Students will share various aspects of their school student council through informal discussion & pictures or other artifacts.

II.  OBJECTIVES

Students will compare student councils as well as a little of their unique school culture.

III. MATERIALS

Optional:  Artifacts such as pictures, video, posters, or objects which exemplify some aspect of their student council.

IV.  VIDEO CONFERENCE FORMAT   Technical personnel should establish a successful connection through a test call a few days before the conference & then connect at least 10 minutes before the students arrive.  Audio can be muted until both sides are ready to begin.
 

A.  Tell the school name & grade level. Follow with introductions of teachers from both sides. 

B.  Informally students will introduce themselves & mention something about themselves that's rather unique such as their career goal, a special hobby, or other interesting fact.  
 

C.  Sample topics to be shared by the students in any order & through a mutually agreeable format.   Examples may be shown on a document camera for easy viewing.  Consider assigning a different topic or sections of that topic to different students to ensure adequate preparation. Hopefully students will not need to read their information; talking about the topic will be more interesting.   The conference should focus on students talking, sharing, asking, and answering questions instead of the teachers.  Consider assigning one strong student leader to facilitate.  If this isn't possible then of course the teachers should facilitate.
 

1. Organization of student council (advisors, number of members, grade levels, method of joining or being elected, length of term for serving, officers) 

2. Goals or objectives of the student council  (service organization or honorarium)

3.  Meetings (frequency, length, after school or during school) 

4.  Service projects (teacher appreciation week, charity)

5.  Just for fun activities (spirit week, outings, parties, dances, field trips)

6.  Financing (fundraisers, sponsors, school funded, dues)

7.  Problems that need suggested solutions

8.  Other topics