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Franco-American Teachers-in-Training Institute Hosted by the Department of Curricular & Instructional Studies of
the College of Education
Welcome! Bienvenue!
About the Program
The Franco-American Teachers-in-Training Institute is an international teacher exchange program. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and in collaboration with the Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange (Fulbright Commission) and the French Ministry of Education, the Institute strives to meet the following goals:
Enable acquisition of knowledge, cross-cultural experience, problem-solving skills, and flexibility.
Advocate the necessity of global agents who will work to find better solutions to universal educational challenges
Foster the development of productive, engaged, and critical citizens for tomorrow.
Encourage citizen diplomacy, dispelling naοve cultural stereotypes.
Advance professional growth and development in teaching, research and service in international and cross-cultural education.
Program Objectives
The following objectives assist the Institute in meeting the established goals:
Explore best practices in teaching diverse socio-economic populations.
Facilitate discussion and comparison of pedagogical issues of significance regarding educational systems.
Examine a variety of instructional strategies, nature and use of assessment, complexities of multiculturalism, and effective integration of technology.
Investigate the idea of school as a community, and the importance and enrichment possibilities presented through community involvement in the schools.
Provide opportunities to interact with educational professionals from another culture in the: 1) establishment of an ongoing dialogue, 2) expansion of professional network to an international level and 3) development of collaborative initiatives.
The Program: Seminar & Practicum
Franco-American Teachers-in-Training Institute is a twelve-week exchange designed to explore the evolution of education's best practices, social and education policy and the political institutions of schooling from a comparative lens. French teachers-in-training in the U.S. participate in a three-week seminar examining history, language, culture, education and politics and an intensive nine-week teaching practicum under the supervision of mentor teachers. The Institute collaborates with the French Ministry of Education and the Fulbright Commission to offer a similar program to American pre-service teachers in France.
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