Seminar on China: The Place and the Peoples A Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad 2010 Texas A&M University Participant Responsibilities May 31 to July 2, 2010

Participant Responsibilities/ Pre-departure Attend the pre-departure workshop Respond to the Intercultural Sensitivity Survey (pre-test) Prepare a lesson to share with Chinese teachers during the China seminar

Participate in all aspects of the seminar in China Maintain a reflective journal that documents your experiences in China Participate in scheduled group discussions Post responses to the group journal and respond to entries made by others Respond to the Intercultural Development Survey (post-test) Participant in individual interviews. What is the value added component of making this trip? Participant Responsibilities/ China Seminar Experience

Write a personal narrative based on a “meaningful experience” in China Design a digital story from the personal narrative to share with others Prepare a unit study on China to share with Texas teachers (DUE: November 1) Participate in the December teacher workshop on China Follow-up interviews at post-trip conference Present at local, regional, national conferences to talk about China Conduct action research in your classroom based on the China experience Participant Responsibilities/ Post China Seminar

Participant/Researchers Reports Number and type of students who receive instruction related to China Test of content knowledge prior to teaching about China Test of content knowledge after China Seminar lesson plan is implemented in your classroom Teacher developed assessment embedded in each teacher’s lesson plan based on the China seminar: learning log, student essay, art project, digital story, test Number and description of presentations given and manuscripts published by teachers and researchers, including a description of the audience Workshop evaluations of the China Seminar unit presentations

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