partners in education (pie)

Partners In Education (PIE)

With Partners in EducationEverybody Grows

Whether be by learning a new foreign language

International Studies

Making connections with our past

Or thinking about our futures….

PIE helps us learn about ourselves as we help others….

And takes us beyond the classroom and into the world….

What is Partners in Education?Currently, a volunteer project that matches

American with international schools and model American and international schools with struggling ones for strengthening capacity;

What is Partners in Education?Programs support cross disciplinary studies

between schools through teacher and student led projects to teach literacy, foreign language, social studies, humanities, science and culture.

What is Partners in Education?The aim of the program is for both schools or university programs to

grow by designing educational programs where both partners

mutually benefit.

What is Partners in Education?Interested PIEs complete a profile that

provides background about the school and its learning community.

What is Partners in Education?Schools or teachers request a PIE for specific

learning objectives i.e, a school with a French immersion program may choose a school in Francophone Africa, or a struggling school might partner with one that can help with institutional strengthening.

Partners in EducationMatches you with a Partner In Education;Usually a sister school in another country, or part

of the United States that benefits your literacy, math, foreign language, social studies, science, music, educational technology, art classes, or community service programs.

Provides guidelines and resources for participation;

Provides support services as needed;Develops programs as needs arise and funds

allow.

What is Partners in Education?PIE will provide ample teacher resources and best

practice models through an electronic forum which allows PIE members to share what has worked well for them.

The program begins with a structured Pen Pal program which helps everyone to get to know each other and provides teachers an immediate assessment of current subject skill levels with PIE peer students.

PIE works with schools to develop assessment tools to monitor student progress and to provide continuous program improvement.

What is Partners in Education?As PIE teachers, student, staff, and

administrators get to know one another, new ways of connecting and learning will present themselves.

What is Partners in Education?PIE will be a cooperative venture;As new needs arise, new Partners will be

identified to help with whatever is needed;Efforts are underway to locate a nonprofit

organization to provide the administrative structure. If this option proves too costly then a new non-profit will be formed.

Fundraising will only start after the institutional status is finalized.

What is Partners in Education?Currently four schools are interested;No additional outreach will occur until the

organizational status is settled and operational procedures are in place.

Two Partners will move forward to become the models for others to follow on a volunteer basis.

They are the Langley School in McClean, VA and Maison D’Education Mariama Ba in Dakar, Senegal.

Contact InformationCarole Fenn, Project FounderGlobal Education, Training, and Technology

NetworkPartners in EducationT) 301/585-9709E-mail: fenncarole@aol.com