Transcript Zooming Out for a Global View Global Issues Conference

Zooming Out for a
Global View
International Leadership Challenge Project
Mary Tess Eggebrecht
Siddharth Thawrani
Sponsored by the Office of International
Outreach, the European Union Center, the
College of Geosciences, and the Academy
of Future International Leaders at Texas
A&M University
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to inspire high school students
from Texas schools to think and learn on a globally connected
level. We plan to do this by organizing and hosting the fourth
annual Zooming Out for a Global View Conference. This
conference requires students to research an issue of global
importance and tie it to effects at the local, regional, and
national levels. Culmination of this research results in a daylong conference on the Texas A&M Campus at which they are
given the opportunity to present their work and be evaluated.
Conference Agenda
•Place: Rudder Theater, Texas A&M University
•Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011
•Time: 8:00-9:00 am Registration & Poster Session set-up
9:00 Keynote Address – “A Geological Perspective on the Need for
Sustainability” by Dr. Debbie Thomas
10:15 “Zoom In” Small Group Discussions facilitated by AFIL students
10:45 “Zoom In” Group Challenge” Solving Global Issues
11:30 Lunch provided by the Office of International Outreach
12:00 to 1:00 Poster Session
1:00 pm Presentation by A&M Colleges
2:00 Awards Ceremony and featured student presentations
3:00 Optional opportunities
•Space: Spots will be given to the first 300 students to submit projects
* Note: To be eligible to register, the student(s)
must submit a global project either individually
or in teams of no more than 4 students.
Implementation
• Determine student project requirements and limitations
• Publicize conference information to High Schools
– Website
– Powerpoint
– Flyers
• Prepare facilitators
– Recruit
– Develop curricula
– Train facilitators
• Receive and judge projects
– Communicate with winners
• Host conference
Improvements from Last Year
• Unexpectedly large attendance
– Preregistration
– Only for grades 9-12
– Larger space (Rudder Complex)
• Behavior problems
– Security present
– Bush Library activities optional
– Facilitators more accountable for students
Desired Outcomes
• Successful conference – 357 expected
attendance!
• Develop mentorship skills in Texas A&M students
• Inspire international interest in students through
research and problem-solving
• Promote Texas A&M as a potential university
choice for high school students
• Sustain AFIL interest in the “Zooming Out
Conference” for next year’s class
Why Attend?
•Be a Global Investigator!
•Make connections between Global Sustainability Issues and the area where you live.
•Interact directly with Texas A&M students,
professors, and peers from across Texas.
•Excellent way to enhance future scholarship
applications.
•Opportunity to visit one of the nation’s premier
public schools and learn about Texas A&M traditions.
•Opportunity to engage in issues facing the world today.
•Grasp concepts that world leaders are being faced with internationally.
Project Requirements
1. Must pertain to a global sustainability issue that falls within one
of the categories listed on the following slide.
2. Must include a written component:
1000 word research paper explaining the project’s relevance to a
global issue.
3. Must include a display board and multimedia presentation
4. Must be mailed according to the “Submitting Project” slide
Global Issues Categories
Environmental Sustainability Issues:
Organic Food • Genetically Modified Organisms • Resource
Disputes • Clean Water • Sustainable Agriculture
Economic Sustainability Issues:
Black Economy (smuggling) • Consumerism • Consuming vs.
Saving • Pirates • Poverty • Fair Trade
Societal Sustainability Issues:
Disaster Aid • Globalization • Pharmaceutical Corporations •
Territory Disputes • Genocide • Health Care • AIDS
Online Resources
For more project ideas visit:
Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World
National Intelligence Council
http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html
Global Issues website
http://www.globalissues.org/
The Cyber Schoolbus: United Nations
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Submitting Projects
Written submission includes 3 parts:
1. Registration Forms (one per student)
2. Project Submission Forms (one per group)
3. 1000 word research paper
The multimedia visual aid must be submitted along with the
written summary.
These forms can be found on the World Room website at:
http://worldroom.tamu.edu
Submitting Projects Cont’d
All projects must be received by Wednesday, April 13th.
Written projects should be printed before they are sent,
and multimedia projects should be burned to a disk and
must function when received.
Projects must be submitted to:
Global Issues Conference Project Submission
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Office of International Outreach
1245 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-1245
Poster Session
•During the Conference, students will display their projects through
a display board (along with any other visual aid that their project
includes).
•Display Boards:
•Science Fair Style
•Bullet points and large fonts are better than large paragraphs.
•Boards should look neat and professional.
•Information should be organized like a newspaper so the flow of
the project is easy to follow.
•The title should be big and easy to read from across the room.
•A picture speaks a thousand words!
*Recommended to use a tri-fold display board that
unfolds to be approximately 36 inches tall and
46 inches wide.
POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES
Students will be expected to provide insight about their
projects similar to that of a Science Fair.
Project Judging Guidelines
The projects will be judged by a panel of qualified Texas A&M
students based on:
•Creativity/ Originality
•Global Insight
•Relevance to an important Global Issue
•Overall Quality
Judging Rubric
The 5 Criteria
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The project ties to a specific global sustainability issue
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The project demonstrates creativity and originality.
•
Quality of data in terms of research and presentation of data.
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Quality of project in terms of presentation and organization.
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Quality of project in terms of grammar, language use, and neatness.
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Each criteria is given a score on a scale from 1-5
All judging takes place before the conference
Plagiarism
We take plagiarism seriously. Make
sure to give credit to all resources
you use in creating your project.
Any plagiarism found will result in
disqualification of the project and
students involved will not be allowed
to attend.
Plagiarism is defined as…
“…Presenting someone else's work, including the work of
other students, as one's own. Any ideas or materials taken
from another source for either written or oral use must be
fully acknowledged, […] including:
1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether
oral or written;
2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;
3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of
others, whether oral or written; or
4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material.”
(quoted from Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct)
Contact Information
PLEASE VOLUNTEER!
AFIL Student Coordinators
Mary Tess Eggebrecht and Siddharth Thawrani:
[email protected]