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Doors to Diplomacy: At a Glance Doors to Diplomacy Overview The U. S. Department of State sponsors the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge - to encourage middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. There are four components to the Doors to Diplomacy challenge. Collaborative Web Project: Doors to Diplomacy is a collaborative project, where small teams are formed consisting of two to four student members and up to two adult "coaches." Research can be conducted both online and offline, and then the findings are assembled to produce an educational web project. Students are also encouraged to become spokespersons for their projects. Learn More Project Narrative: Each Doors to Diplomacy project also includes a Project Narrative that explains how the project has been organized, what challenges had to be overcome, and how the project supported local content standards. Many wonderful community building success stories often emerge from these "behind the scenes" narratives. Learn more Peer Review Process: As part of the competition, teams must also participate in a Peer Review activity, in which they evaluate at least four other projects, using a web-based evaluation rubric. Learn More Awards: Each student team member of the winning “Doors to Diplomacy” Award team receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches’ schools each receive a $500 cash award. Each team who submits a completed project receives a special Doors to Diplomacy certificate. Winners are announced in May. Learn More
Competition Organizers The Doors to Diplomacy Award is funded by the United States Department of State. The educational portion of the competition is managed by Global SchoolNet Foundation (GSN). Global SchoolNet Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, which has been linking classrooms around the world since 1984. GSN creates educational programs that engage students in meaningful content and personal exchanges with people around the world -- in order to develop literacy and communication skills, create multi-cultural understanding, and prepare youth for full participation as productive and effective citizens in an increasing global economy.
Differences Between Doors to Diplomacy and CyberFair The Doors to Diplomacy Award competition is a variation of Global SchoolNet's internationally recognized CyberFair program -- in which students produce web projects to showcase their local communities. Learn more about the Differences
How to Get Started It is very important when doing a collaborative project to involve all of the key players, make sure that everyone agrees on the individual tasks, and establish a realistic timeline. Over the past two decades of facilitating online collaborative learning projects, Global SchoolNet has identified some very effective collaborative learning and collaborative working strategies.
How to Register Teams should register as soon possible, in order to access their customized Checklist. Once you have registered, you will be sent periodic Doors to Diplomacy news updates. Èíôîðìàöèÿòà å âçåòà îò: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/aglance.cfm
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