Let the Fun Begin!

Oi, Brazil! Ready or not, here I come!
IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and educational programs to promote positive lasting change globally. Teachers for Global Education (TGC), part of their education branch, provides professional development opportunities for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a program focused on globalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms. Currently participants from all over the United States will be traveling over the next few months to Morocco, Ghana, Kazakhstan, the Ukraine, India, Indonesia and Brazil.
The symposium in D.C. welcomed TGC fellows and their administrators. The focus for the symposium was to emphasize the importance of global education. The teachers spent time meeting with their traveling cohorts, learning about the culture of their host country and planning sessions for the Essential Question ( Essential Questions Graphic Organizer) and  Capstone Project.
The weekend was wonderful! It was great to finally meet everyone after participating in a two month online course earlier this year.
I'm sure this will be the first of many posts. I'll also link the website I'm developing for my Capstone Project that will detail my travel experience and provide resources for educators.
If you're interested in applying, the application for the next cycle is due March 4th!