Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Sat, 17 Aug 1996 14:20:13 -0700 (PDT)
CCSI has received notice of the two following programs to "train the
trainers" of teachers and educators in the former Soviet Union in methods
for teaching economics in the classroom. Please note that funding has not
yet been formally secured for this program, but it is considered very
likely. Thherefore the National Council on Economic Education has begun
to recruit participants for the workshops described below.
For further information please contact NCEE Vice President Patricia Elder
directly. Her e-mail address is: [email protected] Fax: (212) 730-1793
A. Announcement : Economic Education Training Opportunities
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), based in New York, is
planning to train up to 150 economic education teacher trainers from the
former Soviet Union, the Baltic states and central Europe in three
separate series of four one-week workshops to be offered in 1996-97. One
series will be offered in English, a second series will be translated into
Russian, and a third series will be conducted solely in Ukrainian.
The content of all three programs will be the same. After completing the
program, trainers will be expected to conduct programs in economic
education for pre-university teachers in their own countries. The NCEE is
seeking outstanding educators from higher education institutes, faculties
and other schools in the FSU who have the commitment and long-term support
from their institutions to be able to offer training programs in economic
education through these institutions after completing a series of
workshops.
Deadlines for submission of applications:
August 22, 1996 - English Language Series;
August 29, 1996 - Russian Language Series;
September 5, 1996 - Ukrainian Language Series.
Sessions will be conducted according to the following schedule:
English (4 cities in central and eastern Europe)
#1 October 13-19, 1996
#2 December 15-21, 1996
#3 March 16-22, 1997
#4 May 4-10, 1997
Russian (4 cities in former Soviet Union and Baltics)
#1 November 10-16, 1996
#2 January 12-18, 1997
#3 March 23-29, 1997
#4 May 11-17, 1997
Ukrainian (all 4 in Ukraine)
#1 November 3-9, 1996
#2 January 12-18, 1997
#3 March 23-29, 1997
#4 May 11-17, 1997
To request the detailed selection criteria, application form, and sample
economic questions, please contact Patricia Elder, Vice President,
International Programs, NCEE.
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: (212) 730-1793
Phone: (212) 730-7007 (stay on line until operator answers).
B. Announcement: Economic Education Training of Writers Opportunities
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is seeking outstanding
economic educators from higher education faculties, institutes and schools
in the former Soviet Union who have extensive knowledge of market-based
economics, who have the commitment and support from their employers to
continue developing high-quality economic education instructional
materials after completing this program, and who can communicate
satisfactoryily in English.
NCEE will train up to twenty (20) writers of economic education
instructional materials from the former Soviet Union, the Baltic states,
and central Europe in a five-day workshop in fall 1996. Ten "key"
writers will be selected from the participants to attend a follow-up study
tour in the United States in spring 1997. All participants will be
required to develop three economics lesson plans that use an
active-learning approach and are appropriate for use in their respective
countries. Access to schools and strong relationships with teachers is
crucial so that developed lessons can be field tested. Ideally, all
participants will have access to a computer which can be connected to
Internet so that communicating via e-mail will be possible and so that the
U.S. faculty can work intensively with the key writers on improving their
two best lessons for a publishable form.
Housing, meals, and transportation will be covered by the NCEE. An
honorarium will be provided to participants, provided all program
requirements have been met. Participants must be strong in oral
comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing English. Moreover,
participants must be able to attend both the fall workshop and spring
study tour, which will both be conducted in English :
Fall 1996 October 27 - November 1, 1996
Spring 1997 April 28 - May 2, 1997 (tentative).
To request the detailed selection criteria and application form, please
contact Patricia Elder, Vice President, International President,
International Programs, NCEE.
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: (212) 730-1793
Phone: (212) 730-7007 (stay on line until operator answers)
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