| This educational program is for students through the secondary school level. It negotiates
learning by helping students realize their personal
dreams about the future and a better
world. Together with peers in other countries, they will plan, design, and
implement an Internet based project to realize a favorite dream.
I
have
a
dream
is a means to help teachers enhance their curriculums, promote
collaboration and sharing of educational experiences between teachers, and
on-the-job training in the use of Internet in classrooms.
Module 1: Develop a
dream
Teams of students examine their personal dreams. They identify one that might
be a foundation or base plan for an overall collaborative dream plan effort
by a global team of peers.
Module 2: Select a
dream
Teams promote their own dreams to others, and evaluate dreams from potential
partners who might have similar dreams or dreams that might extend their
own project definition. They decide which dream project to participate in.
Module 3: Organize dream
projects
Teams organize their dream projects, and create a plan of action to make
them a reality.
Module 4: Your dream project
starts
Teams implement the dream project they have designed. They maintain, assess
and revise their project activities to ensure success during this implementation
phase.
Module 5:
Evaluation
What have we achieved so far? What can we do to make our project more
exciting/successful?
Module 6: Finance your dream
Writing applications for financial support to take the project further. |
I
have
a
dream
awards communications projects developed by students that:
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involve many persons, ages, languages, and countries in planning and
implementation.
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have good chances of continuing beyond the program's annual schedule.
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use
Kidlink's free infrastructure.
Example: A hypothetical "dream project"
Curriculum Enhancement:
I
have
a
dream
provides enhanced learning experiences in schools. It:
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addresses learner outcomes in math, science, language arts, social studies,
reading, writing, etc.
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challenges students to do something with their dreams for the future, starting
now.
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empowers students to take ownership of their own learning.
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provides for a variety of learning styles.
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encourages inquiry and discovery, including an ongoing process of assessment
of student work
by students
themselves.
In addition, it provides participants with practical experience and skills
of perceived importance in tomorrow's world, like:
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the art of planning, designing and implementing an Internet based project.
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promotion/marketing of project ideas (using the web and other net tools)
to potential partners.
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negotiations for partnership, including decision making (ranking methods,
short listing, evaluation, making partnership agreements).
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fundraising.
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international cooperation/project organization, including recruiting of "the
best person for the job."
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use of productivity software to enhance planning, negotiations, cooperation,
fundraising, follow-up, etc.
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assess outcomes of their project compared with objectives.
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