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Chapter 3

Broadening
Teaching
Perspectives:
Teacher Exchange

To become a globa
l teacher, we need
to broaden our tea
ching perspectives.

Expanding
experiences
beyond the
confines of
classroom to the
wider learning
environment of
the world

Global

Competitiven
ess

TEACHER EX
CHANGE PR
OGRAMS

FACULTY PROGRAM (V
IF)
>United States largest
cultural exchange progr
am for teachers and sch
ools

VIF is dedicated to transfor


ming lives through internati
onal exchange of teachers. I
t offers highly qualifies teac
hers from around the world
serving as teachers & cultur
al ambassadors in the US.

Teachers participate
in the VIF program w
ork in the US for up t
o 3 years.

>to ensure that student


s, educators & commun
ities reap the benefits o
f international educatio
n

Principles:
All schools
should have
at least one
(1)
international
exchange

All students
Principles:
should be
exposed to a
variety of
exchange
teachers
during their

All communities
Principles:
should have equal
opportunity to
develop globally
literate citizens to
help build a
foundation of success

VIF History

>founded in 1987, bega


n accepting teachers fro
m other countries to te
ach K-12 in 1989

The project is in cooper


ation with the North Ca
rolina Department of P
ublic Instruction

l teachers ar
e coming fro
m more tha
n 50 countri
es of the wo
rld.

2. FULBRIGHT TEACHER EX
CHANGE PROGRAM
>helped nearly 23,000 teac
hers & school administrators
to promote mutual understa
nding between US & other co
untries of the world

Opportunity involves a ye
ar or semester of direct e
xchange with a counterp
art in another country te
aching the same subject
at the same level.

hilippines currently participat


e in the Fulbright Teacher Exc
hange Program. In the PH, it i
s managed by the Philippin
e-American Educational Fo
undation.

3. INTER-AFRICAN TEAC
HER EXCHANGES
>objectives: a. to provid
e opportunity for African t
eachers to learn from tea
ching environment in oth
er African countries

b. extend experiences
and widen the horizon
of African teachers by
encouraging exchange
visits to countries outs
ide Africa as well

African teachers exchange visits


Start-up within a school or schools in
year
other African country
A period Travel to neighboring countries
of 2
to work
weeks
In pairs

Engage in different
activities

Be stationed at 1 school for 1 week & another


school for 1 week
Observe teaching in the said teachers subject
Guest teach using ICTs at the schools that the
teacher is visiting
Exchange discussions
Write a journal

4. CANADIAN EDUCA
TORS EXCHANGE
>non-profit foundati
on which handles both
student & educator ex
changes

One Year
Exchanges

Short-term
Exchanges

Enable teachers to
swap their job
(and homes) in
countries such as
Australia, New
Zealand, UK, US,
Germany, etc.
Teacher continues
to be paid by his
or her school

Occur during the


spring or summer
holidays, enable
the teachers &
administrators to
job shadow with
the counterpart
in another
country

Aims:

Change the
lives of UK
educators
Support the aims
& activities of
Links
educational
programs in S.
Africa, Ghana &
Uganda

Ensure
benefits for
staff & pupils
of UK schools
& their local
communities

Set a
standard &
develop a
model

Learning Outcomes:

Increased knowledge of
people & life in developing
countries
Better understanding of
how UK is linked with other
countries
More positive attitudes towards
people & life in developing countries

More positive attitudes


towards multicultural nature
of UK

er:
Thinks & acts both locally & globally
Embraces the worlds rich variety
ways of life
Understands how this world is
interconnected

Committed to making the world a more


equitable place

Believes in education for sustainable


development

er:
Has professional & personal skills to
learn
Brings the world into their
classroom, school & community
Encourages dialogue & partnership
between the North & the South
Can inspire other to act as Global teachers

As a result of
participating in the
scheme, I have
developed my ability to
mentor, students &
staff & have developed

The best thing I have ever


done. I have comeback a
different person-more
tolerant, more
understanding, more
sensitive to the needs of

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