Teachers Exchange Program ppt. by Mary Krystle Dawn D. Sulleza

1. Broadening Teaching
Perspectives:
Teacher Exchange Program

2. 1. Visiting International Faculty
Program (VIF)
 Dedicated to transforming lives
through international exchange of
teachers.
a. VIF Purpose and Beliefs
--Ensure that students, educators
and communities worldwide reap the
benefits of international education.

3. • The program believes in the following:
--all schools should have at least one
international exchange teachers.
--all students should be exposed to a
variety of exchange teachers during
their academic careers.
--all communities should have an equal
opportunity to develop globally literate
citizens to help build a foundation for
success in the global marketplace.

4. b. History of Visiting International
Faculty Program (VIF)
--started 19 years ago
-- founded in 1987 (Teaches
Kindergarten up to grade 12 in
1989)
-- in cooperation with the North
Carolina Department of Public
Instruction.

5. 2. Fulbright Teacher Exchange
Program
-- Helped nearly 23,000 teachers and
school administrators to promote
mutual understanding between
United States and countries around
the world.

6. 3. Inter-African Teacher
Exchanges
• OBJECTIVES:
--provide opportunity for African
teachers to learn from the teaching
environment in other African Countries

7. Following activities:
• be stationed at one school for one week and
another school for another week.
• Observe teaching in the said teacher’s
subject.
• Guest teach using ICT’s at the schools that
the teacher is visiting.
• Engage in discussions with teachers in
another school.
• Write journal of their exchange visit.