PEMBERVILLE – The World Affairs Council of Northwest Ohio will again host an International Educator Night
Tuesday at Eastwood High School.
The program is a collaborations between the council, Eastwood Schools, and the International Democratic
Education Institute (IDEA) at Bowling Green State University.
The 17 teachers from 17 countries on five continents are in the United States participating in the
Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) program at BGSU.
Countries represented include Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Senegal, Nigeria, Nepal, Jordan, Iraq,
India, Honduras, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire, Colombia, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Algeria.
Visitors on Tuesday will spend the evening learning about education around the world, and will have the
opportunity to complete a scavenger hunt, make a purchase from the international candy shop, and learn
more about Eastwood’s Global Studies diploma.
The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the high school, 4900 Sugar Ridge Road.
IDEI works with outstanding international educators through the TEA program. TEA is a six-week
professional development program for secondary (middle/high school) school teachers. TEA is sponsored by
the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by the
Research & Exchanges Board (IREX).
BGSU works with experienced international educators through the IREX grant. he IREX/TEA Fellows arrived
at BGSU on Jan. 31 and depart on March 17. The program at BGSU focuses on cross disciplinary pedagogy,
curriculum development, effective teaching strategies in English/EFL-World Languages and instructional
technology. Additionally, participants visited area schools as well as engage in civic and cultural
activities.
Participating schools included Gibsonburg High School, Otsego Junior High School, Perrysburg Junior High
School, Springfield Middle School, Swanton High School and Toledo School for the Arts.