Subject: Grant: Partners in Education Program
From: Catharine Cashner (Cashner@actr.org)
Date: Tue Sep 07 1999 - 13:37:54 EDT
Grant opportunity
United States*NIS
Partners in Education Program
The American Councils for International Education is soliciting proposals
to host a group of NIS educators in spring 2000. Please write
wmorse@actr.org for details about the program.
Short Program Description
The Partners in Education Program (PiE) is administered by the American
Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS with funding from United
States Information Agency (USIA).
PiE supports democracy-building efforts in the NIS by providing secondary
school teachers and school administrators with the opportunity to
collaborate with U.S. colleagues in the field of civic education.
Eight to twelve educators from selected regions of the NIS will travel to
the United States, where they will work closely with U.S. counterparts to
research and develop curriculum materials. NIS educators will focus on
U.S. teaching methods in Civics, which may be used at home.
Experts in education and the NIS will select U.S. host sites in an open
competition. Two U.S. educators from each of the host districts later
will visit the communities of NIS partners to solidify long-term
partnership ties, and further modify the materials developed during the
internship at the host site.
The NIS Participants
Internship participants are selected through an open, merit-based
competition in their region. Each participant must demonstrate high
ability in the following areas: ability to teach civics, innovation in
teaching, professionalism, and leadership. Upon their return home,
participants share the knowledge, techniques, materials, and insights
gained while on the internship with their colleagues.
Pre-Academic Orientation in Washington, D.C.
Upon arrival in the United States, the educators take part in a five-day
orientation and civics education program in Washington, D.C., organized by
the American Councils. In Washington, the American Councils provides a
general orientation to the U.S. education system and life in the United
States, and arranges a variety of activities, both professional and
cultural, related to American studies and civic education, including an
overview of U.S. libraries and research tools, meetings with professional
organizations, and visits to government and historical sites. One
representative of each host site attends the orientation to interact
formally with all participants and make a short presentation on the
history of their state.
Internship at Host Site
Following the orientation, each group of participants travel to their host
site to take part in a five-week internships, where they observe classes,
especially those related to civic education. Participants also deliver
presentations; give lessons or team-teach at the host school or other
local schools, parent-teacher organizations, and community groups. They
will engage in program and curriculum development; participate in
professional development workshops and in-service training; review and
collect teaching materials for use in their home schools; make site visits
to other local schools; attend school board meetings; and participate in
field trips to municipal and state government institutions and historical
sites.
Professional Development Workshops
During the internship period, participants take part in professional
development workshops organized by their U.S. host site. The workshops are
school district in-service training programs, local university or other
institutional professional development programs, or original training
programs developed exclusively for PiE educators.
Post-Program Debriefing
participants attend a debriefing workshop, Developing Civic Education in
the NIS, in Washington, D.C., at the conclusion of the internship period.
Each NIS group selects an individual to present a synopsis of the
materials and lesson plan they developed during the internship. PiE
participants, government officials, and other educators attend the
workshop.
Reciprocal Program in the NIS
In the semester following the internship, two U.S. teachers or
administrators from each U.S. host school district visit schools in the
participants' regions for two weeks.
Funding for the Partners in Education Program comes from the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency
under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended.
William Morse
Program Officer
American Councils
1776 Massachuestts Ave. NW 700
Washington, D.C., 20036
tel. (202) 833-7522
fax. (202) 872-9178
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