Shaping our NGOInternational Teacher Exchange Program

Problem statement

There are stagnant communities in Latin America where education is underdeveloped. The quality of education can be improved.

Furthermore, there are teachers from the States lacking real world experience.

There is a need for an exchange program facilitating teachers in America and their Latin American counterparts in acquiring extensive training and real world experience.

Mission and goals

Spur growth within stagnant communities by increasing overall human capital

Promote a partnership between North American universities and their Latin American counterparts

Provide teachers from South American universities with extensive training in pedagogy and learning opportunities

Provide teachers from North American universities with real world experiences and encounters

Narrow the gap between education in developed and developing worlds

Objectives

Provide 10 – 20 Latin American teachers with scholarships to study in America

Support 10 – 20 American teachers to go work in Latin American educational institutions to fill in the vacant spots

Length: 1 academic year

Projects

Training program

Pedagogy courses for Latin American teachers

Other courses of their interests

Scholarships program

Provide grants for studying in America

Teacher exchange program

American teachers can apply to experience education and life in Latin America

Training program

Invite pedagogy experts to teach classes

Target to equip teachers with skills and knowledge in teaching and motivating learners

Aim at an incorporation of theory and practice

Engaging and meaningful classroom activities and extracurricular activities

Provide chances for auditing real class hours

Scholarship program

Scholarship recipients need to be teachers that:

Currently work at a Latin American educational institution

Show potentials and passion for their job

Desire to return and help the home community

Have little chance to study overseas

Meet other requirements for qualifications and experience

Teacher exchange program

Target: Teachers or pedagogy students in America who are

Passionate about encountering different cultures and learning on the field

Accept to pay at least partly for their stay in Latin America

Work at the

institutions as substitutes

Schedule for 1st year

First quarter 2013

Framing and proposal of projects

Approach funders and other NGOs

for sponsorship and partnership Second quarter 2013

Design logical framework

Recruit participants

Implement projects

Monitoring

Monthly written reports/journals from the teachers involving their thoughts, progress, and quality of the program

Skype meetings every

two month with participants

NGO staff meetings

Cost evaluation

Evaluation

Compare the performance of teachers before and after the program using different criteria

How motivated they are in their job

How much investment they put in lesson planning

How effective are their classes

How well do they adapt skills and knowledge taught in their partner institutions

Staff and facilities

5 initiators

Accountant

Volunteers

Office

Computers

Telephones and fax machines

Finances

Attract donors – companies, businesses, corporates

Propose a detailed financial plan

Management

Participants

Staff Performance

Finance Relationship with donors

Quality of programs

Satisfaction Work load Cost and expenses

Financial statement

Efficiency

Performance

Pay Funds of different sources

Audit Effectiveness

Contribution

Assumptions

Language barrier Funding

Experts Staff commitment and experience