The AFS Educator Abroad program combines class teaching with cultural immersion allowing participants to gain insight into a different way of life and educational system. U.S. educators will meet also with community leaders, and local government officials in their host country to exchange ideas on education and culture. Or bring the world into your classroom by mentoring a visiting teacher eager to share his or her culture with your students while learning about American teaching techniques. Through the Visiting teacher program, AFS will also host educators from Hong Kong, China, Colombia, Thailand, Argentina and Chile. The groups' conflicting needs make it so that being nice to each other is not enough to get all people what they want.
Negotiation is necessary.
Over the course of two to three weeks, the students learn the facts about this area, create an Ada Valley identity for themselves and participate in a town meeting to discuss the needs of the people of the area. The simulation is followed by a debriefing and a final project that has students analyze the issues of the valley using multiple intelligences. Go to Top 4. The Association seeks individuals in the professional arena who participated in Model U.N. to contribute in the study. The quantitative study will evaluate the long-term impact of Model United Nations in influencing the professional choices and skills.