teacher exchange programs

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VISITING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY PROGRAM (VIF)FULBRIGHT TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAMINTER-AFRICAN TEACHER EXCHANGESCANADIAN EDUCATORS EXCHANGEGLOBAL TEACHERS MILLENIUMM AWARDS

VISITING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY PROGRAM

(VIF)• Is the United States largest

cultural exchange program for teachers and schools• It is dedicated to transforming

lives through international exchange of teachers.

VISITING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY PROGRAM

(VIF)• Offers highly qualified teachers

from around the world serving as teachers and cultural ambassador in the United States.

VIF’s Purposes and Beliefs

• It is the intention of the VIF to ensure that student, educators and communities worldwide reap the benefits of international education . the program believes in the following principles:

1. All school should have at least one international exchange teacher.

2. All students should be exposed to a variety of exchange teachers during their academic careers.

3. All communities should have an equal opportunity to develop

globally literate citizens to help build a foundation for success in

the global market place.

History of Visiting International Faculty

Program (VIF)• The program started 19 years

ago. It was founded in 1987 and began accepting teachers from other countries of the world to

teach kindergarten up to grade 12 in 1989.

History of Visiting International Faculty

Program (VIF)• This project is in cooperation

with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

The first group of 12 international teachers worked on in 10 North Carolina countries as

foreign language teachers.

History of Visiting International Faculty

Program (VIF)• The international teachers are

coming from more than 50 countries of the world such as Australia,

Canada, Chile, and New Zealand, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain including the Philippines. There are several Filipino

Teachers who participated in this program.

FULBRIGHT TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM

• Since 1946, the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program has helped nearly

23,000 teachers and school administrators to promote mutual understanding between the United States and countries around the

world. For the U.S. teachers, this opportunity involves a year or semester

direct exchange with a counterpart in another country teaching the same subject

at the same level.

INTER-AFRICAN TEACHER EXCHANGES

• The objectives of this program are to provide opportunity for African

teachers to learn from teaching environment in other African

countries and also aimed to extend experiences and widen the horizon of

African teachers by encouraging exchange visits to countries outside

Africa as well.

INTER-AFRICAN TEACHER EXCHANGES

• The teacher will travel to neighboring countries to work for over a period of the two weeks after which in pairs they will engage in following activities:

1. Be stationed at one school for one week and another school for another week.

2. Observe teaching in the said teachers subject

3. Guest ICTs at the schools that the teacher is visiting

4. Engage in discussions with the teachers in another school.

5. Write a journal of theirexchange visit.

CANADIAN EDUCATORS EXCHANGE

• The Canadian Education Exchange Foundation is a non-profit foundation which handles both student and educator exchanges.

• In Alberta, two kinds of exchanges are possible for a

powerful professional development experiences.

ONE YEAR EXCHANGESThese exchanges enable teachers in

Alberta to swap their jobs (and homes) with teachers in countries such as

Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States,

Germany, and other for a period of one year. During this time, the teacher

continues to be paid by his/her school board in Alberta, when the year is over again the teacher returns home to his

original position in Alberta.

SHORT-TERM EXCHANGES

This exchange which occur during the spring and summer holidays,

enable the teachers and administrators to job shadow with

the counterpart in another country.

GLOBAL TEACHERS MILLENIUM AWARDS

• Although this program is limited only to participating countries, It is important to learn that Global

teacher Exchange program contribute to the quality of

teachers worldwide.

Aims of Global Teachers Millennium Awards

• Change the live UK educators personally and professionally by encouraging them to fulfill their aspiration and use their talents in innovative ways,

• Ensure benefits for staff and pupils of UK schools under local communities

through the dissemination of innovative development education.

Aims of Global Teachers Millennium Awards

• Support the aims and activities of Link’s educational program in South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda

• Set a standard and develop model for other similar scheme

It is the intent of the program to achieve learning outcomes among the target partners of the Unite Kingdom in terms of:A. Increase knowledge of people

and life in developing countries B.Better understanding of how UK

is linked with other countries

It is the intent of the program to achieve learning outcomes among the target partners of the Unite Kingdom in terms of:C. More positive attitudes toward

people and life in developing countries – challenging stereotypes and beliefs in shared humanity.

It is the intent of the program to achieve learning outcomes among the target partners of the Unite Kingdom in terms of:D. More positive attitudes towards

multicultural nature of UK society-challenging of stereotypes and embracing of diversity.

A Global Teacher in this program is described as someone who:

• Thinks and acts both locally and globally;

• Embraces the world’s rich variety of ways of life;

• Understand how this world is interconnected;

• Is committed to making• the world a more equitable place

A Global Teacher in this program is described as someone who:

• Believes in education for sustainable development

• Has a professional and personal skills to share, and to learn;

• Bring world into their classroom, school, and community;

A Global Teacher in this program is described as someone who:

• Encourages dialogue and partnership between the North and the South;

• Can inspire others to acts Global Teachers.

“As a result of participating in the scheme I have developed my ability to mentor students and staff and have developed a more consultative leadership style in my school.”

“The best thing I have ever done. I have come back a different person – more tolerant, more understanding, and more sensitive to the needs of others. The impact of this award will stay with me forever.”

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!

@GLEChristianS