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The goal is to provide engaging, updated, and relevant resources on current global issues for the Advanced Studies Laureate students and for the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone students at Naples High School.

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Developing College-level Research Skills on Global Issues

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School:
Naples High 
Subject:
Language Arts 
Teacher:
Naomi Rothring 
Students Impacted:
150 
Grade:
12 
Date:
September 6, 2019

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Florida License for Learning License Plate Fund - $308.16

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 150

These engaging, updated, and relevant materials allow students to immerse themselves in the research process on an academic topic of their choice.  Students nurture an awareness of, and respect of, the diversity of perspectives on global issues.  By providing opportunities to exercise higher-order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, the resources encourage students' independent learning in preparation for higher education.  The anthologies purchased from the Global Viewpoints series expose students to various contemporary views on economic, ethical, environmental, technological, political, and cultural issues of global signficance.

 

After evaluating and synthesizing alternative perspectives and interpretations, students offer a critical view of the global perspectives and reach a personal, supported judgment in a 4,500 to 5,000-word essay.  They reflect on the scope and nature of their research report and the reasons why their personal viewpoints of the issue may have changed during the research process.  Students present a justification of their research findings to a panel of faculty and community members through the Collier County Public Schools Advanced Studies Laureate Program. 

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal is to provide engaging, updated, and relevant resources on current global issues for the Advanced Studies Laureate students and for the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone students at Naples High School.  

 

What will be done with my students

Students will focus their individual research on identifying and exploring the context and basis of the arguments from different global perspectives. They will select and analyze appropriate evidence from a range of source material. After evaluating and synthesizing alternative perspectives and interpretations, students will offer a critical view of the global perspectives and reach a personal, supported judgment in multiple essays. They will reflect on the scope and nature of their own research reports and the reasons why their personal viewpoints of the issue may have changed during the research process. Students will then present a justification of their research findings.  

 

Benefits to my students

Students will nurture an awareness of, and respect for, the diversity of perspectives on global issues. Engaging, updated, and relevant materials will allow students to immerse themselves in the research process on an academic topic of their choice. By providing opportunities to exercise higher-order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, the resources will encourage students' development of independent learning skills in preparation for study in higher education and lifelong learning.  

 

Budget Narrative

Anthologies will be purchased from the Global Viewpoints series and the Opposing Viewpoints series to expose students to various contemporary views on economic, ethical, environmental, technological, political, and cultural issues of global significance. These books have been selected from topics of student interest.  

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 Global Viewpoints Series Book: Climate Change and Population Displacement $36.96
2 Global Viewpoints Series Book: Reproductive Rights $36.96
3 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: The Future of Space Exploration $39.04
4 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: Development, Land Use, and Environmental Impact $39.04
5 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: Virtual Reality $39.04
6 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: Athletes, Ethics, and Morality $39.04
7 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: Pesticides and GMOs $39.04
8 Opposing Viewpoints Series Book: Artificial Intelligence and the Technological Singularity $39.04
  Total: $308.16

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