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Global SchoolNet - Your Global Learning Resource
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January-February 2005 |
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*Please help us get the word out by sharing this
announcement with your friends and colleagues.
This is very time sensitive, as the projects must be
completed by March 20th.
Engage students in two performance-based collaborative,
project-design competitions which:
*Support standards-based coursework
*Connect students to their local communities
*Increase students global perspective
*Increase real world, transferable skills
*Involve students in the assessment
*Teach students information-age skills
(research, project-management, publishing, digital
media, audio, video)
=> Projects due March 20, 2005
=> Winners announced May 2005
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::>Doors to Diplomacy
-for middle school & high school students worldwide
-$2,000 scholarship for each student team member, plus a
trip to Washington DC -sponsored in part by the US State
Department -focus on global issues including world
leadership, environment, economics, science, culture
2005 Project Design Competition for Middle School and
High School Students
This educational award will recognize the
student-created Global SchoolNet Web project that best
teaches others about the importance of international
affairs and diplomacy. Winners will be announced in
spring 2005. Students work in small teams with
teacher-coaches. Each student member of the team who
wins the "Doors to Diplomacy" award receives a $2,000
scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each
receive a $500 cash award. The State Department also
sponsors a trip to Washington, DC, where the winners
receive a private tour of the State Department
facilities, meet with key officials, and participate in
a special award presentation ceremony.
For a project description and information on eligibility
and judging criteria, visit http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors/
And....
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::>International Schools CyberFair 2005 - Prepare for
the Future & Connect Communities
-for grades 3-12 (ages 8-19)
-co-sponsored by the World Future Society
-focus on local community topics including local
history, culture, business, leaders
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
-Alan Kay, renown researcher and visionary
In partnership with the World Future Society, the theme
for CyberFair 2005 is "Prepare and Unite!" Students are
encouraged to prepare for the future - by thinking about
their own future plans, the conditions that will affect
the future of their community, and issues of global
importance. Projects that best illustrate "future
thinking" will be invited to the World Future Society
international conference in Chicago, July 2005.
International Schools CyberFair is an award-winning,
authentic learning program used by schools and youth
organizations around the world. Youth conduct research
and publish their findings on the Web. Recognition is
given to the best projects in each of eight categories:
local leaders, businesses, community organizations,
historical landmarks, environment, music, art, and local
specialties. This White House endorsed program
encourages youth to become community ambassadors by
working collaboratively and using technology to share
what they have learned. Students evaluate each other's
projects by using a unique online evaluation tool.
CyberFair encourages youth to connect the knowledge they
learn in school to real world applications.
Now in its 10th year, CyberFair is the largest
educational event of its kind ever held on the Internet.
This program brings together more than one million
students across 100 countries and has affiliate projects
throughout the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Pakistan,
Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Poland, Mexico and
Cameroon.
View past winners and take a virtual journey around the
globe to learn about people, programs and their
communities at http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf/
Cooperating organizations include the Center for
Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), ePals,
Classroom Exchange, Friends and Flags, Project
Management Institute, Sister Cities International,
Sister Schools, Think-up, and World Future Society.
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- Yahtzee
- Family Tree Maker
- Ultimate Writing and Creativity Center
Thank you in advance for your order! A portion of the
processing fees are donated back to Global SchoolNet, so
we can keep our services free to all educators.
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Introducing
the World Future Society
-- a proud sponsor of Global SchoolNet
The World Future Society, a nonprofit educational and
scientific organization, strives to serve as a neutral
clearinghouse for ideas about the future, including
future include forecasts, recommendations, and
alternative scenarios.
For more information visit
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/programs/WFS/
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Global SchoolNet: Linking Kids Around the World to
Benefit Humanity
Communicate, Collaborate & Celebrate Learning!
Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, member
supported, education organization. Global SchoolNet
combines smart teaching ideas with web publishing, video
conferencing and other online tools that bridge
geographic gaps, allowing young people around the world
to learn together. Global SchoolNet is an international
network of 90,000+ online educators, who engage in
online project-based learning activities. Global
SchoolNet reaches more than a million students from
45,000 schools across 100 countries.
Questions? Please contact us at:
Global SchoolNet, 132 N. El Camino Real, STE 395,
Encinitas, CA 92024
Email:
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