Euro Challenge 2009Tips for Forming and Preparing Teams

Suggested Strategies

1. Provide incentives Chance to go to NYC for the next

rounds (April 29th) Euro Challenge awards, including

cash prizes provided by Moody’s, certificates

Grade Credit

2. Recruit alternates 8-10 students Mixed grades (9th and 10th graders)

9th graders can participate a second year

3. Create a notebook of assignments Examples:

Identify research that needs to be done Go to www.euro-challenge.org Download 2 articles from the “European

Economy and the Euro” section Write a 2 paragraph summary to be

discussed a next meeting Do the interactive exercises available

on the Euro Challenge website Draft scenarios of presentation format

4. Team develops timeline for the creation and rehearsal of their presentation

5. Know your students’ strengths Assign work that suits their

strengths

6. Help students to ‘own’ the knowledge

7. Drills Practice presentations Role play Examples

Drill I: Cell phone usage should be banned in all

school and work environments. How would this policy impact various age groups 6-12 year olds, 13-18 year olds, and 18+ year olds.

Drill II: Students A & B are presenting information on

the current economic situation in the EU Student C, D and E pretend to be students

asking question regarding information presented

8. Roasts Different audiences pose

questions to students regarding their presentation

9. Use the website forum to ask questions, exchange ideas.

10. Have students set up a chat group to prepare and practice virtually