CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
FALL 2008 CBE CONFERENCE (each section has active links to resources)
- Colorado Council on Economics Education Presentation
Collaboration Rubrics
Learning Skills Rubrics
Helpful Reading on Collaboration and Project Management:
- Teambuilding That Gets Results by Linda Eve Diamond and Harriet Diamond
- Project Management Books (I had trouble finding education books on this topic, but most of the project management books have excellent ideas for successful collaborative teams).
Web Site Links (see the PPT Presentation for more)
- Global Virtual Classroom - collaborative web site contest
- My Students GVC Site - The Real World, Actually
- Global Projects (Games) Online through Facing the Future
- Service Learning Projects through Facing the Future
- Action Toolbox through Facing the Future
- www.globalschoolnet.org/index.html
- Multiple global & collaboration contests
- www.geponline.org/
- Projects geared towards low-income students
- www.iearn.org/ - Projects designed by teachers and students - all projects involve a final "product" or exhibition of the learning that has taken place as part of the collaboration (magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites, reports to government officials, arts exhibits, performances, and many more examples of youth taking action)
- www.unicef.org/magic/bank/case026.html
- International Education and Resource Network – long list of organizations that may also provide collaborative project opportunities
- www.seed.slb.com/en/things_to_do/projects/guidelines.h tm
- Project forum soliciting feedback & participation – Science based?
- www.cilc.org/c/education/student_projects.aspx
- The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, Inc. (CILC) in Indiana
- Simulations
- Junior Achievement Titan Business Simulation
- Management and Marketing simulations available for purchase
- Judged events – students, other education professionals or business professionals judge instead of the teacher
- Using CTSO events as projects
- Local Organizations (education or business)
- Junior Achievement, Rotary, Chambers of Commerce, industry organizations
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