ACCESS ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSMICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HIP PROGRAM,

Second edition: Second edition: 6 6 months of life months of life

6 new Access sites: (120 students, 6 English teachers and 6 teacher assistants)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

20 students, 1 English teacher, 1 teacher

assistant (FLEX)

Access-Ungheni

Access-Comrat

Access-Chisinau

Access-Varnita/ Bender

Access-Cahul

Access-

Balti

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES:

US Officials visit• October, 2012- Brent Israelsen, Assistant Public Affairs

Officer, US Embassy took part in the Interviewing Committee while recruiting the Access group of children with SEN (Chisinau)

• October 29-31, 2012- Frank Jerrold, Regional English Language Officer at US Department of State visited 3 new Access sites from Chisinau, Balti and Ungheni.

US Officials visit• February, 2013- US Ambassador William H.

Moser visitedin Cahul Moldovan Access students from Cahul and  Alumni from Ceadir Lunga.

• February, 2013- Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of State,  Bay Fang visited the Access class in Varnita/Bender. 

Access Project dissemination: • 5 articles about Access Program activities on the official

U.S. Embassy Moldova Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/U.S.EmbassyMoldova

• 1 article in The Office of English Language Programs (ECA/A/L) Weekly Activity Report - January 14, 2013

Access Project dissemination: • 1 article in iEARN Newsflash #310, January 8, 2013

• Periodically in American Councils Moldova Newsletter and on American Councils web page www.americancouncils.md

Collaboration with participants/alumni of other USG programs

• September, 2012- March, 2013- Involving PCVs and a Fulbright students in co-teaching in regions: Jesse Pluim, PCV in Cahul; Robin Samacool, PCV in Ungheni; Alice Popovici,  Fulbright student in Journalism, Chisinau

Community Service projects/activities:

• A visit to Cahul orphanage to share Thanksgiving Holiday spirit and inspire souls for the upcoming Christmas holidays.

Community Service projects/activities: • Access Youth in Action Flash Mob in 6

regions ( Chisinau, Comrat, Balti, Varnita/Bender, Ungheni, Cahul)

International Collaborative Online Projects:• 4 “One Day on Earth Event: 12.12.12” projects

• 3 iEARN projects within Learning Circle “Computer Chronicles”:

“Words Govern the World” – Access-Chisinau “In God We trust”- Access-Balti ‘People Who Write the History”- Access-Ungheni

International Collaborative Online Projects:

• “Talking Kites Around the World” iEARN project

• Enrolled in 2 new iEARN Learning Circles:-Chisinau, Balti, Unghnei, Cahul- “Global

Issues: Environment”-Comrat, Varnita/Bender- “My Hero”

Trainings: • Team building trainings for developing new students’ group

cohesion

• Teacher trainings/ conference participation: - Training for Access Program Teachers from Moldova

- 4 Access teachers (Cahul, Comrat, Varnita/Bender, Chisinau) participated  in Access Teacher Training, Lviv, Ukraine

Publication: • 2 articles in “Modern Trends and Resources for

Teachers of foreign Languages”, published by the American Councils Moldova, February, 2013

• Reflections on Effective Project-based Instruction Designing, Evaluation and Implementation, by Olga Morozan;

• Teaching leadership through movies, by Corina Ceban

Presentations at Conferences/Workshops

• 2 presentations at Spring School, March, 2013, organized by the English Teaching Resource Center:

- Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy, by Olga Morozan, -Developing Intercultural Competences in EFL

Classes, by Corina Ceban

Online assignments in Access instruction:

• online story books on Inauguration Day in http://www.kerpoof.com

• online posters on www.glogster.com advertising the best ingredient/ fruit/ vegetable/ meat

• online comics on Animal’s Day on• http://www.makebeliefscomix.com

TO BE CONTINUED

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