Inquiry

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Inquiry 2010-11 Calendar

September 7
 
Classes begin at Tufts University  
September 14
 
EPIIC has selected its 2010-11 class  
September 20Day by which schools will let the IGL know if they are participating in Inquiry; for local schools, also send times when Inquiry will be meeting your school
 
September 22
 
Inquiry Readers and/or Cd-Roms sent to high schools  
September 24-26
 
EPIIC Weekend Immersion in New Hampshire  
October 1
 
Conference call for teachers about 2010-11 Inquiry (unless a weekend day is preferable)
 
October 5
 
EPIIC first exam  
October 7
 
Tufts students assigned to schools as mentors  
October 8-15Initial email contact between Tufts students and teachers
 
October 19-29
 
Interaction between Tufts students and high school students, either via visit or email (as determined by location) -- teachers and Tufts students should also work out a schedule for interaction, which the Tufts students will give to Heather by Oct 29
 
October 29
 
Teachers will provide student mentors (and cc’d to Heather) with the email address for their participating students to create the groups below

Tufts students will have set up a Google or Yahoo group for the students in the school they are working with
 
November 23
 
Roles, Committees and broad Simulation schedule announced and distributed
 
December 7
 
Briefing Paper questions distributed  
December 10
 
Conference call for teachers about roles, committees, briefing papers (unless a weekend day is preferable)
 
December 11Classes end for fall semester at Tufts University
 
December 15
 
Final Exams begin for Tufts students

Evaluations distributed to teachers
 
December 22EPIIC Final Exam/Last day of exams at Tufts University Evaluations returned to Heather
 
December 23Winter Intersession begins at Tufts IGL Staff is in the office during intersession break
 
January 20
 
Classes begin at Tufts  
January 28
 
Inquiry schedules of Tufts student-schools interaction due to Heather
 
February 24-27EPIIC 25th Anniversary Symposium (free entry for high school students and teachers)
 
March 2
 
Briefing Papers due at IGL (via email to heather.barry@tufts.edu) Names of participating high school students due at Tufts to Heather
 
March 9
 
All briefing papers available on-line  
March 11
 
Simulation questions distributed EPIIC students return briefing papers with comments
 
March 14
 
Conference call for teachers about the simulation  
March 21-28
 
Tufts Spring Break  
April 7-10
 
Inquiry Simulation