technologies, studying English will also assist different cultures in participating with greater understanding in the challenge of globalization.

The project's activities include a webquest about Israel and our 'dreamers' web site, writing and story corners, a calendar, a news corner and active online group activities. The project integrates technology in the classroom and children become active creative learners. It increases their curiosity, their interests and as a result they are more committed to the authentic learning process. There are many group projects that teachers can choose to join.

As a result of all the following, the number of participants grows from month to month. Over 100 schools and home-schooled families from around the world take part in our activities. Teachers, parents and children from around the world have joined in the dynamic GlobalDreamers project.

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Right now we are implementing our peace project, as well as our festival of light project. We would love to have you and I look forward to making new friends on our website. Please contact me for details about our projects.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html

Best wishes,

Marsha Goren

Founder and project coordinator

gorenmm@gmail.com

Reading website and great for young learners

2011-11-29T20:26:00.000+02:00

I have decided to recommend websites that I can think our students at America School and others can benefit from. I came across this fantastic website and feel in love with it. For teaching children to read and sound out words it is free and fantastic! The videos are helpful and the audio is really a great assistance to young learners. I was highly impressed.

http://www.readingbear.org

It is a great opportunity to reinforce reading skills for children of all ages!

Marsha Goren

Inspirational Teacher of the Month {November}

2011-11-04T10:48:00.000+02:00

Inspirational Teacher of the Month {November}
Check it out and vote!

First Gvc Clubhouse Newsletter by Marsha

2011-10-22T21:28:00.002+02:00

http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/416167/c0732cfbfe/1537501989/72cacf2547/

Dear Friends,
This is the link to my first newsletter as the project manager of the Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse, please click on the link and enjoy.
Best wishes,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Contact Marsha at gorenmm@gmail.com

2011-10-13T22:37:00.003+02:00

Dear Friends,
We are now implemnting some great collaborative projects with the Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse at http://www.globaldreamers.org

If you look at the menu on the side and click on the GVC Clubhouse you can projects under our projects and our schools.

Teachers interested in joining us in our work may contact Marsha at

I look forward to hearing from you,
Marsha Goren
Project coordinator Globaldreamers
Global Virtual Classroom Project Manager
http://www.globaldreamers.org

2011-09-25T09:18:00.001+03:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/11peace/index.html

My dear Friends, We have added http://www.globaldreamers.org/11peace/romania/index.html
and I have written to Cerassela Anghel, teacher - Nicolae Iorga School, Ploiesti, Romania to thank her warmly for this wonderful contribution. We have also added Matt Kuntz's work from Lincoln Elementary School and it is totally awesome!! I wish to thank every school and educator that has joined our cause for peace. I invite educators to join us in a better tomorrow for all of us.

Warmly,
Marsha Goren
Project coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Teachers can aslo contact me here or at marsha@gsbi.org
Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse Program Director

Give Peace a Chance

2011-09-23T05:59:00.003+03:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/11peace/index.html
Join our award winning peace project at Globaldreamers and in the Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse. YOu can find them both here at http://www.globaldreamers.org
Join the clubhouse in a great dialogue for educators and kids.
Marsha Goren
Project coordinator

ePals Exemplary Educator Award - August 2011

2011-09-14T23:04:00.004+03:00

Dear Marsha,

Thank you so much for allowing us to showcase your exceptional classroom work in our case studies. You have proven a dedicated and creative member of the ePals community and we are proud to share your projects and classroom experiences on our website. Please find attached a certificate for the "ePals Exemplary Teacher Award" honoring your outstanding achievements as an ePals educator. You will receive a hard copy of the certificate in the mail.

Thanks again and congratulations on your well-earned award!

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Fish
Director, ePals Global Community

Remembering 9-11 Our Firefighters and Heroes

2011-09-11T06:16:00.003+03:00

Donated by:Barbra Wineman Scognamiglio- a friend from Waterbury, Connecticut where I grew up as a child.
• Marsha, thanks for the opportunity......I fondly remember my cousin David as being a jokester, always full of life and a lot of fun. He was born in Freeport LI and always wanted to be a firefighter. He spent countless hours in the fire station there, making friends with everyone. He became one of the elite Rescue 1 firemen; he was honored by the Mayor for rescuing a man whose car went of the road and into the Hudson River, diving into the river to save him. And as ironic as it was, the man was a friend of my Aunt Elaine’s. He had massive arms, covered in tattoos, his looks were rough and tough but he was gentle and loving. He was truly a hero, my personal hero of 9/11...nothing was ever found of him, but I am confident that he made it to heaven and is watching over everyone who loved him!
Images by Barbra Wineman Scognamiglio
This touched my heart so much that I had to share, special thanks to Barbra for this unique contribution. To the wonderful firefighters who lost their lives in vain, we salute you and dedicate this post to David on behalf of all of them.

Globaldreamers and Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse Peace Projects

2011-09-02T04:52:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,
I hope you are all well and have a wonderful school year. I am writing to
tell you that we are beginning our peace project for the year.

We invite our friends from around the world to participate in our project by
writing about peace at your school, towns, city or countries. Since I am
also the project director of the GVC Clubhouse there two ways in which you
can send project. If you use the clubhouse wiki then please:

http://gvc-clubhouse.wikispaces.com/peace

Go to New Page and create a page called Peace - and add your school's name
or organization. TAG the page: peace, and it will appear on the wiki menu.
OR send your text, images or videos to marsha@gsbi.org to post on the Global
Dreamers website Peace 2011-project. See Peace Archive
We are sharing our work with the Global Virtual Classroom and hope to have a
great collaboration with all of the wonderful educators and kids from around
the world.

Please join us. Wishing everyone a great year and looking forward to hearing
from all of you,.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

New dreams for Marsha and the Globaldreamers

2011-08-05T16:44:00.002+03:00

Dear Friends,
I first of all hope everyone is well and having a great vacation. I have retired from Ein Ganim School after 31 years of teaching and will still be doing my Globaldreamers project together with the Global Virtual Classroom Clubhouse as the new project manager for the club. The two programs will emerge and I am honored in doing this as I am a firm believer of global collaboration and online teaching. It is my hope and dream that everyone will continue dreaming with me. I also hope to involve some of my kids from my afternoon enrichment classes in our work.

I am honored and thrilled to be able to continue doing what I love so much. I will be going to the USA this Thursday and I will be meeting some of the Globaldreamers partners hopefully and it excites me very much.

Please read our new index page on Globaldreamers explaining the new school year. We will continue our dream.

Much thanks and gratitude to the many educators and students from around the world who have made Globaldreamers a great project.

Fondly,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Marsha saying thanks for a great year.

2011-07-12T22:11:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,
I first of all want to say what a phenomenal year we had with Globaldreamers
and how much it means having you all in our projects. I have gone on pension
now and left Ein Ganim, but will be working in an enrichment program in a
private school and still continuing Globaldreamers the best to my
capabilities and hope you will all continue dreaming with me and our other
Globaldreamers from around the world.
I want to wish everyone a wonderful summer and hoping to hear from you all
soon. It has been a fantastic experience for me, my students and all of our
partners in the project.
Please keep in touch,
With love and appreciation,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

International Education and Resources Network iEARN USA

2011-06-11T18:26:00.001+03:00

International Education and Resource Network: iEARN USA

The Department of Technology has placed Global Dreamers Peace Project on the new Connect All Schools website http://connectallschools.org The name has been changed to Exchange 2.0 Technology-Enabled International Interaction. You can view the guide at http://www.connectallschools.org/exchange-guide-international-collaboration
Our Peace Project is linked under the Social Studies category: http://www.connectallschools.org/node/132300#globaldreamers

Having Fun Learning English with The GiggleBellies

2011-06-01T09:26:00.000+03:00

Globaldreamers news

2011-03-05T21:55:00.002+02:00

Dear Friends,
I hope this email finds everyone well, We are now beginning to work on our Spring project and please join us.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11spring/index.html

Also our Globaldreamers partner from Croatia is working on their yearly literature project and invites any partrners interested in joining their project to join in as well.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11spring/ibm/index.html

We are also continuing with our yearly peace project
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10peace/index.html
as well as our yearly Holocaust project and you can find it here.

The butterfly project is truly awesome and exciting to see, please join us and send us butterflies and pictures of your students.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11holocaust/index.html
We are receiving beautiful materials and we much appreciate it.

Please keep in touch, I know everyone is busy and working hard.We appreciate any contributions.
My best always,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren

Marsha Goren -2011 Michael Casey Global Educational award winner

2011-02-15T20:54:00.002+02:00

Honorable Mentions: 2011 Michael Casey Global Education Award
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?divid=MikeCaseyAward-2011Final

Congratulations to the teachers awarded honorable mentions for ePals' 2011 Michael Casey Global Education Award!

