Assumptions Change and growth occur when teachers are involved in successive and varied experiences that engage them in reflective practice. Teachers at all points of involvement with the project have a contribution to make to each others' understanding and experience. Researchers and practitioners are energized when they have a focus for their exchange of common cross-cultural concerns and teaching strategies.
Teachers learn when they present and theorize about their own classroom practice among colleagues.
Teachers are very effective teachers of other teachers. Teachers trained as teacher-consultants can serve as resource persons for their own and other schools. The chair and members of the ECIS Writing Committee liaise with ECIS schools, plan and propose programs for conferences and disseminate information. They also serve as teacher consultants during the school year. The site coordinator, an ECIS teacher, handles all site arrangements for the summer programs.