• The goal of Doors to Diplomacy is to

• raise awareness about the importance of

– international affairs and

– diplomacy.

• Doors to Diplomacy is a collaborative project, where small teams are formed consisting of 2 to 4 student members and up to 2 adult "coaches."

• Research can be conducted both online and offline, and then

• Findings are assembled to produce an educational web project. Students are also encouraged to become spokespersons for their projects

There are 3 phases in this competition

• Research and Publish

• Reflect and Record

• Evaluate and Discuss

1. Research and Publish• Choose ONE category• Conduct an original research project

involving your selected topic• Explain how your project raises

awareness about diplomacy • Publish your research findings as an

educational Web project that teaches others about diplomacy

• Include a bibliography in which you cite your sources and document where your information came from

2. Project Narrative

• Each project also includes a Project Narrative – explains HOW the project has been

organized,

– show WHAT challenges the team faced

– and HOW the challenges are overcome

– how the project supported local content standards.

An outstanding project narrative • tells an interesting story

about your project and its impact upon student learning and within your community.

• shows how the project meets or exceeds objectives for both the Doors to Diplomacy contest and the category in which it's entered

3. Peer Review

• Participating teams must evaluate and submit reviews on four (or more) other projects (in categories that are different than theirs).

• The highest scoring entries in each category are submitted to our distinguished panel of international judges for final evaluation.

There 8 Doors to open:

• Leadership Traits– A. Task:

Produce a website that teaches about the skills, traits, and characteristics which make an individual a great world leader.

Things we can build on

• http://www.wix.com/adas920/cdiplomacy#!diplomacy– (build on bonding Singapore)

Peace and Democracy: Social Issues

• Task: Produce a website that teaches about international human rights, fair elections and judicial reform.

• http://www.wix.com/baby_b27/sex-trafficking-in-myanmar#

• What can you work on?

Safety and Security

• Task: Produce a website that raises awareness about peacekeeping efforts, combating terrorism, and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

• http://www2.hci.edu.sg/y08hci0118/DtoD/home/index.html

• http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/d2d/aseanway

• What topics can you work on?

Health and Environment

• Task: Produce a website that teaches about how countries can work together to address health and environmental issues (i.e. to protect natural resources, eliminate world hunger, promote better healthcare access, etc.).

• http://www.pier2pier.net/

• What topics can you work on?