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Teachers initially identify the country
that will be studied based upon:
· Their curriculum
· Interest students would have in the country
chosen
· Extensiveness of Internet and community
resources for country selected
· Timeliness of your selection in terms of
current events
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Resources that you and your students
can use should include:
Internet Resources including: informational web
sites, web sites that focus on aspects of the culture
of the country, online experts who can be consulted
online, knowledgeable adults who can respond to
questions online, and teachers and students in classrooms
in the target country.
Community Resources including: museums, libraries,
embassies or consulates, community centers, parents
and other children or adults from the country or
culture being studied.
Traditional resources including: classroom texts,
school library books, other library resources, movies,
and videos
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Select the kind of CultureQuest project you and
your students, working in small groups, will do:
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Types
of CultureQuest Projects
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Explore cultural aspects
of another country.Optional: compare to
own culture
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Explore aspects of culture
repre-sented by the different cultural heritages
of your students
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Explore the similarities
and differ-ences of an aspect of culture
across countries. (e.g., Music)
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Aspects of the culture
or subcultures of your own country.
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While most CultureQuest projects focus on one
country or culture and have students look at different
aspects of that culture (art, music, everyday life,
etc), another way to do the project would be to
take one cultural aspect (like art) and have different
groups of students look at art in different cultures.
(e.g., Art in different countries of Asia). A third
possibility is to have groups of students within
your class focus on different countries. We only
recommend this approach for older students. But
it's your choice. We do recommend involving your
students in the decision as to which country to
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Develop the goals and objectives for your project
adapting some the general CultureQuest goals in
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Academic
Knowledge/Skills
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Technology
Skills
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Learning
Skills
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Cultural
Knowledge and Values
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Reading
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Internet Use
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Problem Solving
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Know and Appreciate Diversity
and Multiculturalism
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Writing
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Computer Skills
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Research, and Inquiry
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Know and Appreciate Other
Cultures
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History and Geography
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Web Page Design and Creation
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Speaking and Presentation
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Know & Appreciate
Own Culture
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Multiple Intelligence
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Multimedia Skills
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Collaboration
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Global Awareness
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Prepare CultureQuest project
timeline, checklist, and rubrics. Refer to
the CultureQuest Teachers'
Guide for forms and resources.
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