Katie
Teaching
International
Relations
Program
Spring 2016
Olga
Alicia
Program Requirements
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Attendance
Team Activity Plan
Team Advisement Meeting with CALIS Staff
Four Teacher Feedback Forms
Four Session Reports
Credit is given at the discretion of the professor.
Check with your professor for eligibility.
One TIRP session counts towards one IR course.
http://www.usc.edu/calis/
Which world does slavery belong in?
Political World
Social World
Economic World
slavery
Cultural World
5
Which factors make slavery a part of all Four Worlds?
Political World
Economic World
rights
labor
slavery
Social World
class
Cultural World
custom
6
Which factors make slavery a part of all Four Worlds?
Political World
Economic World
rights
labor
legal system
cost of production
slavery
Social World
hierarchy
segregation
class
identity
beliefs
custom
equity
status
Cultural World
shared values
privilege
7
Which factors make slavery a part of all Four Worlds?
Political World
Factors are simultaneous yet distinct.
rights
Economic World
labor
legal system
cost of production
A “Four Worlds” analysis of human factors enables students to easily
illustrate detail & complexity.
slavery
Social World
hierarchy
segregation
class
identity
beliefs
custom
equity
status
Cultural World
shared values
privilege
8
Four Worlds of… Water
Political World
Social World
Economic World
water
Cultural World
9
Teaching Tips
• Think-pair-share
– Think individually, pair with a partner, share your partner’s
ideas with the class
– Great way to start discussions!
– Pro tip: set a timer so partners can quickly distill their ideas
to a few main points and communicate efficiently
• Group work
– Read aloud – make a long article more interactive by asking
students to alternate reading sentences/paragraphs, play
different roles or parts, etc.
– Team members should walk around the class to check how
groups are doing
Getting Students Engaged
• Cold calling to foster participation – ask students
to create nametags and use them!
• Relate topics to students’ lives – make
connections!
• Don’t oversimplify but keep at high school level –
try to identify what students already know and
tailor lesson accordingly
TIRP Sign-Ups!
• Sign-ups begin Thursday, January 28 @ 9:00 am
• They end Thursday, February 4 @ 5:00 pm or when
classes are full.
• Each volunteer must sign up for themselves.
• Bring your schedule! Allow ample time for travel, parking
and arrival to your classroom.
• Once you sign up, your commitment begins.
The sign-up form is a contract.
– Team contact
– Driver
– Two or three people per team
Allow ample time for
transportation 
If two non-drivers have signed up, the last person to sign up must be a driver
Confirmation and First Steps
• Confirmation email will be sent
 Team Contact is responsible for contacting the team
and calling the teacher
• Before your team meeting, visit:
http://www.usc.edu/calis/
• Look at the search tag overviews to get an
understanding of the topic and lessons – your
search tag will be included in the
confirmation email
So you’ve signed up,
contacted your teammates, and
set up a meeting to discuss your
plan.
What’s next?
Team Activity Plan!
• Meet with your teammates to fill out a Team
Activity Plan (TAP)
• Make it interactive - NOT lectures
• Remember:
– Not every database item is an “activity”
– Not every activity is meant for an entire session
• A good TAP has a mix of analytical tools,
cases, and role-plays or simulations
Team Activity Plan!
• Non CALIS materials (videos/articles from other
sources) must be approved by the office
• Email us the link in advance of your Advisement
Meeting with
– A description of how it will be used
– Specific questions
• Changes to the TAP are possible, but must be
made in consultation with the CALIS Staff 
Tag
Overview
Analytical Tools
Your search tag is
included in your
confirmation
email
Team Activity
Plan
Indicate
Analytical Tools
used here
Learning Objectives are
stated as questions
Team Advisement Meeting
• Meet with CALIS staff no later than a week
before your team’s first session
• Be sure your team has planned out activities
for all four sessions
• Come prepared, with each member ready
to participate
Team Advisement Meeting
• Required materials for your advisement
meeting:
 Team Activity Plan (TAP)
 Teaching Copies – printed and
marked with notes
 Student Handouts
• Digital copies won’t work
See Requirements: C, page 2
Team Advisement Meeting
• Make notes and highlights
– What vocab are you going to go over?
– What sections are you going to emphasize?
– Are you planning to leave anything out?
– How long will each part of the activity take?
• IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR TEACHING AND
STUDENT COPIES FOR ALL 4 SESSIONS,
YOU MUST RESCHEDULE.
Student Handout Sample
Teaching Copy Sample
Print out the
guide version
of the activity
Then, mark it
with your own
teaching notes
Class Sessions at the High
School
• For copies/materials – submit a Copy
Request form at least two business
days before you need them
• Arrive at least 5 minutes before the
class period begins
• Keep in mind – high schools have dress
codes
Class Sessions at the High
School
• Don’t forget to bring/collect a Teacher
Feedback form for each session and turn
it in to the CALIS office within two
business days of your session
• When you arrive in the classroom, provide
the teacher with a student handout for
each session activity
Remember when you printed these out for
your Team Advisement Meeting?
