IU-Bloomington welcomes 17 teachers from nine countries this fall semester for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program, according to an IU press release.
The Fulbright program provides international teachers the opportunity to study in the U.S., to observe classes and complete projects relating to their foci.
The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded the Center for International Education, Development and Research in the IU School of Education $249,250 for funding the program, the release said.
“This marks the seventh year of the program and the second consecutive year in which Indiana University has been chosen as host site,” said Patricia Kubow, director of the Center for International Education, Development and Research and professor in educational leadership and policy studies and curriculum and instruction, in the release. “Only one U.S. institution is selected yearly to host these teachers, and CIEDR is pleased to have been chosen to offer this prestigious program.”
The Fulbright Distinguished Teachers are from Botswana, Chile, Finland, India, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.
While in Bloomington, they will audit two IU graduate-level courses, meet regularly with IU School of Education faculty members for research guidance and design curriculum units, research papers or multimedia presentations, according to the release.
The Fulbright Distinguished Teachers will visit Bloomington High School North and University Elementary School in Bloomington on a weekly basis.
The visiting teachers will have the opportunity to visit the Christel House Academy in Indianapolis, Indiana, Columbus Signature Academy Fodrea Campus and New Tech Campus in Columbus, Indiana, according to the release. They will also observe teaching and learning at the University of Chicago Lab School in Chicago.
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program was established in 1946 under legislation sponsored by Sen. J. William Fulbright, D-Ark., to promote international scholarship of engagement through cross-cultural educational research and to improve social and educational conditions overseas, according to the release.
