Module 5 - Evaluate Your Dreams - Module description

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	Module 5 Evaluate Your Dreams Module Description Art by Marikk Henriksson, 12 - Sweden

Hello friends!

Evaluate Your Dreams is the fifth module of Kidlink's I Have a Dream program. The module is designed by Kidlink teachers to support your participants with an environment for success as they work collaboratively with online peers from around the world. Within the lessons of this module you will find topics for participants to discuss and suggested activities that require action.

During this module participants will evaluate the dream project which they have designed. They will revisit goals, assess positive results as well as challenges and revise their project activities to ensure success during this evaluation phase. The participants will then decide on the future of their project as well as prepare it for voting event which will honor the best dream project.

Participating learners in each module of I Have a Dream will:

engage in problem definition.
develop skills in information finding, organization, evaluation, synthesis, creation and publication.
brainstorm, organize, evaluate, prioritize and vote on ideas
work cooperatively with their peers in written work and policy development
develop skills in sharing information both orally and in written form to a larger audience.
gain a deeper and more immediate understanding of the world
experience learning across various subject areas, cultures, languages and age groups.
take an active role and ownership in their learning.
practice evaluation and decision making skills

Module 5 Time Line

Look at the time line for Module 5 in the I Have a Dream project. The lesson Paths in the module are designed to help participants remain focused on the task of evaluating their dream project and to make informed decisions about its continuation or ending.

This module is different from previous modules since it depends on the decision of the participants on what will become of their dream project. Everyone will evaluate their projects and finalize them for the final voting on the best project and/or for seeking funding.

Lesson Paths	Topics	For Whom?
Path 1	Evaluate Your Dream	Everyone
Path 2	Continuing your dream without funding	Teams that will continue without funding
Path 3	Continue your dream with funding	Teams that already have or expect funding for their project

Module 5 Goals for participants:

To evaluate their dream project
To decide the future of their dream project
To modify their dream project for completion or extension
To work cooperatively in a global team environment
To manage and allocate funding if applicable
To communicate effectively, negotiate and make compromises
To become creative and critical thinkers
To assume responsibility and commitment toward a common goal

Module 5 Objectives for participants:

Participants will do the following to achieve the goals stated above:

Revisit the dream project's goals, outline, time schedule, tasks and budget
Design a rubric to evaluate a revised project plan
Develop a plan for managing secured funding if applicable
Maintain dream project web page for targeted audiences
Concentrate and work on a task until completion
Compare task reports to defined goals
Revise and redefine goals, tasks and time frames as needed
Recruit new team members if necessary
Maintain communication across cultures, language barriers and age ranges using KidCom or other appropriate avenues
Maintain support systems from home, school, Kidlink and community

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