How convenient!
Teacher Feedback Forms
You are
responsible for
providing a copy
to your teacher at
the start of each
session!
You also must
ensure the form is
filled out, collect it,
and turn it in to
the CALIS office!
Report Guidelines
• In the handbook, there is a list of suggested
questions to answer for your report
• The report must be at least 500 words (not
including a title, name, heading, etc.)
• Each report is reviewed by CALIS staff and is
evaluated based on content
– Include at least 3 specific examples of students’
participation
• The report is due THREE CALENDAR DAYS
after the session – you lose points for lateness
Report Guidelines
• Start your report by stating the learning objective
for the session as a focus question:
– “Our objective for the third session was to answer the
questions, ‘What is the role of the media in impacting how
the science of climate change is interpreted? How does
climate change challenge the 4 world status quo? What
are the Oslo Principles?’”
• To protect privacy, do not refer to students by
name in reports
– When including specific student quotes, cite Student
A, Student B, and Student C
A
C
What makes a great report?
• “When asked why the court ruling in the Dutch case is
significant, a student correctly pointed out the term that
we introduced earlier in the class: legal precedent; the
student understood that this case set legal precedent for
future cases regarding climate change.”
• “One student was trying to add to the social world and
said ‘public opinion about the government’. We pushed
him to go deeper, ‘how is that related to the social world
though? Wouldn't that be political? What does low
opinion of the government lead to?’, the response: ‘well
maybe social unrest, or rioting?’”
Things NOT to Include in Your
Report
• Do not include commentary or
observations
• Please exclude details about
– Traffic
– The check-in process
– Student behavior
– School/classroom appearance
Things NOT to Include in Your
Report
• “We had some technological difficulties at the beginning,
but… we were able to save our PowerPoint on the flash
drive and show the materials easily.”
• “Our team made it to Banning High School again on time
and without any complications. The check-in process
was simple and very easy again, which was good
compared the first TIRP session.”
• “I did have a student's who sole contribution was along
the lines of “Z z z” snoring from the start till the bell rang
to the end of the day.”
TIRP Webboard
• The link to the webboard can be found on our
CALIS website: http://www.usc.edu/calis/
• Under the USC Students tab, click on
TIRP
• TIRP Webboard – Spring 2016
• Last day to register for the Webboard is
February 18, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
TIRP Webboard
• Prior to registering, read the directions on the
webboard.
– Note: Your username is your first and last name
(capitalize just the first letters of both) with spaces in
between. (ex. Tommy Trojan)
• Keep in mind that the Webboard is public! Your
teachers and professors can see it!
Performance
Evaluation
Attendance
• Your program commitment is for
ALL FOUR teaching sessions.
• You need to be on time – this
affects your score
What Makes a Great TIRPer?
• “Great energy and enthusiasm”
• “The lesson flowed very well and brought together
the ideas and encouraged critical thinking and
participation from the class”
• “Great job interacting with each of the groups.
Excellent questioning and challenges of the
student’s perspectives”
• “Good extension of the concepts to the global
community and to the school environment”
TIRP
Quiz
Time!
Q1:
What items must your team bring to your
Team Advisement Meeting? (3)
Q1:
What items must your team bring to your
Team Advisement Meeting? (3)
 Team Activity Plan (TAP)
 Teaching Copies – printed
and marked with notes
 Student Handouts
Q2:
What should your webboard
username be?
Q2:
What should your webboard
username be?
Your username consists of your first
and last name, properly capitalized with
a space in-between.
• Tommy Trojan
WRONG usernames:
• Alicia Liu
kmcdowell
• Katie McDowell
soccergurllll4lyfe
• Olga Mateos
We will delete you
Q3:
How many webboard reports out of 4
must you complete to earn full credit?
Partial Credit?
Q3:
How many webboard reports out of 4
must you complete to earn full credit?
Partial Credit?
You have to complete 4 webboard reports
to earn either partial or full credit.
You will earn NO credit if you miss one or
more webboard reports.
Q4:
Should you assign one team
member to be in charge of each
session?
Q4:
Should you assign one team
member to be in charge of each
session?
NO! Team members must share equal
responsibility for each session.
Coordinate - make sure you split duties
and evenly divide class time.
Q5:
When are webboard reports and
teacher feedback forms due?
Q5:
When are webboard reports and
teacher feedback forms due?
Reports must be posted to the TIRP
webboard within 3 calendar days of
your session.
Teacher Feedback forms are due
within 2 business days of your
session to our office in THH 252.
We’ll see you in the CALIS
office on Thurs, January 28!
THH 252