Congratulations to the teachers awarded honorable mentions for ePals' 2011 Michael Casey Global Education Award! Marsha Goren is one of six educators to receive this honor for her work in global collaboration around the world.
You can read about it here.
I am indeed proud of Globaldreamer and all of the hard work we do in implementing our project.
I thank everyone warmly,
Love, Marsha Goren

News from Globaldreamers and new projects

2011-02-05T21:03:00.003+02:00

We are starting our month of friendships and please send us materials on friendship and Valentine's day. We always love the Valentine's day materials. You can look under group projects to the previous ones we had over the years.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11love/index.html

We are still continuing with our yearly peace unit and it is truly fabulous in honor of Martin Luther King and diversity.
Please join us here.,
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10peace/index.html
I am honored and excited to tell you that the President of Israel has related to our work with the Holocaust and through the movie Safe Haven.
You can find the letter he wrote to my dear friend Miki Goldvasser here.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11holocaust/letter.html
This is a huge honor and he respects the work we all do on the Holocaust and much thanks to all of you.I truly respect President Peres and feel honored for him to take the time to watch the movie and relate to our work.
Please join us in our projects. Here is hoping for a wonderful month of friendships and global collaboration always,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

BIG Honor for Marsha Goren and the Globaldreamers

2011-01-24T11:41:00.001+02:00

www.thegigglebellies.com
Marsha Goren

Exciting news for Marsha Goren and the 4th graders of Ein Ganim. Marsha has been working with the GiggleBellies program and teaching kids English through the wonderful songs and gorgeous characters. Marsha sent a worksheet and this worksheet has turned into a learning unit for teachers, parents, students etc. around the world. Download here.
See More at:
Fun GiggleBellie Freebies
www.thegigglebellies.com
Kids Music Videos: The GiggleBellies Musical Adventures is an award winning animated musical DVD for children that the whole family will enjoy!
This is an outstanding program for teaching kids English through songs.
Love, Marsha Goren
www.thegigglebellies.com

International Holocaust Memorial day

2011-01-08T22:11:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone is back and wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. On January 27th, 2011 , the world will remember the Holocaust as the international memorial day which was declared at the United Nations. As we do every year we are starting our yearly unit. I have written to the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas who is trying to collect butterflies for the one and half million children who perished in the Holocaust. The kids and I will be learning about the butterfly project as well as about my Mom, may God rest her soul Sonia Frenkel who as a Holocaust survivor and believed in the good of children and believed in education in creating a more tolerant and good individual.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/11holocaust/

In addition you can look at previous units on our site for ideas, EVERY and any contribution will be much appreciated here.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/index.html
There is no deadline here as it is a yearly unit and we thank anyone who takes part in our unit warmly.
We are also continuing our peace project as a yearly unit. It is truly lovely and please share with your students.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10peace/index.html
Wishing you all warm greetings and the best always,hoping to hear from you soon.
Sending warm regards,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon.

The Chilean Miners

2010-12-29T14:34:00.004+02:00

Kids and I have been working with great materials from the ESL library com.
It is a great site and they invited us to take part in an activity and write about what we are all grateful for in our lives.Kids really enjoyed the opportunity and much thanks.

Here is what the kids said.
33 reasons to be thankful
Maayan Nofar and Maya

1. We have friends (;
2. We have family
3. We got loved <3
4. We can do all we want.
5. We are free 
6. We are happy children
7. We can fly if we want to and have many opportunities.

We are happy because… - Ravid,Guy and Raz

1. The life is beautiful.
2. We have a healthy family.
3. We have a house to live in.
4. Our parents have work and money to buy us food.
5. We live in the best country of all the world!
6. We live in a great city – Petach Tikva.
7. Our teacher is Marsha Goren.

1. We are delighted that we have a family that loves us
2. We are pleased that we have
such great friends
3. We are delighted that we have such luck to have a great teacher.
4. We are excited that we have freedom to do whatever we can do.
5. We are pleased that we have
many dreams that we can fulfill.
6. We are lucky to enjoy the culture of our country.
7. We feel proud that we can do projects like this.

Nitzan Liraz Johnathan

1. We are happy because we have a family.
2. We are lucky because we have home to live it
3. We have somebody who cares about us.
4. We have a beautiful world.
5. We have good friends.
6. We want to do a lot of things that we love.
7. We want to see the entire world and are thankful we may have this opportunity someday.
Gaya Inbal Ronit

1. We have a beautiful country.
2. We are happy because we have a family that loves us.
3. We have a lot of holidays
4. We are children and we have free lives.
5. We have a lot of great friends.
6. Our country is taking care of us.
7. We can fulfill our dreams.

Bar S. Gal Bar O.

New unit on the Carmel Woods Fire

2010-12-07T15:14:00.001+02:00

I worked especially hard on this to show the wonderful reactions we are receiving from around the world and also the fantastic information that Alex provided will teach many about the beautiful area that was destoyed. I have to tell you this holiday was a sad one for so many and it is felt in the streets in the cities like Tel-Aviv.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/10share/fire/index.html

I thank you both for your contributions to Globaldreamers in all areas, you make me proud and I am so thank you all warmly,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

The Fire in the Carmel Woods in Haifa

2010-12-05T21:32:00.002+02:00

Dear Friends,
I sadly send this out to our friends around the world .A huge fire in the Carmel Mountains in Haifa has taken more than 40 lives. The trees will take 50 years to grow again in this once beautiful area that so many people love. We are saddened and crying at Globaldreamers today.
Mass evacuations as huge blaze threatens Haifa
Over 15,000 residents moved to safety as brushfire sweeps across northern Israel, leaving 40 dead.
These are the horrible headlines during our Chanukah vacation. We wish to thank the many countries around the world who are sending in help at this moment to try put out the deadly flames. We appreciate this beyond words.
Israeli officials said some 100 firefighters from Bulgaria have arrived as well as forces from Jordan and Greece. Fire extinguishing planes were on their way from Britain and Cyprus as well as aid from the United States, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Azerbaijan, Romania and Turkey — which put aside recent tensions to lend a hand.
In times like this we can only say thank you and pray that no more lives will be taken during these horrible days.
We are sad and hope they will be able to put on the inferno soon which is still causing so much fear and damage to Haifa Israel's 3rd largest city.
Sending love,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Marsha saying hello on the blog

2010-11-20T11:52:00.001+02:00

Get a Voki now!

Marsha presenting at Global Conference on November 15th, 2010

2010-11-15T14:37:00.003+02:00

Marsha Goren will be presenting her Globaldreamers peace project tonight.
For the complete schedule and more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationconference.com/
Marsha is one of the epals ambassador educators and I am enclosing an image of congratulations from their site. Thank you e-Pals.

Marsha Presenting at the Global Education Conference Nov. 15th, 2010

2010-11-05T07:45:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,
I am writing to tell you about the
Global Education Conference
I will be presenting on November 15th , 8 in the evening our time in Israel, you can check here for your time.Teachers who can not watch may download for free the next day.
http://www.globaleducationconference.com/schedule-gmt2.html
TITLE: Globaldreamers peace project
PRESENTER: Marsha Goren, Ein Ganim Elementary (Israel)
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Global Dreamers: Peace Project. The Dream a Dream project was developed by Mrs. Marsha Goren of Ein Ganim School Israel in 2000 and first met the Internet in 2001. The idea started as a vehicle to encourage children and educators to share in a learning environment that would lead to global communication and tolerance.Â It inspires children to take a deeper look at the world by exploring, exchanging ideas, and using research tools, which supports a positive learning environment and a shared learning experience. Because of the war between Israel and the Palestinians which began in December 2008, schools were invited to join the peace project. The children felt the need to express their feelings on the subject together with many partners around the world.
TRACK: Policy and Leadership
In addtion I would like to add that we are still accepting work for the fall project and thank the educators for sending us such lovely materials.
Our peace project is ongoing and you are invited to add materials, it is really a great unit with so many schools including lovely lesson plans, worksheets, online activities, songs, etc.
Use and enjoy,
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10fall/index.html
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10peace/index.html
Hoping to see you on line and very excited about this huge conference.
Sncerely,
Marsha Goren Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

New article about Global Virtual Classroom and Marsha

2010-10-16T22:56:00.000+02:00

Marsha Goren New article about Marsha's work with the Global Virtual Classroom, thanks to Kathleen Wilson Shyrock for the fantastic article.

Here is the link to the Leadership for Student Activities article
(below) featuring the Global Virtual Classroom. http://www.nhs.us/Content/158/Shryock_Virtual.pdf
Really well done and quite a compliment to our hard work.
I also congratulate Janet Barnstable who is very dominant in the article for everything she does for the many educators around the world.
Marsha

Academiasanignacio Special friends from Puerto Rico

2010-10-07T20:05:00.001+02:00

Mrs. Mayra Soto and her class from San Huan Puerto Rico,
Excellent globaldreamers and great colleagues.
With love.

Projects on Globaldreamers

2010-09-26T20:55:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
Our latest projects on Globaldreamers are our Peace project for 2010 and we invite any of partners to join us.We will be honored to add your materials to our unit which has been receiving many compliments worldwide.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10peace/index.html
I am sure I do not have to stress how important peace education is in our world. I wish to thank all of the educators and schools that are participating in our project.
Also make sure to go back to the 2009 Peace unit , there are great worksheets and ides for everyone.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html
We are also inviting people to join this years fall fun and fantasy project.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10fall/index.html
We are off for the Sukkkot holiday until next week, we look forward to hearing from all of you and please keep in touch.,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon.

Globaldreamers September- October activities

2010-09-12T03:11:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
The Jewish holidays are upon us and I wanted everyone to know we are back in full gear this week until Friday and then go off for Yom Kippur the holiest day of our Jewish holidays. We then go out for Sukkot and hopefully get us all back into studying again!!
The first projects for Globaldreamers this year are
Created by hand: http://www.jbarnstable.org/cyberteen/2010/fall/hand/index.html

Janet Barnstable who is now retired but still a Globaldreamer, mentor and friend is inviting educators to join.
Our first project for Globaldreamers will be our Fall Project.
www.globaldreamers.org/10fall/
You are invited to send in stories, poems, pictures and images.Please send doc format and also jpg of gif format as always.Do not send powerpoint presentations or else save in gif format.
I am very excited about our new yerar together and many new educators have been asking to join in our dream of global collaboration and peace.
I look forward to hearing from all of you ,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Happy new year!

