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Seminar on China: The Place and the Peoples A Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad 2010 Texas A&M University. May 31 to July 2, 2010. Participant Responsibilities. Participant Responsibilities/ Pre-departure. Attend the pre-departure workshop
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Seminar on China: The Place and the PeoplesA Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad 2010 Texas A&M University May 31 to July 2, 2010 Participant Responsibilities
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
Participant Responsibilities/ China Seminar Experience • 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/ Post China Seminar • 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/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
Whom do I contact with questions about the research? If you have questions regarding this study, you may contact Dr. Lynne Walters. Phone number: (281-363-0678) e-mail address: lynne-walters@tamu.edu or Martha Green. Phone number (979-862-6700) e-mail address: mgreen@ipomail.tamu.edu. Whom do I contact about my rights as a research participant? This research study has been reviewed by the Human Subjects’ Protection Program and/or the Institutional Review Board at Texas A&M University. For research-related problems or questions regarding your rights as a research participant, you can contact these offices at (979)458-4067 or irb@tamu.edu.