2nd Edition: 2018

APPLICATION FORM
Submission deadline: February 16, 2018

Dear Applicant,

Greetings from the ITEN team.

In order to be considered for the ITEN Workshop, please remember to submit all
required documents:
a. This application form
b. Budget Plan – Please follow guidelines
c. Letter of Commitment from each participating institution – Please follow
guidelines provided for drafting the letter

Application and supporting Documents must be sent in one single email, with the
subject: Application – ITEN Workshops, to Nathalia Khayat at naraujo@oas.org no later
than February 16, 2018. Questions should also be addressed to her.

Warm regards,
The ITEN Team
 Application to Participate in the ITEN Workshops - 2nd Edition

This form should be completed by a professional in the technical area of the Ministry or Secretariat of
Education in charge of training teachers.

- ABOUT THE INSTITUTION -

Please complete the following table with information from each institution participating in the proposal. Feel
free to add more tables as needed.

Ministry/Secretariat of Education or other institution requesting the ITEN Workshop

Name of the
Ministry/Secretariat
City and Country1
Type of Institution ⃝ national ⃝ provincial/state ⃝ local
Contact information Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
Networks related to
teacher education to
which the institution
belongs.

Focal Point Please indicate one person from your institution who can act as the ITEN
local contact and person responsible for the implementation of the
workshops
Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. / Dr.
Full given and family name(s):
Institution:
Title/Position:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone:

1. About teachers in your country

a. How many centers/institutions of teacher education does your country have?
b. What is the number of in-service teacher trainers in your country?
c. What is the number of teachers who work with students between 11 and 18 years in the region
proposed for the implementation of the workshop?
d. How many of these teacher trainers and teachers is your entity are able to convene to participate in
the workshop? Please specify the number for both trainers and teachers.
e. On average, what is the level of education and certification of these teachers?

2. Justification of your application

a. Why is your Ministry or Secretariat of Education interested in implementing the ITEN Workshops?

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If the institution has initiatives under way in more than one province/state/ and/or country, indicate in this category
only where the institution’s central office is physically located.

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 b. Has your Ministry facilitated teacher training in any of the STREAM (Sciences, Technology, Reading,
Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) areas to be covered by this Workshop?
c. How will your Ministry or Secretariat of Education select the participants?
d. How many participants will your Ministry/Secretariat assign to take part in the workshop?
e. How many teachers will these participants be able to train after the workshop?
f. Are participants in your country able to access internet to take the online portion of the workshop?
g. How will your Ministry or Secretariat of Education arrange the necessary infrastructure for the on-site
portion (venue, materials, etc.)?
h. Does your Ministry or Secretariat of Education have policies, programs and/or professional
development projects for indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, rural, displaced and other vulnerable
groups? If yes, please provide name of policy/program, brief explanation and/or a link to further
information.
i. Would your Ministry or Secretariat of Education be interested in facilitating this workshop for any of
these groups in a situation of vulnerability? Please justify your answer.

3. Monitoring and Evaluation of the ITEN Workshop

a. Is your Ministry or Secretariat of Education able to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the
workshop?
b. Please provide us a brief plan of how your Ministry/Secretariat intends to monitor and evaluate the
workshops and the training provided by participants after the workshop to other local teachers,
including the instruments to be used (attendance lists, surveys, monthly monitoring reports, among
others).
c. Will your organization be able to co-certify or validate the OAS-ITEN certificate issued after the
culmination of this workshop?
d. Would your Ministry or Secretariat of Education accept the certificate issued jointly with the OAS-ITEN
for participation and completion of all the activities of the workshop, in order to grant credits in the
teacher professional ladder?

4. Importance of the themes of the workshop for your Ministry/Secretariat of Education

a. At what level does your country's curriculum emphasize the skills of critical thinking, civic
responsibility, leadership, decision-making, communication, and participation?
b. Please share with us any objective or features of your national or regional curriculum related to these
skills, or any other information that demonstrates to our pedagogues how the workshop can benefit
the education of your country.

5. List of Participating Teachers at the Workshop – Please complete the table below with the information
about the participating teachers who will be trained at the workshop. Please remember we need at least
40 participants and they need to teach subjects related to STREAM (Sciences, Technology, Reading,
Engineering, Arts and Math)

Name of Workshop Level of Teaching School Name E-mail

Participant

6. List of Teachers Trained– Please complete the table below with the information about the teachers to be
trained by the participants who were part of the workshops. Please remember we need at least 400

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teachers trained by the trainers and they need to teach subjects related to STREAM (Sciences, Technology,
Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math)

Name of Teacher Level of Teaching School Name E-mail Name of

Trained Workshop
Participant who
will train this
teacher

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