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National Council on Economic Education
International Education Exchange Program
United States Department of Education
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Please return application to:
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION
Attn.: Barbara DeVita
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 212-730-7007
Fax: 212-768-7894 or 212-730-7007
E-mail: [email protected]
1. ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE
Please provide (a) information about the market based economics you have studied and
(b) a brief description of your current level of understanding of economics.
With respect to (a) provide a list of economics courses you have taken, their length
and level, where and when, and by whom they were taught (include NCEE seminars).
If you have studied economics independently, please specify the level and overall content
of economics textbooks you have read on your own. If you have taught economics
using any of these textbooks, please indicate what general concept areas you have covered
and at what level.
COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING ACTIVE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Describe your teaching experience (in any subject areas or levels), and summarize your
skills as a teacher. Please comment on your experience with a variety of teaching methods
(such as lecture, discussion, small group exercises, simulations) and materials. Discuss
any experience you have had developing instructional materials. Finally, indicate your
readiness to deepen your understanding of pedagogy and devote time to the development
of active learning instructional lessons and ongoing revisions of those lessons.
3. AVAILABILITY AND COMMITMENT TO ATTEND SEMINAR
Please state below your commitment to attend the fall Training of Writers program.
Fall 1998 September 20-25, 1998 Riga, Latvia
3a. COMMITMENT TO MEET ALL PROGRAM DEADLINES
Please state below your commitment to develop and revise one lesson after returning
home from the seminar and meet the program deadlines listed below:
November 9, 1998 First draft of lesson due to U.S. faculty
February 4, 1999 Second draft of lesson due to U.S. faculty
March 5-April 14, 1999 Classroom pilot tests of lesson
April 20, 1999 Final lesson due to U.S. faculty
3b. OBLIGATIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE 1998-99 SCHOOL YEAR
Please state below your teaching and other obligations for the 1998-99 school year.
Do you ave obligations or commitments that will prevent you from completing
assignments and/or meeting deadlines described above?
4. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
The workshop will be conducted in English. All written work must be submitted in English.
Using the scale below, rate your proficiency in English.
1 = fluent 2 = good (basic reading 3 = fair (some knowledge 4 = none
speaking, but not proficient)
understanding,
writing)
Oral Comprehension Speaking ________________
Reading Writing _________________
Please provide any additional comments that describe your level of competency
with the English language.
5. COMMUNICATION ACCESS TO U.S. FACULTY
U.S. faculty will communicate with participants and provide lesson feedback
via e mail whenever possible. Please check the means of communication below
that you can use.
Yes No Maybe
Access to a computer that
can be used to communicate
by e mail _____ _____
If you answered "maybe," please describe your specific situation.
Yes No Maybe
Access to a fax machine _____ _____ _____
If you answered "maybe," please describe your specific situation.
6. ACCESS TO FIELD TEST TEACHERS IN YOUR LOCALITY
Participants will be required to field test their lessons in their countries. Access
to teachers who will test the lessons is critical. Please describe how you will
recruit and work with teachers in your area to test your lesson.
7. I hereby authorize NCEE to publish and distribute materials developed by
me with funding provided by the Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
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Signature Date
Last updated: July 6, 1998
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