The Global Educator Experience
Antigua, Guatemala
Objectives of The Global Educator Experience
- Objective 1: To improve level of academic vocabulary, cognate recognition and pronunciation.
- Objective 2: To promote and share the use of effective pedagogy and research-based principles of teaching and learning by collaborating with local schools, teachers, administrators.
- Objective 3: To visit cultural sites and learn about the history, culture, and traditions of Guatemala.
- Objective 4: Provide professional development for educators and community members.
- Objective 5: To reflect throughout the trip on observations and experiences and to assess school needs
To visit cultural sites and learn about the history, culture, and traditions of Guatemala. Activity: Excursion to Volcan Pacaya.
To promote and share the use of effective pedagogy and research-based principles of teaching and learning by collaborating with local schools, teachers, administrators. Activity: Daily visits to local schools.
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To improve level of academic vocabulary, cognate recognition and pronunciation. Activity: Daily Spanish Classes differentiated by the student’s level of Spanish.
To visit cultural sites and learn about the history, culture, and traditions of Guatemala. Activity: Excursion to Filadelphia Coffee Plantation
Provide professional development for educators and community members. Activity: Dual Language Institute
Service Project: Biblioteca en Santa Maria de Jesus
To visit cultural sites and learn about the history, culture, and traditions of Guatemala. Activity: Excursion to Lake Atitlan and Textile Museum.
Community Call to Action
To reflect throughout the trip on observations and experiences and to assess school needs Activity: Online journal entry assignments and frequent group debriefing meetings.
I can't forget to share about the food....Mmmmm!
Mitzi Clark
Professional Development Coordinator
Irving ISD
Email: miclark@irvingisd.net
Location: Admin Bldg
Phone: 469-585-9790
Twitter: @PDdesignteam