Coaching Winning Model United Nations Teams

By some counts, Model United Nations (MUN) has become the single most popular extracurricular academic activity among high school students. More than two million high school and college students have assumed the roles of ambassadors from real United Nations member countries, participated in spirited debate about the world's most pressing issues, and called, "Point of order, Mr. Chairman!" Now, in Coaching Winning Model United Nations Teams, Edward Mickolus and Joseph Brannan give MUN teachers and coaches the information they need to succeed. In this informative volume, the authors (MUN coaches themselves) provide detailed guidance for each step of the MUN path, from the first meeting in the teacher's classroom to the final days of an official MUN conference. Coaches will learn about the ins and outs of parliamentary procedure and the most effective ways to help their students draft position papers and resolutions. Most important, Brannan and Mickolus illustrate the many ways that teachers can inspire their students to take an active role in making the world a better place. By the time their students move on, MUN coaches will have instilled in them such important qualities as empathy, self-confidence, and grace under pressure. AUTHOR: J. Thomas Brannan is the faculty adviser to the George C. Marshall High School MUN team in Falls Church, Virginia. Before becoming a teacher, he served in the U.S. Navy, worked as a newspaper reporter, and was the assistant city manager for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, where he resides. DR. Ed. Mikolus has written twenty books on international terrorist events and biographies of terrorists. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, he led MUN teams to regional and national championships, and while completing his doctorate in political science, he founded and coached the Yale University MUN team and started the Yale MUN conferences. SELLING POINTS: ?Designed specifically for MUN coaches at the high school and college level. More than 2 million students have participated to date in the U. S. All fifty states have active MUN chapters. ?Both authors are active MUN coaches at the high school and college level. ?Detailed guidance for each step of the MUN process and program; from the classroom to the final days of an official MUN conference. ?Brannan is faculty advisor to the George C. Marshall High School MUN team in Falls Church, VA. ?Mickolus has led MUN teams to regional and national championships. Founded and coached the Yale University MUN team.