The document discusses several teacher exchange programs that aim to broaden teaching perspectives globally. The Visiting International Faculty Program is the largest in the US, founded in 1987 to transform lives through international teacher exchanges. It believes all schools should have international exchange teachers and students should be exposed to variety. The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program has helped over 23,000 teachers globally since 1946. Inter-African Teacher Exchange provides opportunities for African teachers to learn from other African countries. The Canadian Educators Exchange allows educators and students to broaden understanding of other cultures. The Global Teachers Millennium Awards program commits to improving education quality in several countries and promoting partnerships between nations.

1. Broadening Teaching Perspective: Teacher Exchange Programs
Example of exchange program
1. Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF)
The VisitingInternationalFacultyProgramisthe UnitedStates’largestprogramfor
teachersandschools.It isdedicated totransforminglivesthroughinternational exchange of
teachers.
A. VIF Purposesand Beliefs .Itis the intentionof the VIFtoensure thatstudents,educatorsand
communitiesworldwidereapthe benefitsof international education.
Let ustake a closerlookthe to program to increase the perspectiveof teachers.
The Program believesinthe followingprinciples:
a. all schoolsshouldhave atleastone international exchangeteacher.
b. all studentsshouldbe exposedtovarietyof exchangeteachersduring theiracademiccareers.
c. all communitiesshouldhave anequal opportunitytodevelopgloballyliterate citizenstohelpbuilda
foundationforsuccessinthe global marketplace.
B. History ofVisitingInternational Faculty Program. The program started 19 yearsago. It wasfounded
in1987 and beganacceptingteachersfromothercountriesof the worldto teachKindergartenupto
grade 12 in1989. Thisprojectisin cooperationwiththe NorthCarolinaDepartmentof Public
Instruction.
2. Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.
Since 1946, the FulbrightTeacherExchange Programhashelpednearly23,000 teachersand
school administratorstopromote mutual understandingbetweenthe UnitedStatesandcountries
aroundthe world.
3 Inter-African Teacher Exchange.
The objectivesof thisprogramare to provide opportunityforAfricanteacherstolearnfrom
teachingenvironmentinotherAfricancountriesandalsoaimedtoextendexperiencesandwiden
the horizonof Africanteachersbyencouragingexchange visits tocountriesoutside the Africaas
well.
4 Canadian Educators Exchange.
The CanadianEducationExchange Foundationisanon-profitfoundationwhichhandlesboth
studentandeducatorexchanges.Internationaleducational exchangesoffereducatorsandtheir
studentsanopportunitytobroadentheirunderstandingof one another’scultures,customsand
languages.

2. 5 Global Teachers Millennium Awards-
Althoughthisprogramislimitedonlytoparticipatingcountries,itisimportanttolearnthat
the Global TeacherExchange program contributestothe qualityof teachersworldwide.
The Global TeacherExchange Program commitstoimprovingthe qualityof EducationinSouthAfrica,
Ghana, Uganda,and the UK and to promote partnershipbetweenthe NorthandSouthAfrican
countries.
The program aims to:
a. change the livesof UK educators,personally,andprofessionallybyencouragingthemtofulfilltheir
aspirationanduse theirtalents ininnovative ways.
b. ensure benefitsforstaff andpupilsof UKschoolsandtheir local communitiesthroughthe
disseminationof innovative developmenteducation.
c. supportthe aims andactivitiesof Link’seducational programsinSouthAfrica,Ghana,andUganda. d.
seta standardand developamodel forothersimilarscheme.
The Global TeacherExchange Programcommitsto improvingthe qualityof EducationinSouthAfrica,
Ghana, Uganda,and the UK and to promote partnershipbetweenthe NorthandSouthAfrican
countries.The programaimsto.
a. change the livesof UK educators,personally,andprofessionallybyencouragingthemtofulfilltheir
aspirationanduse theirtalentsininnovative ways.
b. ensure benefitsforstaff andpupilsof UKschoolsandtheirlocal communitiesthroughthe
disseminationof innovative developmenteducation.
. c. supportthe aims andactivitiesof Link’seducational programsinSouthAfrica,Ghana,andUganda.
d. seta standardand developamodel forothersimilarscheme.
It is the intent of the program to achieve learning outcomes among the target partners of the
UK in terms of:
a. increasedknowledgeof peopleandlife indevelopingcountries.
b. betterunderstandingof howUKis linkedwithothercountries
c. more positive attitudestowardspeople andlife indevelopingcountries-challengingstereotypesand
beliefsinsharedhumanity.
d. more positive towardsmulticellularnature of UK society-challengingof stereotypesandembracingof
diversity.

3. A Global Teacher in this program is described as someone who:
a. thinksandact bothlocallyandglobally.
b. embracesthe world’srichvarietyof waysof life.
c. understandhowworldisinterconnected.
d. iscommittedtomakingthe worlda more equitable place.
e.believesineducationforsustainabledevelopment.
f.has professional andpersonalskillstoshare andto learn.
g. bringsthe worldintotheirclassroom,school andcommunity.
h. encouragesdialogueandpartnershipbetweenthe Northandthe South.
i.can inspire otherstoact as Global teachers.