2010-09-09T14:02:00.002+03:00

To all the Globaldreamers and friends around the world,
We the Globaldreamers of Israel wish everyone a Happy and healthy new year with global collaboration and much friendship.
LOVE,
Marsha and the kids from Ein Ganim Israel

New Years Greeting from Rick Glass and the Glass Class

2010-09-09T14:00:00.000+03:00

Dear Marsha and each of the Globaldreamers of Ein Ganim.

Happy Rosh Hashanah to you and your families. We wish you peace and prosperity in the year ahead. May the dream of Ein Ganim continue to spread throughout the world. May the message of peace ring boldly in our collaborations. May we always celebrate our differences and rejoice in our similarities. Much love and joy to you all.

Rick Glass and the Glass Class

Marsha is one of ten epal teacher's ambassadors

2010-06-08T22:23:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,
I am so thrilled to tell you that I have been chosen as an epals teacher's ambassador for my work on the Globaldreamers peace project.
I am truly honored and want to thank all the many educators who have written beautiful comments and joined in our authentic learning and global collaboration.
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?divid=TeacherContest2010-Results

My students and I were very happy to receive this news, we in Globaldreamers are proud of the many efforts we have been making in our efforts to encourage friendships and global collaboration around the world.
Much thanks and appreciation to all of you,
Fondly,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Globaldreamers message of thanks to all partners

2010-05-27T22:33:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,
I am happy and proud to send you all the Globaldreamers certificate for your schools, classes or individual students. We thank you all so much for all of your wonderful contributions to Globaldreamers. It is so appreciated.
I wish to remind everyone that we are still accepting work for our yearly Holocaust unit.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10holocaust/index.html
Right now Globaldreamers is being featured on epals in the teacher's ambassador competition., I wish to thank all of the educators who wrote such awesome message about our work and it is heartwarming. If there are educators who are still interested in leaving a message you can leave it here.
http://www.epals.com/media/p/230947.aspx
YOu are also invited to download the movie and share it with your classes, it is truly global collaboration in the making!
Please keep in touch with me, we hope you can continue dreaming with us forever.
Fondly,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Globaldreamers -peace project on ePals site!

2010-05-09T06:49:00.002+03:00

Dear Friends,
Marsha Goren's work from Globaldreamers is being shown on the ePals website under the ePals ambassador contest. Educators are invited to post a comment. There are many there and you can also download our beautiful Somewhere over the rainbow movie and hear the Ein Ganim choir singing in Hebrew and English while watching the gorgeous work from the teachers and their children around the world.
http://www.epals.com/media/p/230947.aspx
Educators are also invited to download the movie and share with their classes.
Best wishes and enjoy!
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

GVC winners 2010

2010-05-04T06:29:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,
I am very excited to inform you that the kids and I have won the second prize in the Global Virtual Classroom competition this year.We are absolutely delighted and invite you to share this site and the others below with your students.
I wish to congratulate my special friend and mentor Janet Barnstable for the first place award. Janet deserves this recognition for the wonderful work she has been doing and still does with children and educators around the world. I am so proud of the globaldreamers educators who have received recogntion and awards. I wish to also congratulate Matt Kuntz and his kids for the 3rd place award and Rick Glass and the kids for the special recognition award!
In addition I would also like to congratulate Aleksandra Blalteberg of Poland who also won a second place award in the GVC competition who is a partner in Globaldreamers.
I am honored to be working with such educators and touched!!
I wish to thank the many educators who have been writing messages on the ePals teacher spotlight.
http://www.epals.com/forums/124.aspx
My work is under Israel Peace Project and they are allowing people to register their classes and comment on the forum. I have been told that I will be an ePal spotlight teacher soon for our work in the peace project and will inform you when it is up. It will take a bit.If anyone else can go on the forum and add a comment please do!!
Many thanks and best wishes to all of you,
Fondly,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Elsey
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:29 AM
Subject: 2009/2010 GVC Winners

Dear GVC Teachers-

I’d like to congratulate each of you for an excellent year. The time, effort and dedication shown by you and your students in this unique learning experience is amazing. I would like to say thank you to each teacher and student for participating in the contest this year.

I also want to personally congratulate all the teachers and students that have participated in the 2009/10 GVC. Your dedication and hard work is once again reflected in each of your websites. With so many creative websites, the judging was a challenge, but the results are now in. On behalf of Give Something Back International Foundation, the supporting organization, I would like to announce the winners of the 2009/2010 Global Virtual Classroom Contest.

Primary Winners:

Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-01
Save Earth
Grand Prize
Percy Julian Middle School
Illinois
USA

St. Mark's Public School

India

Washington West Elementary School
New York
USA

GVC09-02
Past, Present and Future Life
Second Prize
Long Beach Middle School

USA

Ein Ganim Elementary

Israel

The New Roberto Clemente
New Jersey
USA

GVC09-05
Imaginary Island
Third Prize
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Illinois
USA

Island Village Montessori School
Florida
USA

Tainan Municipal Haidong Elementary School

Taiwan

Primary Special Merit Winners:

Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-03
Future Life
Exceptional Creativity
Clyattville Elementary School
Mississippi
USA

Elgin Ave. P.S.

Canada

Gynasia N0. 57

Russia

GVC09-05
Imaginary Island
Exceptional Helping Focus
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Illinois
USA

Island Village Montessori School
Florida
USA

Tainan Municipal Haidong Elementary School

Taiwan

GVC09-06
Friendship Blossoms
Exceptional Multi-Media
RaeyGuang Elementary School

Taiwan

Harrison Elementary School
Indiana
USA

John Muir School
California
USA

GVC09-08
Animal Stories
Exceptional Creativity
Riverside School

Czech Republic

Blue Mountain Middle School
New York
USA

Horace Mann Elementary School
Illinois
USA

Secondary Winners:

Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-16
Service Before Self
Grand Prize
John Muir School
California
USA

St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan

GVC09-13
People and Events that Changed the World
Second Prize
Littleton High School
Colorado
USA

Rajini School

Thailand

Gimnazjum nr 4

Poland

GVC09-24
Mystical creatures and gods
Third Prize
Percy Julian Middle School
Illinois
USA

Penang Free School

Malaysia

Chavakali High School

Kenya

Secondary Special Merit Winners:

Team
Website
Awards
School
Location

GVC09-12
Amazing Oceans
Exceptional Creativity
Point Option High School
Virginia
USA

C S Ramachary Memorial Matriculation School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan

GVC09-14
The Secrets Revealed
Exceptional Academic Merit
Waterford Mott High School
Michigan
USA

Philippine Science High School Main Campus

Philippines

Gymnasium # 16 (secondary school # 11)

Russia

GVC09-16
Service Before Self
Exceptional Helping Focus
John Muir School
California
USA

St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School

India

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan

GVC09-17
A World of Difference
Exceptional Creativity
Forest Park Middle School
Illinois
USA

Rajini School

Thailand

Wako Kokusai High School

Japan

I have also attached a copy of the GVC Student Participation Certificate. Each GVC teacher should complete the information and print out and distribute a copy to each student that participated in the GVC program.

For those of you interested in seeking local media coverage for your work with GVC, we will be sending a media kit to assist you. This will be sent soon.

I look forward to working with you all again next year.

Don’t forget to register early for the 2010/2011 GVC school year. You can now find the new online early registration form on the website (www.virtualclassroom.org)

--
Charles Elsey
Program Manager
Global Virtual Classroom

News from Globaldreamers

2010-04-22T07:00:00.000+03:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/12torches.html

Dear friends,
Independence day was a special day for me. The custom is 12 people are chosen to light 12 enternal torches in Jerusalem and say a blessing for the coming year. It is considered the highest honor. A local paper in my city Petach Tikva chose me as being worthy of lighting a torch in Israel. If you look under the torches you will find your Globaldreamers friend. I also would love any comments on the wallwisher from any of you.
We are still accepting spring pictures on share and if anyone has anymore it is really looking nice. You can see it here.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10spring/index.html
We have also begun our yearly Holocaust unit here and you can add whenever you find something appropriate. We feel this is so educational in so many ways, please join us.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10holocaust/index.html
I have also written about our peace project which won the elearning competition in 2009. It is on the epals forum, you can find it here.
http://www.epals.com/forums/p/37927/229680.aspx#229680

I also wish to personally thank all of the Globaldreamers from around the world who are working with my special friend and colleague Rozalija and you can find all of the beautiful pictures from the beautiful project "In the world of Fairy Tales of Ivan Brlic Mazuranic- 2010" The kids and I are also participating and have sent in many stories, pics, etc.

My special thanks to all the wonderful educators and friends we have around the world, I am grateful to all of you, hoping to hear from you all soon.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren

Condolences to all our partners in Poland and around the world

2010-04-10T18:35:00.001+03:00

Globaldreamers - Holocaust Memorial Day

2010-04-09T14:17:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,
This is the time of year when we come back to school after vacation and of course I know how busy everyone is and we are grateful for your friendship and global collaboration with us.
I also want to thank all the educators who are taking part in the project with Rozalija from IGK Slavonski Brod who is a special friend and colleague. For those who wish to contact Rozalija directly her email is
rozabari@gmail.com
We are now working on our spring project and it is lovely, please send pics to us about spring or writings, drawings etc.
Our most important project the Holocaust 2010 will begin officially on April 12th but there is no deadline here and educators may send materials as they teach in their schools. This project is dedicated to my Mom who believed in teaching kids to be good people, please join us.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10spring/index.html
http://www.globaldreamers.org/10holocaust/index.html
Our Holocaust project has no ending date and every year we put up a new learning unit. This is a very meaningful project and one that can help children become better people. My Mom would have been proud of all of you.
Please let us hear from you,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon.

