Global Classrooms Initiative: Latin American Exchange Model UN

Participants: 1. Secretariat students from Colegio Ingls, Monterrey, Mexico: http://www.cingles.edu.mx/contenido.aspx?id=13&idm=2 2. Model UN Club (MUN) students from Worcester Academy, Worcester, MA, USA: http://www.worcesteracademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=130967 Objective: to create a learning experience where students from both schools will have an opportunity to share their experience in MUN organization and in participation as delegates in international simulations. To provide them with an authentic audience they can coach and learn from. To provide them with the opportunity communicate students from other cultures and express themselves adequately in an oral and written fashion to discuss relevant issues. In addition, to debate to reach solutions to the issues that were presented.

Alignment with standards: ISTE Standards for Students (formerly NETS for S.) 2. Communication and Collaboration a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems 3. Research and Information Fluency c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks CCSS CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Goals: Both groups of students introduce each other on a private forum on Schoology Teachers and ed tech coaches from both schools do a Google Hangout to introduce each other and plan for details of the following stages. Both groups of students participate in a Q & A session together to share experiences related to MUN. These questions are prepared in advance by both groups. If necessary, time is given beforehand to research some of the questions. After previously choosing a debate topic that is relevant to both groups and researching that topic, a debate is organized online.

Timeline: Activity Students introduce themselves in Schoology group Faculty and ed tech coaches do an online planning and introduction session via Google Hangout Students share MUN experiences through Q & A session Debates questions are prepared Both groups debate online Tentative dates Dec. 2013 - Jan. 2014 Week of Jan. 27th. TBC February 27, 2014, 12:00-12:45 (EST) March TBD. Most likely, April?

Logistics/Availability Time Difference: There is a one-hour time difference between our countries: If it is 8AM (Eastern Standard Time-EST) in Worcester, MA, it is 7AM in Mexico. Worcester Academy: The MUN Club at Worcester meets 1-2x week, on either Thursday or Friday, from 2:50-3:30 (EST.) The Worcester Academy Model UN Club also meets on an alternating Thursday/Friday schedule. Additional comments: 1/13/14: Wendy Cotta has shared this document with Worcester Academy MUN faculty adviser Dan Dagenais and student Claire Liebmann, student President of the WA MUN Club.

Colegio Ingles (Monterrey, Mexico) and Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA, USA) Model UN Exchange Live Conferencing Session #1: School related questions. 1. What is the name of your school? 2. Where is your school located? 3. What is the students age group? 4. Is MUN mandatory or optional at your school? Location related questions. 1. What is your hometown/location famous for? 2. Any sightseeings? What would you recommend visiting?

MUN related questions. 1. What urged you to primarily join your schools MUN programme? 2. What do you aim to learn from this MUN exchange? 3. What has been the greatest moment you have lived as delegate or organizer of a MUN simulation? 4. Have you had the opportunity to attend a MUN simulation abroad? If so, what were your highlights? 5. What has been the most challenging moment acting as a delegate or part of Chair? What did you learn, as a result? 6. What do you plan to do with some of the skills youve acquired from MUN? 7. Would you like to contribute to the UNs work in the future? 8. What are some of the most fun memories you have from MUN? 9. How important is it to understand and evaluate primary sources when it comes to researching a current event? 10. What are a few key aspects to consider while writing a position paper/resolution paper? 11. Which parliamentary procedures does your school follow? 12. Based on your experiences, how significant is it to Collect, Compress, Create and Communicate your papers?