Stand Up. Speak Out. Lend a Hand!
Are your students ready to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and LEND A HAND against extremism and hunger?
PROJECT TIMELINE:
• You are the Messengers to a Time I Will Not See:
A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein Videoconference
December 10, 2009 * 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
• Supporting Your Students in their Service Learning Projects
Teacher Workshop Videoconference
January 21, 2010 * 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
• Student Service Learning Projects
December – March
• Service Project Celebration
Student Sharing Videoconference Event
March 24, 2010 * 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Students/Classes will be assigned to a 50 minute interactive period during this time.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Grades 7-12
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
• MAGPI Members: Interested MAGPI members must have H.323 videoconference capabilities.
• Non-MAGPI Members: Non-MAGPI members must be connected to their high-speed research and education network and have H.323 videoconference capabilities.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In the winter of 1945, on the day of her liberation from six years of Nazi rule, Gerda Weissmann clung to life at the end of a 350-mile death march. She weighed 68 pounds, her hair had turned white, and she had not had a bath in three years. She survived with courage, grace and dignity.
Gerda Weissmann Klein, renowned motivational speaker and Holocaust survivor, teaches each one of us about tolerance, understanding and making a difference. Gerda Klein’s spirit helped her survive six years under Nazi rule; through her story, and her unique perspective, she continues to help each one of us to understand the dangers of hate and extremism.
Students involved in STAND UP. SPEAK OUT. LEND A HAND will hear from Gerda during a special interactive videoconference event and then embark upon their own service learning projects. Each participating school will be tasked with designing and implementing a service learning project that combats social issues in their community.
In order to maintain an on-going dialogue over the course of the project, each class will create a wiki page and posting bi-weekly updates on their projects. Once a month, schools will be assigned a partner class who will review and comment on their wiki page (and vice versa). Students will then reconvene via videoconference to share their service learning projects with the Klein Foundation during a celebratory "Project Collaboration Videoconference" in March. We will break schools into smaller groups for project sharing to encourage dialogue among students!
It's a three-month service learning challenge. Are your students ready to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, and LEND A HAND against extremism and hunger?
MAGPI is pleased to partner with The Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation to bring you this program.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM:
In order to register for a MAGPI program for the first time this academic year, you must work with your technology coordinator to get set-up in our new system. Here are the steps:
• Have your videoconference/technology coordinator go to http://www.magpi.net, click on “log in” and then either log in using their existing MUSE username/password (if they have one) or click on “create new account.” When an account is created, it may take up to 24 business hours for it to be approved before you can register.
• Your videoconference/technology coordinator must then go to their account information (click on their username which is displayed on the upper right hand corner of the website when he or she is logged in) and then click on the “sites” tab. Your technology coordinator must create a site for every building that wants to participate in this project. This will keep your technical information on file with MAGPI and teachers don’t need to worry about knowing IP addresses!
• After your videoconference/technology coordinator has created your sites, YOU need to create an account for yourself (so we have your class information on file!). Go to http://www.magpi.net, click on “log in” and then log in using your existing MUSE username/password (if you have one) or click on “create new account.” When an account is created, it may take up to 24 business hours for it to be approved before you can register.
• Before you can register for a program, you must link your account with the appropriate site in our database. To do that, go to your account information (click on your username which is displayed on the upper right hand corner of the website when you are logged in) and then click on the “sites” tab. Click on “other sites,” scroll to find your site and then click “join.” Congrats! You’re now linked to a site!
• After your account is approved, you’ll see dates, times and “register now” links on all MAGPI program pages when you are logged into the website. Go to http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Stand-Speak-Out-Lend-Hand, click “Register Now” (on the right hand side of the page), accept the terms and YOU’RE REGISTERED!