Helping friends in Croatia

2010-03-31T07:05:00.000+03:00

----- Original Message -----
From: Rozalija Baricevic
To: Janet Barnstable ; Marsha Goren
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:59 PM
Subject: festival

Dear Globaldreamers,
I am sending this email on behalf of my special friend and colleague Rozalija Baricevic from Slavonski Brod ,Croatia to participate in a local festival which they are trying to internationalize as you can read the pdf file which I have attached to this email.
Rozalija is a globaldreamer for many years now and her students have set an example of true global collaboration and friendship throughout the years. Any contributions will be welcomed with open arms.
In the World of Fairy Tales of Ivana Brlic Mazuranic 2010 tells the story of a tremendous and talented writer who sent a message of love through her work.Rozalija has explained it beautifully. All work may be sent to Rozalija directly at
rozabari@gmail.com

Thanking you all for your cooperation in this matter.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Globaldreamers coordinator

http://www.globladreamers.org

Valentine's day project

2010-02-01T04:51:00.003+02:00

Dear Friends ,
With the holiday of love approaching us in two weeks please join us in our latest project about Valentine's day.http://www.globaldreamers.org/10love/love.html
I am sorry I have not written much lately, it seems that I am so busy lately that I forgotten about it but I do promise to do better.
Our work has been recognized at the Global Junior Challenge this year as well as the European School for elearning so we all can be proud.
Looking forward to hearing from all of you,
Sincerely ,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Marssha is back from Vilnius, Luthania with an elearning award for international global colllaboration.

2009-11-30T21:28:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,
It was an amazing experience travelling to Vilnius,Lithuania and winning the international award for international global collaboration outside of Europe from the EUN European Schoolnet. I was so honored and touched. Will begin working on documenting it on the site as soon as I can calm down a bit from all of the excitement. It was truly a huge honor and I am absolutely thrilled. Our winning project was our globaldreamers peace project.
You can read about it here and see the first pics from the ceremony. The peace project as it appears on the elearning site.
http://elearningawards.eun.org/apps/eun_apps/learningawards/2009/gallery/entry.cfm?lang=en&sid=32100
Special and warm thanks to all our participating schools and friends.
I will send the links from Globaldreamers once I get it documented.
And finally our next project will of course be our winter holidays and the season of light for everyone. Please send us your holiday contributions.
Thanking you all warmly and wishing you all the best.
Fondly.
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

http://elearningawards.eun.org/ww/en/pub/elearningawards

e-learning award winner for Peace Project

2009-11-21T16:59:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends and Globaldreamers,
I am delighted to inform all of you that I am one of the ten award winners in the elearning competition this year and will be going to Vilnius, Luthania on Wednesday for the award ceremony and workshop.
The Globaldreamers peace project was chosen and I do not yet know which category and will inform you all upon my return next week.
I wish to warmly thank all of our Globaldreamers from around the world for being part of such a beautiful project.
You have all made Globaldreamers what it is and has become, thanking you all.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

News from Globaldreamers

2009-11-02T04:47:00.004+02:00

http://www.globaldreamers.org/09fall/index.html
Dear Friends,
Please join us in our fall project and it is coming along just great. We
love hearing from all of you and are very happy about the way Globaldreamers
is continuing to do so well.
For those who sent to the dreams that you dare to do project check it out
and many thanks.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09rainbow/index.html
For those of you who have not seen the Global Junior Challenge award here
you go. It is the most unbelievable experience with Lieven, Mika and Maria
Teresa Globaldreamers and friends.
I also received an award from the Blue Heron International Pictures LLC for
our work around the world with the movie documentary Safe Haven- The Warsaw
Zoo. YOu can read about it here. This means so much to me and I can hardly
begin to express my excitement.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09share/safehaven/index.html
Wishing everyone the best and please keep in touch.
My best ,
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Dream coordinator

Fall Project on Globaldreamers

2009-10-23T18:58:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,
It has been an exciting time in my life and coming back from Rome with an award has given me a great feeling to all of our hard work together since 2001. I thank you all warmly. For those of you who would like to share it with me virtually please check out the links at
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09jgc/index.html
You can also check out the Somewhere over the rainbow project which is so beautiful. Thank you all.
Our next project is our fall project. Please join us in fall fun and festivals.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09fall/index.html
I hope this message finds you all well, please keep in touch with us and take part in our activities.
We are SO happy to have you all,
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

GJC 2009: the winners are announced

2009-10-12T07:17:00.005+02:00

The Awards Ceremony took place today at the Rome City Hall, the Campidoglio, where twelve prizes were assigned along with two special mentions.

Awards were presented at the Campidoglio to the finalist of the 5th edition of the Global Junior Challenge, the international competition organised by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale to promote the innovative use of new technology for training, education, solidarity and international cooperation. Giovanni Biondi, Programming Department Manager, participated on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Education. Tullio De Mauro, the President of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale read out the motivations provided by the international jury and proclaimed the winners.

Laura Marsilio, Rome City Councillor for Schools, Family and Infancy presented the statuette of the Etruscan she-wolf with Romulus and Remus to the winning projects in each category:

* Bla Bla Bla e-democracy and minors (Vicenza, Italy) for the “Up to 10 years old” category
* Schoolvision 2009! (UK) for the “Up to 15 years old” category
* The Pizza Business Across Europe (Cosenza, Italy) for the “Up to 18 years old” category
* Ict4d Research and Resource Centre in the Rural Rwenzori Region (Uganda) for the “Up to 29 years old” category
* Takoradi Educational Resource Centre (Ghana) for the “Work” category
* EE-Net Game (Bari, Italy) for the “Creativity and Social Innovation” category

The President of the City Council, Marco Pomarici, presented The Special Prize of the President of the Republic, three silver medals to the most innovative Italian school projects:

* I’m at Home, but at School: a webcam to participate, Rome
* On-line Didactics for a Sustainable Planet, Terni
* New Technologies, Ancient Values: Radio K2, Verbania

The international jury also extended a special mention to two teachers for the quality and quantity of the projects presented: Marsha Goren (Ein Ganim Elementary School, Israel) and Marina Marino (Liceo scientifico Francesco Cecioni, Livorno).

The Small Fund Award, a small fund reserved for projects from the poorer areas of the world, went to:

* Ict4d Research and Resource Centre in the Rural Rwenzori Region (Uganda)
* Takoradi Educational Resource Centre (Ghana)
* Education in the prevention in Aids/Sti in the Andean Region and Caribbean, Peru
Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, presented the Small Fund Awards.
It was so exciting and I am so happy that Globaldreamers was selected for quantity and quality! We can all be proud.
Love, Marsha Goren
Article taken from http://www.gjc.it/en

2009-10-02T06:00:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
First of all many thanks for the beautfiul dream materials that we are receiving for the Somewhere over the rainbow project where dreams that we dare to dream really do come true. It is not too late to join us. YOu can read about it here.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/index.html

I am writing to share some exciting news. I will be going to Rome on October 6th, for four days to the Global Junior Challenge and will be on the International jury . I will also be presenting the peace project from last year which I thought was really unique. I will also be attending a workshop and be part of an exhibition with the work we are all doing on Globaldreamers.
http://www.gjc.it/2009/en

Hope you are all well and looking forward to hearing from all of you.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Happy new year message

2009-09-20T14:15:00.001+03:00

We invite everyone to join in our Dream project, wishing everyone the happiest and healthiest year ever,
Marsha and the Globaldreamers

Happy new year!

2009-09-15T08:51:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends ,
We are all back at school now and getting ready for the Jewish holidays which begin on Friday. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year.We are all hoping for a great year with all of you. Please join us in our dream project for "Somewhere over the rainbow." You can read about it here.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/index.html

Wishing everyone a wonderful year full of dreams and happiness.
Marsha

New dream project on Globaldreamers

2009-09-04T22:04:00.000+03:00

We're starting the school year looking at our Dreams. The Ein Ganim chorus has given us their rendition of "Over the Rainbow". You have likely seen The Wizzard of Oz and know that Dorothy dreamed of getting back home, the Tin Man of having a heart, The Lion of being brave, and the Scarecrow of having a brain. Along with all our Global Dreamers out there we will create a video with this song and YOUR images. What do you really want most of all? What is really, really important? You can send us photos (high resolution please) that show us your dream.
You can work together with your class to stage a photo.
You can draw on the computer (At least 800X600 pixels and 300 dpi).
You can draw on paper and scan (again, at least a resolution of 300).

We would love to receive your dreams and we will add them to the Somewhere over the rainbow song with different pics from our friends.

Please join us and we look forward to another great year in Globaldreamers.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren -Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Globaldreamers is back!!

2009-08-28T23:46:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

It has been a fantastic summer for me personally especially with the last two weeks with my sister Elaine who came to visit me from the USA. It has given me the strength I need to begin the new year. I am smiling as I go back to the work I love teaching kids at Ein Ganim and doing Globaldreamers with so many friends around the world.

I am sharing a link about my work in Converge and first of thank the many partners from Globaldreamers who wrote such heartwarming comments about my work. Thank you and if anyone else wants to add a comment welcome!

http://www.convergemag.com/artsandhumanities/COLUMN-Dedication-and-the-Inspirational-Shower.html

Please send us information about your schools and classes (pictures etc)and we will put on share for everyone to learn about the different cultures.

I will be sending everyone information about our first project soon.

