Образовательные программы для Новых Независимых Государств,
финансируемые Американскими Международными образовательными
Советами и Информационным Агентством США.
Контактная информация: wmorse@actr.org
Grant opportunity: 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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