15 Minute WAI Presentation - Presenter Notes

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"Who Am I?" is an educational program for youth. It supports curriculum standards. It is student centered. It offers support for teachers. Here you see the big picture of the "Who Am I?" Program that I will try to explain to you in 15 minutes. WAI puts students at the heart of their own learning while supporting teachers and curriculum standards. Click on #1 in the menu on your screen to go to the next slide.

/wai1.html	What is the WAI Program? WAI extends over 8 months WAI is scheduled for Northern and Southern Hemispheres. WAI includes 6 modules translated into several languages. 8 month program can be integrated in a school year and fits the two hemispheres' typical school years. However, teachers are free to use individual modules in either schedules as it fits best. Designed to be flexible. Translated for ease of use. Topics in the 6 modules are of interest to young people. Take a brief look at the links on this page. "Back" on your browser each time will return you to this page. After you have briefly viewed each of the links, click on the link to "Back" on your screen to return to the main menu page for the 15 minute presentation. Once there, click on #2 on the menu - "How does it support my curriculum standards?"
/curric.html	How does it support curriculum standards? Language arts Writing Research Social studies History Geography Mathematics Cookery and Science The Arts - Sample II Current events Personal development Economics WAI enhances all curriculum areas but it is not a curriculum plan in itself. Here are a few samples from actual student work in WAI. Would you like to see some of these examples? Click "Back" to return to the 15 minute main menu. Once there, click on #3 - "What does it offer students?
/students.html	What does WAI offer students? Gives students an audience [A - B - C] and a purpose for writing Broadens multicultural perspectives - Argentina - Denmark - French text -Italy - Japan - Norway - Portuguese text - Uruguay [Spanish text] - USA Brings real world meaning to classroom tasks Promotes and supports engaged learners Stimulates inquiry and problem solving Encourages learning across curriculum areas Each link takes you to a webpage showing more work done by students in WAI. The first link takes you to pictures of KIDLINK kids in WAI. The curriculum link (#6) is also found on the page we just saw. Take a brief look at a few of these links as time allows. Are there any specific criteria that are important to your local curriculum standards? Be sure to emphasize these as you display the links. Click now on "Back" to return to the 15 minute main menu screen. Once there, click on #4 - "What does it offer teachers?" - to land on the next slide.
/teachers.html	What does "Who Am I?" offer teachers? Curriculum connections for each module Discussion questions and classroom activities Online resources for each lesson Tips for using WAI in the classroom Web publishing of student work Support team and coordination lists Interaction with global colleagues This webpage sends you to links within the modules where built-in resources are located. You will also see listings of other teachers using WAI. Briefly visit some of these links. Click now on "Back" in your web browser to return to the 15 minute amin menu screen.

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