Student Evaluation

You will be evaluated based on your individual contributions, collaboration with your diversified core team members, and collaboration with the members of your topic team. The following objectives for this class will help to guide you toward your "best" learning during the coming weeks:

• Understanding the Issues Surrounding the Israeli\Palestine Conflict

• Discuss and "take a stand" on the Issues Surrounding the Israeli\Palestine Conflict

• Create and Contribute to a document and presentation that will make an impact on

• Group Collaboration

• Conflict Resolution

• Higher Level Cognitive Thinking

• Debate Skills

• Synthesis of Information

• Teaching Members of your Core Team Important Information

• Teaching Members of your Topic Team Important Information

There are many other skills to be learned from the "journey" in which you are about to participate. It is up to you, the learner, how much you want to give and to take from this experience. You are encouraged to give to the best of your ability so that the knowledge, skills, and abilities you never knew you had can be revealed not only to others but to yourself. You are important and you are expected to make a difference now and in the future. Good Luck – Step Up to the Plate – Take a Swing!

Individual Assignments (30%)

• Role Exchange Assignment

• Propaganda\Perspective Activity

• Role Summary Sheet

• web site Evaluations

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research at the Summit

Group Collaborative Work (70%)

• Topic Team Evaluation of Contribution (10%)
  Your team will evaluate your own topic paper and those of the other teams. You will receive the team's average score. Reviewing the Collaboration Rubric will help you understand how it works.

• Core Team Evaluation of Contribution (30%)
  Your team will evaluate your own topic paper and those of the other teams. You will receive the team's average score. Reviewing the Collaboration Rubric will help you understand how it works.

• Group Contrast Paper (10%)

• Peace Plan (10%)
  Your team will evaluate your own topic paper and those of the other teams. You will receive the team's average score. Reviewing the Peace Plan Rubric will help you understand how it works.

• Presentation (10%)
  Your team will evaluate your own topic paper and those of the other teams. You will receive the team's average score. Reviewing the Presentation Rubric will help you understand how it works.

Instructor Review

Your instructor will monitor your progress throughout the semester and will evaluate your learning through the individual assignments and group collaborative work and evaluation. If there is a discrepancy in the grade given to you by your peers and the observed participation in the class your grade can be either lowered or raised based on the instructor's assessment. Teams will be notified of any grade changes and the reasons for those changes.