Welcome!Imagine moving to a new country and enrolling in a new school part-way through the year...There are no orientation tours at this time, you do not speak the common language, and you have no friends to talk to or to help you transition. How do you cope? WINK is a website resource designed to aid both international students newly introduced to our high schools, and teachers who have international students in their classes. The two main sections of the WINK website are the "WINK" and "Teacher" sections. The first section consists of a digital template for creating a booklet that introduces international high school students to their new school. It is user-friendly and contains all pertinent information for these particular students to get through the day in their new environment. This booklet is divided into several categories using tabs to make navigation easy. It is illustrated which makes the information easily comprehensible. Representatives from any high school can insert their school’s information into the provided template to create a booklet specifically tailored to their school. Included is an exemplary kit demonstrating what your school's finished product can look like. The second section is just for teachers! It describes many suggested activities that can easily be used in the classroom to welcome newcomers, while encouraging them to become active class members. It also provides a list of online resources with brief descriptions regarding how to implement them in the classroom. The purpose of this resource is to help both new international students and their teachers have a positive educational experience together...So WINK away! WINK© 2010 - Created by Joleen Searle, Sara Trindade, Jeannine Beattie, and Jason Betts
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