Looking forward to another great year and we are waiting to hear from all of you.

With our best wishes,

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren and the Globaldreamers

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon!!

----- Original Message -----

Summer time is here!!

2009-08-09T06:39:00.002+03:00

Dear Friends,
We hope you are all having a wonderful summer and we go back to school on September 1st. The days are flying by but are very enjoyable and I am having a wonderful time with family and friends.
The change has done me good. We have some great new ideas for our first project which will be a peace movie with my kids singing and hopefully many drawings, banners, pictures and images from your classes around the world to make it very special.
I thank everyone for their dedication to Globaldreamers and the project has been on the Internet since 2001!
Here is hoping for an amazing year for all and enjoy your time left, every magical moment.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Summer holidays are here!!

2009-08-03T23:09:00.002+03:00

Dear Friends,
Summer holidays are here and forgive me for not writing to the wonderful Globaldreamers. Simply enjoying and relaxing. Also spending time with grandchildren and children and it is great!
Bernard Percy wrote an article about me in Converge Magazine and I am shairng the link with you. I wish to thank all the educators who have written comments about my work. For those who have not seen it you can read it here:
http://www.convergemag.com/artsandhumanities/COLUMN-Dedication-and-the-Inspirational-Shower.html

I am looking forward to writing you again soon. I know it is a busy and relaxing time for all of us.
You most certainly deserve this and enjoy!!
Marsha Goren
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Safe Haven to Universal Studios

2009-06-06T19:50:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,

With the end of the year I am sharing some exciting news about the movie Safe Haven which Globaldreamers has been given acknowledgement for the hard work we have all been doing around the world to make our world a safer and better place for the future.It is so exciting to see this.

It has been a fantastic year for Globaldreamers and I am including the Globaldreamers with the hope that you will all continue dreaming with us again next year.

With love and best wishes and please keep in touch,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

Subject: Universal Studios

NBC Universal To Consider Safe Haven Film

View all photos on MyTopiaCafe.com

Ryszard Zabinski re-visits his childhood home -- the Warsaw Zoo.

June 6, 2009

Port Orange, Florida

Blue Heron International Pictures announced today that its latest Holocaust documentary -- Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo -- has been submitted to NBC Universal for feature film consideration.

"We believe this story has great potential to become a major motion picture," said Executive Producer Richard Lester.

"It has heroes, villains, and a powerful message which is currently resonating among young people around the world."

Award-winning director Gary Lester agrees that his documentary should only be the beginning.

"It is a compelling story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Now it needs to be a major motion picture," said Lester.

NBC Universal holds what basically amounts to an audition process for film-makers each year.

"It's called NBC Universal Shortcuts, and it is designed to attract high-interest level stories which are well told by an ethnically and culturally diverse production team. We meet both criteria," said Gary Lester. "Our main producers are from Poland and Israel, as are two of the main characters in the story."

As for interest level, Marsha Goren, Educational Outreach Coordinator for the documentary, reports that she has received e-mails from scores of students and educators in Israel, Poland, Holland, Belgium, India and the United States.

Blue Heron International Pictures, the Florida production company that released the internationally popular documentary in March, has also been besieged with requests for the film.

"We're on our third production run and simply can't keep up with demand for the DVD," said Richard Lester.

That's not surprising. At the end of May, the Internet Movie Data base (imdb.com) was reporting 2.9 million hits on the film's web page.

Safe Haven premiered on network television in Israel in April. Since then, Israel Channel 10 has been streaming the documentary from its website, with both Hebrew and Russian subtitles.

Will Hollywood be the next stop for a compelling story about the heroic Warsaw zookeeper and his family? "I'd like to think so," said Richard Lester.

"However, it's a long and difficult road from documentary to feature film. I expect approximately 1,000 other stories will be submitted to Universal for consideration, and only three production deals will be offered."

Director Gary Lester remains upbeat about the possibilities. "You can't win it if you're not in it, and two copies of the DVD are now on their way to Universal Studios in California."

Happy Independence day!

2009-04-29T21:53:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,
Israel is 61 years old and we are all proud. I am enclosing a picture created by Alex Ringer of Nesher in honor of the occassion and dedicated to all the Globaldreamers!
My best wishes to all of you on this wonderful occassion.
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers Coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Holocaust Memorial Day on April 21,2009

2009-04-18T14:09:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends from around the world,

This week we commemorate the Holocaust Memorial day in Israel and around the world on April 21st, 2009. On that morning Marsha Goren the Globaldreamers coordinator will be on Israeli national television with student Ori from the 6th grade.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html

This is the link to our unit this year and what we have so far. It is absolutely heartwarming and please use these materials. The television show is on this link.I hope I will be able to upload and translate for unit for everyone to see after the show goes on air. I will be on television at 10:15 Israeli time . In the afternoon the Safe Haven the Warsaw Zoo by the producers of Heron International Gary and Richard Lester will be broadcasted on national Israeli televsion at 3:25 Israeli time. Globaldreamers is given recognition at the end of the movie for our work around the world. AMAZING legacy to my Mom. Needless to say I am touched. We would be delighted to receive any materials for the Holocaust unit from any schools throughout the entire year as the unit is a yearly one.Once a year we begin a new one.I also want to bring your attention to the main page .Thre are activities and worksheets for everyone.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the fabulous contributions to this important unit.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful spring break.

We are back at school tomorrow.

My very best wishes and keep in touch.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

Happy P{assover and Spring Vacation

2009-04-08T11:05:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,

Sharing some nice links about Passover from our work.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/Israelholidays/passover.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/passover07/index.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/08pesach/night.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/08pesach/index.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/passover/index.html

There will hopefully be more as I hope to document today's seder too. It is my favorite holiday.

We have begun our Holocaust Memorial Day project and we invite schools around the world to share with us. This important project in my Mom's memory is going well .

This is what we have so far and it is incredible. Remember our Holocaust unit is a yearly one so please join us whenever you can.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html

I am also excited and happy to tell you that I will be on Channel 10 Israeli television on Holocaust day and the theme is people who have eternalized the Holocaust in a special way.

We are honored and excited about this, more to come!

We know many of you are on spring break and we wish you a wonderful holiday and we look forward to hearing from all of you.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Globaldreamers is on Passover vacation

2009-03-31T07:45:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

The last few weeks have been really busy for us and we are now officially on Passover vacation.The kids and I participated and built a website for the GVC competition Give Back Something International with two great classes and educators from the USA, Matthew Kuntz of Oak Park , Ilinois. and Rick Glass of Warsaw Indianna. Our school of Kindness has been a phenomenal experience for me and the kids and we are grateful.

We will be celebrating the Jewish holidays and Passover begins next week. There are many materials on Jewish holidays for those of you who would like to see.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/index.html

I wish to thank everyone who has been taking part in our last online projects and they are really great. Check out our peace project which is still continuing and schools are still invited to join us.

Upon our return we will have the national Holocaust day in Israel and we would ask any schools to please join us in studying about my Mother Sonia Frenkel and the others .God rest their souls.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/index.html

This is the 2009 unit and what we have so far.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html

We would be very appreciative and grateful to those who join this important memorial for my Mom's legacy. Thank you.

I know many schools are on spring break and I wish to thank all of the fabulous people in Globaldreamers.

I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

Exciting press conference about Globaldreamers

2009-03-21T21:39:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,

I am sharing some exciting news with you , the Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo has been released the kids and I had the privilege of watching this unbelievable movie. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the chance.

YOu can also read about it here.

http://blueheronpix.com/safe_haven_the_warsaw_zoo

Globaldreamers is also being featured on their site.

http://blueheronpix.com/global_dreamers

We feel honored and privileged. Our 2009 unit is already on the Holocaust site and we invite educators to join us and send materials.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html

We are still working on our annual peace project and I want to thank the many schools who have participated and are still sending materials. It is truly beautiful.

We are also asking people to send pics for spring and thank the ones who already have sent beautiful pics from around the world.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/09spring/index.html

Wishing everyone the best and keep in touch.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Israeli Students React To Safe Haven

By MyTopiaCafe.com

Safe Haven screens in Israel

Less than two weeks after its release, Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo has attracted the interest of several international film festivals, television programmers, and Israeli school-children.

"Thanks to Marsha Goren, the film's Education Outreach coordinator in Israel, students are already watching the film in their classrooms," said Richard Lester, executive producer of Blue Heron International Pictures. "In fact, we have received all sorts of e-mail from them enthusiastically endorsing the film."

The student letters, along with their photos, have been posted on the Global Dreamers page on the company website at www.blueheronpix.com .

"I love those letters," said award-winning director Gary Lester. "You can tell that the thoughts expressed in them came from the heart."

"Next month, thanks to producer Alex Ringer, the film will be broadcast on national television in Israel with Hebrew sub-titles," said Lester.

Israeli television will also be re-broadcasting Lester's first Holocaust documentary, Deliver Us From Evil, which recently won a Crystal Reel Award from the Florida Motion Picture & Television Asociation.

Safe Haven veteran producer Feliks Pastusiak reports from Warsaw that the film also received a warm welcome from Ryszard and Teresa Zabinski, the two children of the heroic zoo-keepers.

The film's trailer is currently running on The Internet Movie Data Base at www.imdb.com, where it has already attracted three million viewers.

Globaldreamers is recognized in the upcoming Holocaust documentary Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo

2009-02-05T22:08:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,

I am very excited and honored to write to you about Globaldreamers being recognized in a documentary film by: Gary Lester

Blue Heron International Pictures

http://blueheronpix.com/global_dreamers

A Gary Lester Film

Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo

It is a remarkable story of how 300 Jewish people were saved by the zookeepers from the Nazis. We are proud and excited to be a part of this tribute and are highly grateful and honored.

