Project Description
This project is composed of two parts. The first part is done by each site that designs and runs an investigative or collaborative project. The second part of this project is the actual Virtual Global Summit. Students will present on their project to an audience made up of the larger Internet2 community. Each project presentation will be its own event within the larger summit day between May 24-28, 2010. Other schools will be able to either view the presentation or participate in the discussion portion of the presentation.
Classroom Project Work
Students and teachers from participating location will develop a project which addresses issues that are important to both them and the broader world. Students will use Internet2/NYSERNET resources and any other resources they find appropriate to research important issues facing today’s students in the global community, as well as connect with experts from around the world who are making a difference. Each of these projects will address global issues with a local focus OR local issues that have global implications. RIC/BOCES staff will provide support to the teachers and students in determining projects that will best match the goals of the summit and maximize the resources available. Each RIC/BOCES will determine how they will select the classroom from that region to participate.
Global Summit Presentation
Each classroom will then share their project during the Virtual Global Summit in May 2010. These presentations will not only be informational, but will be purposefully designed to be interactive AND to have the participation of the other student groups build in some way on the work they have already done. A maximum of 8 sites can participate in this portion (one site from each region). It is hoped that these sites will work collaboratively with other sites either within or external to this group. This portion of the project will be planned and coordinated by a state-wide team of students and teachers.
Framework for the Global Summit
The final presentations of the projects will be done in a single day event (8-2) with each presentation (including questions and interactions) taking 50 minutes. This presentation will be open for others to participate as the students deem appropriate. The summit will be conducted during the week of May 24-28th.
This project is composed of two parts. The first part is done by each site that designs and runs an investigative or collaborative project. The second part of this project is the actual Virtual Global Summit. Students will present on their project to an audience made up of the larger Internet2 community. Each project presentation will be its own event within the larger summit day between May 24-28, 2010. Other schools will be able to either view the presentation or participate in the discussion portion of the presentation.
Classroom Project Work
Students and teachers from participating location will develop a project which addresses issues that are important to both them and the broader world. Students will use Internet2/NYSERNET resources and any other resources they find appropriate to research important issues facing today’s students in the global community, as well as connect with experts from around the world who are making a difference. Each of these projects will address global issues with a local focus OR local issues that have global implications. RIC/BOCES staff will provide support to the teachers and students in determining projects that will best match the goals of the summit and maximize the resources available. Each RIC/BOCES will determine how they will select the classroom from that region to participate.
Global Summit Presentation
Each classroom will then share their project during the Virtual Global Summit in May 2010. These presentations will not only be informational, but will be purposefully designed to be interactive AND to have the participation of the other student groups build in some way on the work they have already done. A maximum of 8 sites can participate in this portion (one site from each region). It is hoped that these sites will work collaboratively with other sites either within or external to this group. This portion of the project will be planned and coordinated by a state-wide team of students and teachers.
Framework for the Global Summit
The final presentations of the projects will be done in a single day event (8-2) with each presentation (including questions and interactions) taking 50 minutes. This presentation will be open for others to participate as the students deem appropriate. The summit will be conducted during the week of May 24-28th.
Criteria for Projects:
This criteria is not meant to stifle creativity or interesting projects. If a project does not meet a given criteria, but is believed to have merit, it should be submitted to the group for discussion. Each project will:
1) address global issues with a local focus OR local issues that have
global implications;
2) use numerous Internet2 resources and technologies that will be
embedded and essential to the project's product of learning;
3) be developed by and appropriate for grades 6 through 12;
4) align to NY State Standards, as well as 21st Century and ISTE
NETS (see Sample Project page for project alignment) ;
5) facilitate collaboration with experts, educational institutions, and
other classrooms from around the state and the world
(see Roles & Responsibilities page);
6) develop presentations, including a commercial
advertising the projects to be showcased during the Virtual Global
Summit. Not only will the presentations be informational, but also
purposeful in design with interactive components and active group
participation.
Looking for ideas for a project in your school? Read more on the Sample Project page.
This criteria is not meant to stifle creativity or interesting projects. If a project does not meet a given criteria, but is believed to have merit, it should be submitted to the group for discussion. Each project will:
1) address global issues with a local focus OR local issues that have
global implications;
2) use numerous Internet2 resources and technologies that will be
embedded and essential to the project's product of learning;
3) be developed by and appropriate for grades 6 through 12;
4) align to NY State Standards, as well as 21st Century and ISTE
NETS (see Sample Project page for project alignment) ;
5) facilitate collaboration with experts, educational institutions, and
other classrooms from around the state and the world
(see Roles & Responsibilities page);
6) develop presentations, including a commercial
advertising the projects to be showcased during the Virtual Global
Summit. Not only will the presentations be informational, but also
purposeful in design with interactive components and active group
participation.
Looking for ideas for a project in your school? Read more on the Sample Project page.
