=> Please share this opportunity with your colleagues The U.S. Department of State and Global SchoolNet are pleased to announce the 2009 "Doors to Diplomacy" competition. This educational award program recognizes student-created web projects that best teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy.
=> Register now! => Projects due March 15, 2009 => Open to students middle/high school students ages 12-19 worldwide Engage students in a performance-based collaborative, project-design competition which: *Supports standards-based coursework *Increases students' global perspective *Connects students to their local communities *Increases real world, workforce preparation, transferable skills *Involves students in the assessment *Teaches students 21st century, information-age skills (research, teamwork, project-management, publishing, digital media, audio, video) Students work in small teams with teacher-coaches. Projects must be completed by March 15, 2009. Winners will be announced in May 2009. Every team completing a final entry will receive a special "Doors to Diplomacy" certificate recognizing their achievement. Each student member of the team winning the "Doors to Diplomacy" receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. For a complete description and information about eligibility and judging criteria go to: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/ For more information, contact: - Dr. Yvonne Marie Andres, Global SchoolNet, Phone: 760-635-0001 - Janice Clark, U.S. Department of State, Phone: 703-875-5086 ============================================= Global SchoolNet is an internationally recognized non-profit education organization that partners with schools, communities, and businesses. Founded in 1984, Global SchoolNet's mission is to engage youth in online learning activities that promote literacy, communication skills, multi-cultural understanding, global collaboration, civic responsibility and workforce preparation. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