You can read more about it here:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/12/a-holocaust-doc.html

I also wish to remind everyone to please join our peace project.http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html

In addition I wish to share more exciting news. Elaine Brevard and I will be doing a radio show next week on Feb. 11th in Ballinger, Texas about our work together on Globaldreamers and our peace project! I am very excited and hope we will be able to document this on our peace project for everyone to hear.

Thanking you all and sending you best from all of us,

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

The Word is peace

2009-01-29T21:15:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
I hope this email finds you all well.Our newest project is our peace project and it is truly lovely.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html
Please join us in this important work. It is really wonderful to see what we can all do when we try to make a better world and the kids in the project are the hope for a better future.
We have also added our Holocaust 2009 unit on the Holocaust site in memory of my Mom Sonia Frenkel, God rest her soul. Teachers are invited to send materials throughout the year.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/09.html
I hope everyone is well and hoping to hear from all of you soon.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

Sharing our latest projects

2009-01-20T14:37:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,

These have been hard days for us and we welcome peace and pray it will last forever.Thank God we live in the center of Israel and have not been physically hurt although Israel is such a small country everyone feels the pain of war.

I am writing to invite everyone to participate in our peace project. We have begun and it is truly beautiful.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html

I think it is really important and please support this work.

We have also started our 2009 Holocaust yearly unit. This way whenever an educator sends something we can add it to the unit.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/09peace/index.html

I have written to all of you to tell you about the Safe Haven movie which will be released in March 2009 and I am thrilled and honored to be recognized by the producers Gary and Richard Lester and Alex Ringer. It is indeed something we can all be proud of.

Last but not least Globaldreamers is taking part in the My culture your project that is being sponsored by the state department in the USA.

Please go in and vote for us. It is so important and if possible leave a message in the comment section.

http://connectcontest.state.gov/video/globaldreamers-1

Today is a very exciting day in the USA with the new President Barak Obama and we wish him and his family the best. May God give everyone a wonderful year in the USA and wherever you are. With hope for peaceful and better days for all the Globaldreamers.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Thanks for caring about us!

2009-01-10T15:55:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,

These have been sad days here and we are all praying for the war to end with peace on all sides. We live in the center of Israel and have been safe from the missles and rockets however we feel sad and anxiety for the people living in the south. We are a very small country and believe me this effects everyone.

It is my deepest wish for peace everywhere which is what Globaldreamers main mission is. I warmly thank the many educators who have been writing to ask how we are and about our safety. It is truly heartwarming.

I also wish to thank everyone who has particiated in the winter celebration and it is truly awesome.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08winter/index.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/food/index.html

Our newest project is our international recipes. Please send us recipes with a picture if possible and we will be happy to add to our great food section.

I wish everyone a year of collaboration and peace. May we continue to work together with good intentions and friendships.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

Winter Celebrations and Holidays on Globaldreamers

2008-12-13T21:21:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,

We have begun our yearly celebration winter holidays and please join us. It is always a lovely project with the holiday spirit in our minds and hearts.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08winter/index.html

I wish to thank the over 25 schools who participated in the road safety project and we decided to leave this as an ongoing project since it is so important.

The holidays are sneaking up on us and please join us with your lovely work for everyone to enjoy.

May God bless all of the Globaldreamers and everyone have a wonderful holiday no matter where you are in our world.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Sharing news about the Holocaust Unit on Globaldreamers

2008-12-01T22:38:00.004+02:00

Blue Heron International Pictures LLC

has written about the work we are all doing on Globaldreamers on the Holocaust unit.
Gary and Richard Lester are producers of Holocaust documentary films.
http://blueheronpix.com/safe_haven_moshes_story
Got towards the bottom of the page and you can read about how education will have a crutial influence on the next generation and how imporant Globaldreamers is.
I also found this link today where Richard Lester is writing about the upcoming film called Safew Haven The Warsaw Zoo 2009. It will be released in March 2009.
I just found this link where Richard Lester writes about the work on Globaldreamers.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/12/a-holocaust-doc.html
I am so grateful to Richard and Gary Lester as well as their producer in Israel Alex Ringer.
This is truly a way to eternalize my Mom (Sonia Frenkel) God rest her soul in the most powerful way.
We are all saying that we will never forget!!
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator

Winter holidays and festivals

2008-12-01T21:58:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,

I wish to thank everyone who has been sending great materials to us and we are now moving on the the winter holidays on Globaldreamers.

Some suggestions by Janet Barnstable my GD partner and best friend:

Think of the Winter Holidays; then make something to illustrate your feelings.
Some suggestions:

A Diamonte Poem (Or any poem that creates a SHAPE with it's words.)
An illustration or an animation
A photo gallery of holiday lights in and around your neighborhood, village, area.
A video of you and your friends singing or of a choral group singing... songs of the season.
Recipes for special foods you enjoy.
Games that are special to this holiday, or season.
Drawings are welcome too.
Chanukah and Christmas pictures, drawings, stories animations, banners etc.

We would love to have you join in our holiday project which will last until after new years.

Please send us your wonderful materials.

In the holiday spirit let us light up all the Globaldreamers classrooms around the world.

Hoping to hear from you all soon.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

The Yanucz Korzcak Conference in the North

2008-11-09T22:10:00.000+02:00

I had a very unique experience and was away at a conference for four days, it was truly amazing.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/ksite/ksite.html

You can read about it here and also see some of the lovely music that was included on a daily basis. It was a great experience and people were touched by Globaldreamers and our influence around the world and especially by the Holocaust unit in memory of my Mom, Sonia Frenkel God rest her soul. The spirit of Korczak has given me a lot and inspired me as you can see through the different workshops that I attended.

I have added materials about Gilad Schalit, the Israeli soldier who has been held captive for more than two years now. When he was in the 5th grade he wrote a story called When the Shark and the Fish Met for the first time. It is heartwarming, there is a letter from the family, and a coloring book for illustrations in many languages including English, Russian, Arabic and French. There is also a movie from youtube with the story with kids reading from Brooklyn, New York, USA.

If any of you make a booklet of drawings and send them to Lee Rimon the artist who created the project, she will add them to their wandering gallery that is being seen all over Israel. We are all praying Gilad will return home safely.

Indeed it touched my heart to see his Mother at the workshop.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

We are also continuing our road safety project and have a look it is awesome . YOu are still invited to help us in our quest for international road safety and less accidents.

The fall project is still available and we thank everyone for the great contributions.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/fall08/index.html

I am wishing you all a wonderful weekend and keep in touch.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

Fall news on Globaldreamers

2008-11-01T17:00:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,

My very best to all of you and warm thanks to the many educators who have been sending fantastic materials to us for the fall project and our road safety project which now includes 18 educators from around the world. The road safety is on going and any contributions will be welcomed and appreciated.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

We are also accepting fall materials until the end of November where we will begin our yearly holiday project.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/fall08/index.html

Tomorrow I am going to the north of Israel to participate in the Januz Korczak International conference and many educators from around the world will be coming. I will be presenting our Holocaust unit. I am representing the central district of Israel and Ein Ganim School. I am honored and excited and will document this event. You can look at the conference details on the link here.

http://www.korczak.co.il/Conferenceeng.asp

Hoping to hear from all of you and wishing you all a wonderful year full of collaborations, dreams and friendship.

Sincerly,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

News from Globaldreamers

2008-10-24T05:30:00.001+02:00

Hello to all of our friends around the world,
The last projects on the site are really great.
Schools have been sending in activities and events they have done at school
and in addition many partners have participated in our road safety project.
This important project is ongoing and relevant and we ask you all to send us
materials for this whenever you can. Also please show your kids the projects
from around the world, they are great.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html
In addition we have started our yearly fall project and it is wonderful to
see the beauty from around the world. Please join us
http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/fall08/index.html
Please send Halloween, Thanksgiving and fall celebrations to us for the unit
for everyone to see and enjoy.
I wish you all the best from your friends in Israel at Globaldreamers.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org

New Fall Project

2008-10-14T15:59:00.002+02:00

Dear Friends,

A warm thanks to all of the many schools and friends who have been sending awesome materials to our road safety project.The project is on going and totally awesome.

Check it out and we welcome any materials from kids and educators alike.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

In addition we are starting our yearly fall project and we invite you all to send us pictures, drawings and such from whereever you live. We have a lovely start including postys that the kids can send to each other.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/fall08/index.html
We are still on our holiday vacation and are currently celebrating Sukkot.

It is a lovely time here for all of us.

Thanking you all and wishing you the best and waiting to hear from all of you.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Dream coordinator

The Holidays and Road Safety

2008-10-05T20:03:00.001+02:00

Dear Friends,

We are now currently celebrating our Jewish holidays throughout October. Our new years was lovely and you can read about it here.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/rosh08/index.html

You can also found much material by using these links.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/highhol.html

In addition we have been receiving materials four our road safety project and there are now nine schools. It is an on going project with many worksheets and kids are making games too. Check it out and plesae join us.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

We hope this message finds you well. We love hearing from all of you and hope you are all well.

Wishing everyone a wonderful year!!

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

The Jewish New Year

2008-09-29T15:37:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,
We are still waiting for your road safety and looking forward to receiving it.

The Jewish new year begins this evening and I am sending you things my kids wrote for you to tell your kids about. You can check out these links and also on the Jewish holidays page 2008

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/highhol.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08share/rosh08/index.html

I am also enclosing the letters again and a document kids wrote about Rosh Hashanah for you and the kids.

