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High School Principal participates in the IVLP
By Sr. Michaela Manalang, OSB
Posted:
Tuesday, September 12, 2005 02:27 PM
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Sr. Michaela Manalang, OSB, SSC High School Principal, attended the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) at the United States of America from July 24 to August 11, 2006. The program was sponsored by the US State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the International Institute, Graduate School, USDA. This project on Primary and Secondary Education had eleven (11) participants from East Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, China, Indonesia, Philippines), Marshall Islands, Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea. The program had the following objectives for |
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the participants: a) introduction to the US educational system; b) introduction to the diversity and localization of control by communities over the education of their children and the family's involvement in that education; c) interaction with students and engagement in classroom activities and to continue interacting with their professional counterparts after the participants return home; d) development of textbooks and other resources used in American schools; e) identification of common concerns, sharing of ideas, and facilitation of cooperation and linkages between US educators and their counterparts abroad; and f) establishment of an alumni network for participating educators to use it as an ongoing mechanism to share information, lesson materials, and best practices.
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The IVLP started with an orientation held at Washington, D.C. on July 24 and ended with an evaluation at Los Angeles, California on August 11. Both sessions were facilitated by Mr. John Anderegg of the US State Department and Ms. Thea Richard of the USDA. For the entirety of the program, the following themes were addressed in each city: Introduction of the US System of Education, Role of the Federal Government in the Education System and Teachers' Union at Washington, D.C. on July 24 to 27; School Administration and Management, Classroom Teaching and Administration, |
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Role of the State Government in the Education System, Professional Development and Training at Raleigh, North Carolina on July 28 to August 2; Teacher Training, Curriculum Development, Impact of Technology in Education, Guidance and Counseling, Community Involvement in Education at Phoenix, Arizona on August 3 to 8; and Textbook Publishing, Special Education and Gifted Programs, Parent-Teachers Association at Los Angeles, California on August 9 to 11.
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The participants saw for themselves and learned from the government officials, school administrators, teachers and students the seriousness of the United States of America in providing good, quality education to each child in America as concretized in their "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) bill, "Teachers for America" project, Safe School and School Improvement Plans, and in the way they |
address their concerns on teacher recruitment and teacher retention, reading comprehension of students and drop-outs.
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All the objectives of the program for the participants were met. The participants were overwhelmed and thankful for the experience, the opportunity, the blessing that was given to them. A plus gift received by the participants was the fact that they are from different countries and so they experienced the beauty and richness in diversity in culture, language and background. In the evaluation, all of them said that they would go back to their respective countries more firm with their passion and commitment as educators in |
providing quality, holistic formation to their students as well as in working closely with the parents and community.
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