Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 19 views

    The Teaching Profession Seminar

    Uploaded by

    Monikie Mala
    This document discusses several teacher exchange programs that aim to broaden teaching perspectives internationally. The largest program is the Visiting International Faculty program, which allows teachers to work in the US for up to three years and then return home to share their experiences. Other programs mentioned include the Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Inter-African Teacher Exchanges, and the Canadian Educators Exchange. The purpose of these exchanges is to promote cultural understanding and develop globally literate students. The document also outlines some roles of technology in teaching, such as providing cognitive support and promoting collaboration, as well as standards for effective use of technology by teachers.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    The Teaching Profession Seminar

    Uploaded by

    Monikie Mala
    19 views15 pages
    This document discusses several teacher exchange programs that aim to broaden teaching perspectives internationally. The largest program is the Visiting International Faculty program, which allows teachers to work in the US for up to three years and then return home to share their experiences. Other programs mentioned include the Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Inter-African Teacher Exchanges, and the Canadian Educators Exchange. The purpose of these exchanges is to promote cultural understanding and develop globally literate students. The document also outlines some roles of technology in teaching, such as providing cognitive support and promoting collaboration, as well as standards for effective use of technology by teachers.

    Original Description:

    hehe

    Original Title

    (5) the Teaching Profession Seminar

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses several teacher exchange programs that aim to broaden teaching perspectives internationally. The largest program is the Visiting International Faculty program, which allows teachers to work in the US for up to three years and then return home to share their experiences. Other programs mentioned include the Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Inter-African Teacher Exchanges, and the Canadian Educators Exchange. The purpose of these exchanges is to promote cultural understanding and develop globally literate students. The document also outlines some roles of technology in teaching, such as providing cognitive support and promoting collaboration, as well as standards for effective use of technology by teachers.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    19 views15 pages

    The Teaching Profession Seminar

    Uploaded by

    Monikie Mala
    This document discusses several teacher exchange programs that aim to broaden teaching perspectives internationally. The largest program is the Visiting International Faculty program, which allows teachers to work in the US for up to three years and then return home to share their experiences. Other programs mentioned include the Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Inter-African Teacher Exchanges, and the Canadian Educators Exchange. The purpose of these exchanges is to promote cultural understanding and develop globally literate students. The document also outlines some roles of technology in teaching, such as providing cognitive support and promoting collaboration, as well as standards for effective use of technology by teachers.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 15

    Broadening Teaching

    Perspectives: TEACHER
    EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
    Visiting International Faculty
    Program
    - United States largest cultural exchange
    program for teachers and schools.
    - Teachers participate in the VIF program
    work in the U.S. for up to three years and
    then return home to share international
    experiences with students and colleagues.
    VIF Purposes and Beliefs
    All schools should have at least one
    international teacher.
    All students should be exposed to a
    variety of exchange teachers during
    their academic careers.
    All communities should have an equal
    opportunity to develop globally literate
    citizens to help build a foundation for
    success in the global marketplace.
    Fulbright Teacher Exchange
    Program
    - Promote mutual understanding
    between the United States and countries
    around the world.
    - 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
    Provide opportunity for African
    teachers to learn from the teaching
    environment in other African countries.
    Envisioned to create cultural
    awareness and tolerance of
    developments in different African
    education environments.
    Canadian Educators
    Exchange
    -Handles both student and educator
    exchanges.
    -Offer an opportunity to broaden their
    understanding of one anothers
    cultures, customs, and languages.
    Two Types of Exchanges:
    One Year Exchanges
    - enable teachers in Alberta to swap their
    jobs and homes with teachers in the U.S.,
    Germany, Australia, etc.

    Short-term Exchange
    - exchanges occur only in spring and
    summer days
    Global Teachers Millennium
    Awards
    - Commits to improving the quality of
    education in South Africa, Ghana,
    Uganda, and the UK and to promote
    partnership between the North and
    South African countries.
    These program give teachers the
    opportunity to live their personal and
    professional lives in another context, in
    another setting, in another country, thus
    strengthening the skills in
    understanding diversity and
    multiculturalism
    TECHNOLOGY FOR
    TEACHING
    Roles of Technology
    1. Technology provides support to the
    solution of meaningful problems
    2. Technology acts as a cognitive
    support.
    3. Technology promotes collaboration
    as well as independent learning
    Technology Programs for
    Teaching
    Stand Alone Programs
    Programs Available on the Internet
    Information Databases
    Standandard of Technology for
    Teachers
    1. Technology operations and concepts
    2. Planning and designing learning
    environments and experiences
    3. Teaching, learning, and the
    curriculum
    4. Assessment and evaluation
    5. Productivity and professional
    practice
    6. Social, ethical, legal and human
    issues

    You might also like