May your year be a healthy and sweet one full of love and joy.

Marsha Goren

----- Original Message -----

Globaldreamers are celebrating the Jewish New Year

2008-09-24T11:45:00.003+03:00

Dear Friends,
We begin our Jewish New Year this week next week at sundown on Monday and we will be off until Thursday. It is an important holiday where we wish our friends and loved one a great year.
We hope to be leaders and not followers. I thought this was a great saying for all our gobaldreamers and friends around the world.

My dreams for all of us are to continue striving to make our world a better place to live in and a safer one too.

We wish all of you a great year in any case and a year of more friendships, global dreams and peace for a better future.
Marsha Goren with best wishes to everyone everywhere!

Let's Save Lives Together!!

2008-09-15T07:44:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

We are the Globaldreamers from Israel and we have many schools in our project from more than 130 schools in 37 different countries.

We are now implementing an important road safety project and would love to have any stories, poems, pictures and descriptions from your schools.

For educators please feel free to use any of the materials.

Saving lives is our top priority, please join us.

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

Road Safety First Activity on Globaldreamers

2008-08-30T08:21:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,

http://www.globaldreamers.org/road/index.html

Our first activity this year will be a road safety activity since many of our kids are returning to school. Many years ago I designed a program to educate children in Israel and it is a part of the formal curriculum in Israel. Educating children to be good careful citizens is important in any case but we hope you will send us stories, pictures, drawings, poems etc about how to be careful when going to school or anywhere for that matter. In Israel , Road safety is a large and complicated problem and unfortunately many unnecessary deaths happen and it is heart breaking for all to hear the statistics every week on the news. Please join us.

I have been receiving emails and have to get myself back into a routine!! I had a fantastic summer with many memories from Croatia and the USA.

Wishing everyone a great start and waiting to hear from all of you.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Globaldreamers is back!!

2008-08-28T15:04:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

I hope you all are well and had a wonderful summer wherever you are. I had a great summer which started with my special friend from Croatia and colleague from Globaldreamers Rozalija who I met for ten days on the beautiful island of Hvar at a summer camp. It was an incredible experience meeting and working with her and the kids .

You can see pics and movies here:

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08hvar/index.html

I had a wonderful time with Rozalija!!! No words can describe how great it was and I am honored to have been there with her and the wonderful kids.

I came back home for two days and saw my family and then flew to the USA to see my family in Connecticut and it was awesome.

I also met Nicki of Globaldreamers and it was a special meeting of friendship and sharing.

Educators have been writing to ask the first acitivity and I will be writing again soon when I return to school on Monday.

Please contact me and let me know how you all are. We look forward to seeing you all on share again.

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy year, a year of many globaldreamers from around the world.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

Marsha Goren- One of 12 English teachers recognized in Israel on July 18th,2008

2008-07-20T22:27:00.001+03:00

The English Teachers award ceremony was held on July 18th, 2008 at the Etai (English Teachers Association) conference to inspire other English teachers in Israel.

Marsha Goren is one of 12 English Teachers, who received the award after 28 years of dedicated and hard work in Israel. Her love of children gave her the strength she needed and she proved a teacher can make a difference.

This event organized by Dr. Judy Steiner the main inspectorate in Israel along with the different supervisors from the different districts in Israel brings recognition to a well deserved and hard working community of teachers who wish to better English teaching in Israel.

Mr. Rick Rosenberg from the American Embassy in Tel-Aviv said that the 12 recipients who were recognized showed the tremendous things being done in classrooms around the country. He said the American Embassy is proud to support such efforts in improving English teaching and technology skills to the students in Israel.

Each teacher was invited to the stage and each supervisor spoke about the educational achievements the winners implement through their work. Dr. Shoshana Plavin said that Marsha has always looked for authentic ways of teaching English and the combination of technology and English is a winning combination. She spoke of her impressions after having visited Marsha’s 6th graders in a lab lesson. She said Marsha has won more than 6 international awards including the prestigious Educator of the year award from Yad Vashem and the English inspectors felt that Marsha was worthy of this honorable English award.

As the winners were called up to receive their certificates and a book about Israel -60 years old, each project was presented on a screen showing the tremendous accomplishments and progress the English profession in Israel has acquired in the last decade.

The audience included principals, staff members, families and friends. Each of the teachers was congratulated with flowers and much applause and excitement!!

I can not even begin to describe my emotions. I felt so proud to be one of the 12 best. I also felt so special to be recognized in front of my loved ones and colleagues. Obviously all of the educators there were worthy of this special recognition and I wish them all many more years of teaching with much strength and love.

I warmly thank my principal Mrs. Hedy Rosenthal, my beloved principal for recommending me and sees me worthy of this huge honor as well as my supervisor Dr. Shoshana Plavin whose warm words during the ceremony touched my heart and soul.

To dream, to dare to do!! This is truly an inspiration to me that I dedicate to all the globaldreamers in our project and their educators around the world.

I also send my love and gratitude to Janet Barnstable, my colleague, friend and mentor. Janet has taught me so much and I am eternally grateful.

I also thank my loving friend Rozalija from Croatia who I will be meeting shortly on the island of Hvar at the NGO Summer camp. Our global collaboration and unique friendship has once again brought two special educators together again!

In addition special thanks go to Rick Glass and the Glass class who have brought so much to my students and me personally. Our strong friendship has brought us wonderful memories and we will continue dreaming with you and the kids forever.

I finally thank all of the educators and our partners and friends in Globaldreamers. The global collaboration was so evident in my presentation and people came up to me after the ceremony saying how important and unique Globaldreamers is and this sharing of knowledge can make the world a better place.

Lastly I thank my husband Moshe and my children Liat, Dvir, Shani, Betty and Yaron for their support and love. You are my life.

Who said dreams do not come true? It only took the Internet, determination and many global dreams to make my dreams come true!!

Thank you all,
Love,
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers Coordinator
Israel

End of the year message!! Come back next year.

2008-07-05T07:36:00.000+03:00

Dear Friends,

It has been a fantastic year for us with all of you and wanted to write to thank you all again for the fabulous collaboration with all of you.

We finished our school year on June 30th and now are off until the first of September with the kids.

I had a wonderful evening of recognition in our city given to me by the Honorable Mayor Mr. Yitzhak Ohayon and the Deputy Mayor and Head of Education in the city Mr. Yaacov Ben Simchon with the educational staff from Ein Ganim, friends and family. It was unbelievable and you can see the documented evening here.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08mayor/

I will be travelling to Hvar to a summer camp to Rozalija for ten days this month and can hardly wait to see my special friend and her kids on the beautiful island of Hvar. It is truly a wonderful experience and I can not wait!!

I hope you are all well. I am looking forward to hearing from all of you and wishing you a wonderful summer and a well deserved vacation.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Grand prize in the GlobalVirtual Classroom Competition - Give something back international

2008-05-04T11:05:00.002+03:00

Dear Friends around the world,

I am excited and happy to announce that the kids from Ein Ganim Globaldreamers are first prize winners in the Global Virtual Classroom this year and we are very excited. The school will recieve a $1000 for our work but the most important thing is the satisfaction the three educators Janet from Julian, Yasue from Ohsawa school are feeling! It is awesome. 55 schools from around the world took part in our space project and the link will show the excellent work which was obtained from all the school but above all this work shows the fantastic global collaboration of everyone involved and the lasting friendships that will always remain in our hearts.

Please share this link with everyone and you will have the opportunity to learn much about the three cultures, USA, Japan and Israel!! My warmest congratulations and gratitude to Janet and Yasue who were both amazing!!

GlobalVirtualClassroom Gold Award Winners:
Ein Ganim School - Julian Middle School - Ohsawa School
http://gvc0702.gvc07.virtualclassroom.org/

We also congratulate our Global partners Matt from Lincoln School Oak Park for the second place award. Their work is outstanding!!
Silver - 04: Fairy Tales Around the World
Secondary -

Gold - 09: A Child's World

http://gvc0709.gvc07.virtualclassroom.org/

I also wanted to tell everyone a huge thanks for the fantastic materials we have been receiving from educators and kids around the world for our Holocaust unit. This is a yearly unit so we invite everyone to contribute materials and we will gladly add them. We at Ein Ganim also did our part and I am sharing some links with you including movies that I took during the ceremony.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/2008/egjan08/index.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/2008/egjan08/art08/index.html

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/2008/movies/index.html

Hoping to hear from you all soon and thanking you all for the wonderful materials that we all can share with so many schools!!

Enjoy,

In friendship,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Holocaust Remembrance begins this evening.

2008-04-30T15:08:00.003+03:00

Dear Friends,

I wanted to remind you all that the national Holocuast Remembrance Day in Israel begins this evening in Israel. There will be siren tomorrow at ten o'clock in the morning to remember those who were cruelly murdered in the Holocaust. We the members of Globaldreamers remember the Holocaust and will never forget the six million who died in vain.

We unite and remember with hopes for a better tomorrow.

I invite you all to use our unit on Globaldreamers with many new materials and adding as I receive them from other educators around the world.Our unit is dedicated to my Mom God rest her soul Sonia Frenkel who was a Holocaust survivor.

This is the new unit for 2008.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/08.html

I warmly thank everyone for sending in materials for everyone.

Most sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Back to work on Sunday April 27th, 2008

2008-04-24T11:05:00.000+03:00

Dear friends,

We go back to school on Sunday and as the saying goes the party is over.

It has been an excellent vacation for me and a great break from it all.

