Press Releases 2007

Celebrating International Education Week

Winds of Change: Student-Centered Education in the Indian Classroom

November 8, 2007

Mumbai -- In celebration of International Education Week, United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) is organizing a one-day workshop “Winds of Change: Student-Centered Education in the Indian Classroom” for teachers of secondary school teaching English and Social Sciences on November 14, 2007 at Centrum, Centre 1, MVIRDC, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai from 10.30am – 5.00pm.

The workshop will discuss workable models in the Indian environment of new teaching paradigms and learning processes, which are beginning to find their place in schools. Hands-on sessions on multiple intelligences, unit planning, cooperative learning among students, educational leadership and presentations on best practices in the U.S. classroom will be covered. The program will be presented by six Indian school teachers who recently returned upon completion of a six-week professional development program Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) in the U.S. and an American school teacher currently in Pune on a Fulbright Teacher Exchange program.  

For more details and to register to cover the event, please contact Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre on 09870101643.

About International Education Week:

International Education Week (November 12 – 14, 2007) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to celebrate the merits of international education and exchanges. International Education Week is as an opportunity for the U.S. Government to reaffirm its commitment to the goals of international education and exchanges in strengthening Indo-U.S. relations. This year’s theme, International Education: Fostering Global Citizenship and Respect recognizes the importance of teaching children to be responsible world citizens.

About USEFI and the Fulbright Program:

United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) is a Fulbright bi-national commission engaged in advancing mutual understanding through academic exchanges between the people of U.S. and India and promotion of U.S. higher education to Indian students.

The Fulbright Program in India is administered under a bilateral agreement on educational exchange signed between India and the U.S. on February 02, 1950. USEFI administers the Fulbright and other fellowships for Indian and American faculty, researchers, professionals and students; promotes dialogue among Fulbrighters and their communities as an outgrowth of educational exchange and offers educational advising services to Indian students aspiring to pursue higher education in the U.S. 

Further details on USEFI can be obtained at www.fulbright-india.org.