Implementing GlobalEd 2 in the classroom

The 3 Phases of Implementation

• Phase I: Research phase (4-6 weeks)

•Students learn about

•Their country and the others in the simulation.

•About their issue areas

•About the social studies and science related to the scenario

• Phase II: Simulation phase (4-6 weeks)

•Asynchronous communications

•Drafting positions and sharing them – email

•Synchronous

•Scheduled conferences for issue area members.

• Phase III: Debriefing phase (2 days)

•Teachers in class facilitating transfer and application

•Simcons on-line facilitating transfer and application.

Successful models for implementation during research phase: Model 1

Captain: Conflict/cooperation Captain: Int. Economics

Captain: Human Rights Captain: Global Health

Team: Mexico

• Research can be conducted any computer - home, library, computer lab etc.

• Only 4 computers are needed.

• One captain/leader per issue area.

• Captain coordinates the research activities and findings with other captains;

• Captain also coordinates the work of their own group; the captain updates their group regarding the work of other groups.

Successful models for implementation during research phase: Model 2

Captain: Conflict/cooperation Captain: Int. Economics

Captain: Human Rights Captain: Global Health

Team: Mexico•Research can be conducted from any computer.

•Only 4 computers are needed.

•There is one captain/leader per each issue area.

•The captains are in charge of informing the whole class regarding the conduction of the research.

Entire class

Model that should be avoided

Conflict/cooperation Group

Int. Economics Group

Human RightsGroup

Health Group

Team: Mexico

• GlobalEd promotes student-driven research, where the teacher is a facilitator.

•Teacher-driven models have not been successful.

Teacher

Successful model for implementation during simulation phase (2)

Daily Messages:

• 4 computers (1 computer per each issue group).

• Students can use computers at the lab or library, in and out of class.

•This enables students to read messages and prepare responses

Conferences:

•This suggested model depends on the number of students in each issue group; 2 computers are needed; mixed-gender groups are recommended.

Issue group: Health

IN3 students read

the incoming messages

OUT 3 students prepare and send

responses

Models that should be avoidedConferences:

Issue group: Health

IN5 students read

the incoming messages

OUT 1 student prepares and sends

responses

Issue group: Health

IN1 student reads

the incoming messages

OUT 1 student prepares and sends

responses

4 students observe

Successful model for implementation during debriefing phase

•The entire class should participate.

•Two computers are needed.

•It is ideal to have a projection system.

Team: Mexico

IN3 students read

the incoming messages

OUT 3 students prepare and send

responses

The whole class participates

General Recommendations for a Successful Implementation

•It is not necessary one computer for each student as we have demonstrated earlier in the successful models.

•Students can use computers at a lab, library, etc. It is not necessary to have a 1:1 ratio of students to computers.

•The successful models have been suggested according to our previous experiences; however, only you know what works best in your class.

•A teacher-driven approach has not been successful. GlobalEd 2 is based on a problem-approach learning, where teachers are facilitators of the process.

•Active involvement of all students is central in the learning process.

•We encourage you to have mixed-gender issue groups. Single gender groups have presented some classroom challenges in the past.