I have posted our Passover seder in the following links:

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/08pesach/index.html

The first link is my family in my house and the second link explains the ceremony and us singing with Miri my special friend and her family.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/Jholidays/08pesach/night.html

Also, special thanks to all of the wonderful contributions on the spring project and it is just awesome.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08spring/index.html

We are still accepting pics of your spring and thank you all so much!!

We return to the Holocaust Memorial day on May 1st and we invite you to use the wonderful materials on our Holocaust site in memory of my Mom Sonia Frenkel.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/08.html

14 schools have sent in fabulous materials and we welcome materials all year round for the benefit of all. Do not forget there are many worksheets and materials on the main page under activities.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/active/index.html

Israel is celebrating its 60th birthday this year and we also have been receiving cards and gifts from our friends around the world. Please send us your greeeting cards, pics, banners, animations etc. Check out the links they are really awesome!!

http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/comics/index.html

Partner's brithday cards

http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/60th/index.html

We welcome your gifts on this exciting occassion for us.

there are many materials about Israel on share and also a webquest and a learning unit about Petach Tikva, enjoy!!

Hoping to hear from you all soon and sending you our very best wishes and appreciation.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon.

Projects on Globaldreamers

2008-04-14T10:26:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

I hope this message finds you well and happy.

We have begun our Passover vacation and are off until April 28th.

First of all I wish to thank all of the educators who have been sending gorgeous materials to share. It is just beautiful.

Here is our spring project.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/08spring/index.html

For those of you who wish to send pics we are still accepting as in some areas spring has been late in coming!

We are also asking you all to send us your materials for Israel's 60th birthday and have begun receiving cards from our partners around the world.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/comics/index.html

See general information and then partner's birthday cards and wishes.

http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/60th/index.html

This is really heartwarming and we appreciate your contributions. 60 years has special meaning for the kids and I and we are very thankful for our friends around the world to celebrate this special occasion.

The Holocaust unit is growing and we are accepting materials on a yearly basis. Please feel free to use any activities when educating children about the Holocaust.

See: http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/08.html

Wising you all the best and thanking you for the wonderful global collaboration and friendship.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goren

Dream coordinator

http://www.globaldreamers.org

Come and dream with us soon!

Spring on Globaldreamers

2008-03-30T11:30:00.001+03:00

Dear Friends,

Hope this message finds you well. I am receiving an award from the Ministry of education in Israel for my work. It is called a Teacher who made a difference in English teaching. There are four districts in Israel and in each district one educator is chosen from elementary school , junior high and high school. I was chosen from the elementary school section in the central district. It is a huge honor and everyone at my school is very excited!!

The head supervisor called to tell me and said they are overwhelmed with what I am doing for English teaching and technology! The kids are also very excited about this and I wanted to share this wonderful news with all of you.

Right now we have put up some information about Purim our Jewish Halloween. You can see it on share:

http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/index.html

Globaldreamers and all of your wonderful contributions have brought me so much happiness and they could not ignore this work!! Thank you all so much for your wonderful contributions.

Hoping to hear from all of you soon.

With much friendship,

Marsha Goren

http://www.globaldreamers.org

2008-03-16T15:15:00.002+02:00

Dear friends,
I am so pleased to tell you all that I will be receiving an award from the Ministry of education in Israel that is called "Teachers that make a difference" and it is so exciting really. It has not officially gone up on the English teachers site so I am waiting to see it up before we link It is really a huge honor as it for educators that have changed English teaching in Israel and in each district one educator was chosen . I was chosen in the central district for elementary school teaching.
This week we celebrate Purim the Jewish Halloween and you can find wonderful materials in share.
http://www.globaldreamers.org/share
I also will be sending out emails about our upcoming activities with all of you.
Thanking you all so much for the wonderful materials and your friendship.
Marsha Goren
Globaldreamers coordinator

Valentine's Day is coming!!

2008-02-09T11:38:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
I jsut wanted to write a few words and tell you the last projects have been just awesome.
the Giving project had more than 25 schools and it is really so creative and touching. Thank you all so much.
The Snow Challenge thing is growing and will be on going so please send your snow pics to us and we will add. It really is enjoyable especially to us since we do not have any snow in Petach Tikva.
We are now into our Valentine's Day project. This week in Israel we call it "Family day". We honor our families and all of the ones who are special to us and we love.
The kids and I will celebrate Valentine's day in our class however. We always prepare a surprise for each other like picking a name out of a hat and trying to keep it a secret until the 14th. It is really not easy but loads of fun.
Then we exchange gifts and eat all the goodies in class. It is so much fun for the kids and me!!
Hoping to hear from all of you soon.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator

Here is to all the Globaldreamers

2008-01-13T08:53:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
I again wish everyone a great year full of love and global collaborations. It was so inspirational to be me to see the fantastic work so many schools sent to our Gift of loving projects as well as beautiful cards, slide shows and materials for Christmas and Chanukah. I am indeed grateful to the many educators and children from around the world.
We are now in the midst of a Snow Challenge project and if anyone has real snowmen or any kind of work with snow, please send it to us for our new project. You can find it on share at http://www.globaldreamers.org/share
The newest project is always at the top of the page so it is more convenient.I will be writing to all of you and keeping in touch as much as I can.
Special greetings and warm wishes to all of you,
Marsha Goren

The Giving Project

2007-12-20T10:39:00.000+02:00

Hello to all the globaldreamers,
Our Chanukah vacation was wonderful and we are now back for a long period until Purim. I am thrilled with the fantastic materials we have been receiving from so many educators and their students around the world. Evidence of this can be found on the Jewish holiday section, the celebrations section on share has great Christmas cards and materials. The giving is special project has many schools and unique materials.I highly recommend showing it to everyone involved. It is truly heartwarming to see so many different and beautiful materials! Thank you all so much for being fantastic Globaldreamers.
It is not too late! Educators and children may still continue sending us materials.
Sincerely,
Marsha Goren
Dream coordinator

An Awards Slide Show

2007-12-02T16:12:00.000+02:00

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Giving is a special thing

2007-11-24T08:18:00.000+02:00

To all the Globaldreamers!
It has been great watching everyone participate in our fall project. The results are just fantastic. I thank everyone warmly for all of the beautiful contributions. I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful holiday. We are thankful for our wonderful partners and friends around the world.

This is a special time of the year and Chanukah is very early this year. My 5th graders have written about Chanukah on the Jewish Holidays link. We hope the act of giving and sharing will be in everyone's hearts around the world.

The 6th graders and I also shared the act of giving and sharing with Rick Glass ahd his class in Warsaw, Indiana. Rick sent me pictures of the smiling faces and they are just great. We hope our gifts of friendship will remain a fond memory for all of them.

Our next holiday will be in the spirit of giving and love. The holidays are now around the corner, Christmas, Chanukah, etc so please join our next project that is called "Giving is a special thing". Inspired by The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, our next activity invites everyone to share their ideas and thoughts about giving.This fantastic lesson was created by Janet B. of Julian, one of my best friends and colleagues in the world. Thank you, Janet.

We will also love to receive pictures of Christmas trees, Chanukah parties, lamps,etc to put up for everyone to enjoy. Please send animations, drawings and children's stories for us to add for all of us.

The kids and I have also been working on our GVC project with Janet from Julian Oak Park and Yasue from Japan. The experience has been inspiring and has motivated my kids so much. I wish to warmly thank Janet and Yasue for this great feeling. I can see their eyes light up when they go on Nicenet and share their knowledge and friendship in the spirit of giving and learning from each other. This is global collaboration at its best.

Finally, my 5th graders participated in Lieven's new animation project and the results are on share for everyone to see. Lieven is a special friends and partner.

Both my 5th and 6th graders have been participating in the new Wildfire project by Rozalija from Slavonski Brod, Croatia which educates children about the dangers of fire and fire safety. Rozalija is one of the globaldreamers who I had the honor to spend time with on the beautiful island of Hvar in Croatia and she is a very close colleague and friend.
So, as you all can observe we have had a busy but great week!!
Marsha Goren
Project coordinator
http://www.globaldreamers.org
Come and dream with us soon!!

Fall Project

2007-11-18T07:35:00.000+02:00

Dear Friends,
I wanted to tell you all that the fall project has been just great.

Soon we will celebrate Chanukah and Christmas around the world. The festival of lights with many Globaldreamers and I hope they will be special for all of us.

I wish to thank the many schools from around the world who have been sending in great materials for share. I highly recommend everyone take advantage of these great materials and enrich the kids.

We are also busy working on the GVC project with Janet and her kids from Oak Park as well as Yasue from Japan. I always love seeing children work together globally with friends around the world.

As an educator I also want to say that it inspires me as well.
If anyone wants to a say on this blog, please contact me personally.

Best wishes,
Marsha
Project coordinator

Welcome Globaldreamers

2007-11-11T21:41:00.000+02:00

Hello to all of the Globaldreamers!!~
We are beginning our new Globaldreamers blog and I hope this will be a meeting place for many of us to share our thoughts and ideas.
I wish to warmly thank everyone who has been sending fantastic materials for the fall project. It is still not too late and we welcome all of the wonderful items for everyone to enjoy!
Warm greetings to all and keep in touch,
Marsha
Coordinator

Welcome to Global ddreamers

2007-11-11T18:06:00.001+02:00

"GlobalDreamers" prompts students at Ein Ganim and from around the world to join in a multicultural project that captures students' thinking in a visual way. "GlobalDreamers" inspires children to take a deeper look at the world by exploring, exchanging ideas, and using research tools. It supports a positive learning environment and a shared learning experience. By inviting the participation of children from all around the globe, it supports the fight against the Digital Divide.