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Basic Project Information |
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Title: GLOBAL ISSUES (ID:2637)
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Begin & End Dates: 9/01/04 to
6/30/07
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Number of Classrooms: No limit
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Age Range: 14 to 17 years
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Target Audience: United States
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Summary:
This project is for more advanced students. Students in the United States and Uzbekistan will read text on a series of relevant global problems that affect the world at large, including labor migration, human trafficking, youth crime, youth activism, environmental degradation.
After reading the piece and discussing it among the class with their teacher, the classes research the problem in their neighborhoods, including interviewing members of the community involved in the issue. Splitting the class into groups, the class then writes 3-4 short reflections (possibly including pictures) which are then posted on the forum site during a three-day period every two or three weeks. During the three-day period, classes also have the opportunity to respond to their partners’ posts. Through this process, material for a website on reflections on common problems is created. |
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Project Details |
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Project Level: Basic Project
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Curriculum Fit: Community Interest; English as Foreign Language; History; International Relations; Multicultural Studies; Social Studies
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Technologies Used: Discussion Forum; Live Text Conference: IRC; Chat; IM; Graphics: photo; draw; paint; Text: stories; essays; letters
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Collaboration Styles Used: Information Exchange; Intercultural Exchange; Virtual Meeting or Gathering
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Full Project Description:
GLOBAL ISSUES is one of several projects offered by School Connectivity for Uzbekistan, a program funded by the US Department of State and adminstered by IREX> |
Objectives:
Students in the US and Uzbekistan will examine important global issues and share their viewpoints. |
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Project Sponsor: IREX (School Connectivity for Uzbekistan)
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Registration Information |
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Registration Status:
Closed
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Registration Dates:
9/01/04
to 3/30/05
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Registration Instructions:
Please contact project coordinator to register.
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to send email to project coordinator.
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