Kazakhstan 2013
I traveled to Kazakhstan in 2013 as part of The Teachers For Global Classrooms Program. This fellowship was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The fellowship included an eight-week on line course on Global Education. The work was stimulating and challenging at times. It was worth every moment. Professionally it refreshed me and it led to huge changes in the way I approached teaching World History. The course clearly defined for me what was meant by the terms, global education and global competency. Upon completion of the course we were given our country assignment. I was going to Kazakhstan.
Next was a pre-departure symposium in Washington D.C. We were given an opportunity to meet the other educators that were part of the program, listened to speakers on global education, shared lessons and projects we had created for the program, and were given introductions to the countries we would be traveling to.
My travel to Kazakhstan was in April of 2013 for a duration of two weeks. While there we were introduced to the history and culture of Kazakhstan as a group in the southern city of Almaty for four days. We then divided into pairs and traveled to our host cities where we spent the duration of the trip. I was sent to northern Kazakhstan to the city of Zarechny, Kostanay District, in Kostanay Province. What I found was hospitality like nothing I had ever seen. While there we taught students ages 5-19. We spoke all over the district and province to educators, government officials, business leaders, and the public. We gave numerous presentations on the U.S. educational system.
I again, Skyped into my classroom and spent time with my students in the U.S. from Kazakhstan. It gave them the opportunity to ask questions and see life in a country far away from them. I blogged while I was there for my students and the wider community. For a detailed look at my trip you can see the blog I kept while there: Teacher Abroad: Towns Goes To Kazakhstan.
We were required to submit a Capstone Project which is this digital Global Education Guide to share with colleagues, administration, and the Auburn community.
We traveled back to Washington D.C. for the final Symposium on Global Education to share our experiences and present capstone projects for the US Department of State.
Check out the TGC collection of blogs from other educators who participated in this program. They represent the experiences educators had in Ghana, Morocco, Ukraine, India, Indonesia and Brazil during this program.
The fellowship included an eight-week on line course on Global Education. The work was stimulating and challenging at times. It was worth every moment. Professionally it refreshed me and it led to huge changes in the way I approached teaching World History. The course clearly defined for me what was meant by the terms, global education and global competency. Upon completion of the course we were given our country assignment. I was going to Kazakhstan.
Next was a pre-departure symposium in Washington D.C. We were given an opportunity to meet the other educators that were part of the program, listened to speakers on global education, shared lessons and projects we had created for the program, and were given introductions to the countries we would be traveling to.
My travel to Kazakhstan was in April of 2013 for a duration of two weeks. While there we were introduced to the history and culture of Kazakhstan as a group in the southern city of Almaty for four days. We then divided into pairs and traveled to our host cities where we spent the duration of the trip. I was sent to northern Kazakhstan to the city of Zarechny, Kostanay District, in Kostanay Province. What I found was hospitality like nothing I had ever seen. While there we taught students ages 5-19. We spoke all over the district and province to educators, government officials, business leaders, and the public. We gave numerous presentations on the U.S. educational system.
I again, Skyped into my classroom and spent time with my students in the U.S. from Kazakhstan. It gave them the opportunity to ask questions and see life in a country far away from them. I blogged while I was there for my students and the wider community. For a detailed look at my trip you can see the blog I kept while there: Teacher Abroad: Towns Goes To Kazakhstan.
We were required to submit a Capstone Project which is this digital Global Education Guide to share with colleagues, administration, and the Auburn community.
We traveled back to Washington D.C. for the final Symposium on Global Education to share our experiences and present capstone projects for the US Department of State.
Check out the TGC collection of blogs from other educators who participated in this program. They represent the experiences educators had in Ghana, Morocco, Ukraine, India, Indonesia and Brazil during this program.