Partners in Education Summer Institutes Workshop

Partners in Education Program (PiE) supports the development of citizenship education, and partnerships among teachers from Eurasian schools and training institutes by sponsoring a training program in the content and methods of teaching civics, and in the development and evaluation of curricula in citizenship education. Social studies educators, administrators, and teacher trainers from schools in participating countries and regions will be selected to participate in a ten-day workshop in each country civics education content and methods, curriculum development and evaluation.

The “Summer Institutes” will be organized by teachers and teacher trainers who participated in the fall 2003 Partners in Education citizenship education internship in the United States. In addition, an educational consultant and one or two teachers of citizenship education from the United States will participate in the training. The workshop will include both content and methods that have been developed both during and after the US internship. The workshops will take place during the month of June-July, 2003. The exact date and location of the workshop will be determined by workshop organizers once workshop participants have been selected.

What is Citizenship Education?
The goal of citizenship education is to teach students the knowledge and skills necessary to actively participate in government and society.
Recruitment for the 2004 PiE citizenship education workshop will be limited to educational professionals from the following regions of Ukraine: Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Rivne, Volyn, Zhytomyr.

Once you are certain that you meet the eligibility requirements listed below, you must complete and submit the attached application to the nearest American Councils office no later than December 12, 2003.

Eligibility requirements:
• Citizen of Ukraine and resident of a participating region
• Have graduated from a university, or pedagogical institute or a pedagogical university.
• Presently employed as one of the following: a teacher or administrator in an accredited secondary school (grades 5- 12) or other educational facility which has students in grades 5-12; a professor or instructor at an institute involved in teacher training; any other employed educational professional actively involved in citizenship education.
• Must be a teacher or teacher trainer in social studies courses such as history, sociology, geography, psychology, economics, law, etc.
• A minimum of two years teaching or administrative experience is required.
• Intend to continue teaching or administering in a school, institute, or specialized center in the same region for two years AFTER participation in the training in June 2004.

It is not necessary that applicants to the Summer Institutes speak or understand English, though educators who know English are welcome to apply.

The Application:
The Application package consists of two sections: Biographical questions and essay questions. When answering the essay questions, it is important to provide as much detail as possible and concrete examples.

To participate in the PiE Citizenship Education Workshop, please submit the following:
• One application with original signatures, Pages 1-4, completed in your native language.
• Three copies of all materials submitted, including letters of reference and any additional materials.
• These documents should be submitted to the nearest American Councils office – by mail or in person-- no later than the deadline for your region. Applications will not be accepted by fax or email.

Selection Process:
Your application will be read by a nominating committee made up of five to six education specialists from your country. A list the names of selected workshop participants will be forwarded to the capital city office of American Councils, and to the US Embassy.

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