Grades 9-12: International Student Congress

Description:	In cooperation with the NYDT and International Science Festival in South Africa, World Class Schools and the Centre for Global Education in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada present a rare opportunity- an International Student Congress based on theory that talking about tomorrow's problems today will be us better leaders in the future. This will allow your students to address the world and debate important subjects with their peers all around the world
Dates:	March 29 13:00 GMT- 17:30 GMT
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects:	Business, Career Education, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts, Social Studies/History, World Language

Michael Cunningham
mcunningham@del-valle.k12.tx.us
Phone: 512-386-3231
DEL VALLE H S
Time Zone: GMT-6: Central Standard Time

Grades 9-11: World War I/World War II World History Project

Description:	I am looking for a class to callaborate with my world history class on a group project. I would like to have groups of kids callaborate and present a project from the world history perspective on anything related to World war I or II. I am in Alaska so Alaska Time - The specific class I am looking for would be from 1:25 to 2:15 pm. My students have some local Alaska callaboration experience, we are looking for the 1st time to go outside. We can discuss more detail if you are interested. I am very open to discussion as this is my 1st request.
Dates:	April 25th thru May 13th 1:25 - 2:15 Alaska time
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	9, 10, 11
Subjects:	Social Studies/History
Preparation Time Frame:	April 25th thru May 13th
Methods and Activities:	Intro the group callaboration to all participants Go over requiremnets and expectations give students time to callaborate schedule presentations complete presentations get feedback from students
Responsibilities:	Students will callaborate with partners and present project Teachers will evaluate students
Other:	People with experience don't hesitate to help outhopping this can work. I have been involved with 3 local high schools video confrencing sharing content and this yeqqar having kids in callaborative groups presenting current issues.

Greg Zorbas
gzorbas@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
KENAI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Grades 9-12: Food For Thought Video Recipes Exchange

Description:	Connecting Food Science Teachers from all over the world on a H 323 Video Conference- Food Security, Food availability, and different food recipes. Just a wonderful time to share with teachers from all over the world.
Dates:	March 22 13:00- 16:30
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects:	Business, Career Education, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Social Studies/History, World Language

Michael Cunningham
mcunningham@del-valle.k12.tx.us
Phone: 512-386-3231
DEL VALLE H S
Time Zone: GMT-6: Central Standard Time

Grades 8-9: Macbeth

Description:	I have an 8th grade Literature teacher who would like to videoconference with another class. We need a partner class. Our class has studied and performed scenes from Macbeth, and we're hoping to compare notes with another class that has studied or performed the play. The teachers can then discuss further what to share during the IVC. We would like to do April 13-20; preferably on Friday, but we can be flexible. We need a partner class for either of these two times: 9:00-9:45 Central Time 11:15-12:00 Central Time
Dates:
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	8, 9, Grad
Subjects:	Language Arts/English

Debbie Fucoloro
dfucoloro@stclementschool.com
Phone: 314-822-1903 x2
St. Clement School
Time Zone: GMT-6: Central Standard Time

Grades 10-12: Regional Approaches to Teaching the Civil War

Description:	Do students in the North learn about the Civil War differently than students in the South? Are there different learning objectives in each region? What are considered to be the causes of the Civil War? Does that vary from region to region? What were the respective roles of slavery and states' rights issues? We would like to have a dialogue with a school in the American South to discuss possible different approaches to learning about the American Civil War.
Dates:	Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, March 4 through 25, 2011, 1:30-2:10 pm
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	10, 11, 12
Subjects:	Social Studies/History

Susan Monmaney
susanm@mpsvt.org
Phone: (802)225-8020
Montpelier High School

Grades 1-2: Arctic Habitat/Animals to Video Conference with same or different Habitat

Description:	Our 1st grade class will be researching different Arctic animals. We are looking for another class to share important facts about animals they have researched. It may be the same habitat, or it could be a different one (Desert, Rainforest, Ocean). We also have a team of 6 other teachers who are researching animals/habitats as well in the habitats listed above.
Dates:	Between March 21st and April 8th
Sign up method:	Exploding Collaboration
Grades:	1, 2
Subjects:	Elementary All Subjects, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History
Outcomes:	We expect our students to gain presentation/leadership skills while learning new information about the world envrionments/habitats.
Preparation Time Frame:	40-45 minutes
Methods and Activities:	Sharing our research visually. Possibly sharing video projects of the animals we researched and some student artwork.
Responsibilities:	The teachers will facilitate the students sharing information on their animal. We will have 2-3 students with the same animal, so they may share in groups. A student or group from our class could share, then a student or group from your class could share.
Agenda:	Teachers or students from each class share a short 2-3 minute presentation/summary of their habitat/environment. Then individual students/groups share their animals on a rotation with the other class (30 minutes?). In the last 5-10 minutes classes can pose questions to the other class about what they like least/most about doing research and about their projects.

crystal catherwood
mrscatherwood@gmail.com
COMBS ELEMENTARY

Grades 11-12: Impromptu Speaking

Description:	Both schools will provide at least 3 sentence starters for students to finish in order to practice impromptu speaking. For examples, "If I was on a cruise ship and overheard the Captain speaking to a crew member, I would want to hear...?" OR "If I was on a cruise ship and overheard the Captain speaking to a crew member, I would NOT want to hear...?"
Dates:	Tuesday or Thursday from 1:00-2:00 EST sometime before March 23rd
Sign up method:	Email: evanpate@mancelonaschools.org
Grades:	11, 12
Subjects:	Language Arts/English, Performing Arts

Elizabeth VanPate
evanpate@mancelonaschools.org
Phone: 231-587-8551 x437
Mancelona Public Schools
Time Zone: GMT-5: Eastern Standard Time