May 3 - Lab Block

5 Most Pressing Global Issues:

• spend time researching the sites provided by Mr. Engstrom
• consider visiting the Free The Children Site @ http://www.freethechildren.com
• figure out between 5 - 8 topics that you feel are important and worth researching
• send an email to your group members - in your email you need to include what you feel are pressing issues, a few sentences telling them about the We Day and a link to the free the children site … encourage them to check it out as an additional resource
• include me in your email so that I know what your top 5 list includes laurie_clement@wecdsb.on.ca

Team Hungary

• they have had some holidays so that is why they may not have been posting.  
• their teacher said they would post by end of Friday
• if they have posted what they want to do, awesome!  Please read through the list of jobs they wish to do. More than one person will do each category. In our class... Everyone can work on their first choice as long as there are people in each category. Can someone from your group make a list of all the current jobs request from everyone in your group and share it with me on Google Docs. Thanks!
• If they have not posted... just be patient, they will
• I will also try and get on there to see if we can start assigning jobs.  For Hungary there will be more than one person working on each category.  

Team Croatia

• awesome job, yesterday.  I loved that everyone connected and we can get underway.  I saw they posted tons and plan to check that out soon.  I hope that we can begin posting our ideas as well
• please keep in mind they are just learning english like you learn french.  can you imagine speaking only french and about topics like geography, economics, political science, etc.  So please be understanding, kind and patient
• let’s also remember to be flexible in our ides.  Remember this is about collaborating and coming to decisions that make everyone happy.
• try to post your ideas under each category

Team Ireland

• Everyone has their jobs assigned, I would like to see everyone posting their ideas under the appropriate category
• let’s also remember to be flexible in our ides.  Remember this is about collaborating and coming to decisions that make everyone happy.

Team Canada

• I am expecting to see ideas posted in each category by Monday
• I am creating a site and will share it with you
• please post on the site who is responsible for which job

Anyone that has completed their tasks is to work on the history project.

I have also sent out a form for you to use to tell me what your history topic will be.  ONE person from each group is to complete it.  Thanks!