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GlobalEd 2 - Calendar of Activities

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GlobalEd 2 Summer and Fall Schedule - 2009

May, 2009   June, 2009   July, 2009   August, 2009
S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
31                             30 31
September, 2009   October, 2009   November, 2009   December, 2009
S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5       1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30       25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30         27 28 29 30 31    
                                 

June 7-9, 2009 - Washington, DC

June 29 - July 1, 2009 - Storrs, CT

  • Workshop Training UCONN

July 27 - 29, 2009 - Chicago, IL

  • Workshop Training UIC

September 1st, 2009 (Estimate)

  • Teachers to send home parental permission forms for GlobalEd 2 with students.
    • Note – if teachers need some of the forms in Spanish to help parents fully understand the documents, please let us know ahead of time and we will include copies of the forms for parents in Spanish and English.
  • Teachers should read aloud the student assent forms in class and allow students to read and sign assent form for GlobalEd 2 without any pressure.
  • Team assignments will be made and teachers and students begin research and preparation phase for the Fall simulation.

September 14th - September 18th

  • Pre-assessments (for students completed)

October 26th, 2009

  • GE2 simulation starts.
  • Opening Statements must be uploaded by this date
  • Message exchange between countries/issue groups begins.

October 30th - Nobember 23rd, 2009

  • Message exchange continues
  • Online conferences begin.
    • Conferences are for issue area members and are scheduled on the following dates:
      • 10/30 – Environment 1 (16:00 GMT)
      • 11/2 – Human Rights 1 (18:00 GMT)
      • 11/5  - Health 1 (17:00 GMT)
      • 11/9 – Economics 1 (17:00 GMT)
      • 11/12 – Environment 2 (18:00 GMT)
      • 11/16 – Human Rights 2 (18:00 GMT)
      • 11/19 – Health 2 (17:00 GMT)
      • 11/23 – Economics 2 (17:00 GMT)
    • If you need assistance in converting GMT to your local time, or wish to demonstrate this with your students, you can use an online converter, available at: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter.htm. As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at globaled.uconn.edu.

November 25th, 2009

  • GE2 simulation ends.
  • Closing Statements Must be posted prior to closing.

December 3rd, 2009 (18:00 GMT)

  • On-line debriefing conference.

December 7th to December 18th, 2009

  • Post assessments (students) to be completed

GlobalEd 2 Winter Schedule - 2010 (TENATIVE)

January, 2010   February, 2010   March, 2010   April, 2010
S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28     28 29 30 31     25 26 27 28 29 30  
31                                
January, 2010   February, 2010   March, 2010   April, 2010
S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S   S M T W T F S
        1 1 2 3 4 5         1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30       25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31    
30 31                                          

November 9th, 2009 (Estimate)

  • GE2 students find out team assignments and begin research and preparation phase for possible 2nd simulation.

January 11th, 2010

  • possible 2nd GE2 simulation begins.
    • Approximately 2 on-line conferences per week during simulation period.
      • Conferences are for issue area members

February 10th, 2010

  • 2nd GE2 simulation ends.

February 12th, 2010

  • On-line debriefing conference.

February 22nd – March 5th, 2010

  • Post assessments (students) to be completed