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!
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
New TGC Cycle!
I haven't posted much about this opportunity, BUT I figured I'd share the link if anyone out there is interested. If you like to learn and you don't mind traveling somewhere around the world to learn about the culture and education system, this program is for you!
I applied last year and after completing a tough and extremely informative online class on global education, I learned I'd be going to BRAZIL this summer!
There's MUCH more work to be done, but from the little that has already occurred, I'm a new teacher! I highly recommend you apply! It will be an experience you won't forget!
*No pressure :)
is kicking off a new application cycle.
Applications are due March 4th!
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