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The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP)2012

• The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP):

is sponsored by the US

Department of State, Bureau

of Educational and Cultural

Affairs (ECA).

About ILEP

• is implemented by IREX.

brings outstanding

secondary teachers from the

Near East, South Asia,

Southeast Asia, Africa, and

Latin America to the United

States.

is a semester-long training

program at a US university.

Goals of ILEP

• To further enhance the expertise of the participants in their subject areas.

• To increase their knowledge about the United States.

• To develop the leadership skills necessary to implement and promote change within the participants ‘ schools and home communities,

The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP)

ILEP was an intensive non-credit, non-degree academic semester (January to May 2012) at a U.S. university including:

• A customized course in education;• Full participation in two higher-level undergraduate

or graduate U.S. University courses;• A customized technology workshop;• A teaching practicum at a U.S. secondary school;• Organized U.S. civic and cultural activities.

Participating ILEP Countries

Lebanon Indonesia

Bangladesh Malaysia

Brazil Morocco

Egypt India

Ghana Philippines

Senegal Uganda

Kenya Peru

South Africa

ILEP Academic Program Overview

Customized Education Course focusing on topics such as:

• Student-centered teaching methodologies• Differentiated instruction• Lesson planning• Classroom management • Student assessment• Lesson planning• Teacher leadership

Professional Development Modules

ILEP Fellows:

• Collaborate with colleagues at host universities to design professional development training modules

• Create modules on a topic of their choosing relevant to the needs of their home school environment

Technology Workshop

The goal of the technology workshop is to enhance participants’ computer literacy skills for classroom instruction and planning.

Topics may include:

Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Publisher), Interactive Websites, Wikis, Blogs, Podcasting, etc.

Audit Courses

• ILEP Fellows fully participate in two U.S. University courses

• Courses may be in teaching methods or in teaching subject area

• Courses may be graduate or upper-undergraduate level and are subject to availability and approval

Teaching Practicum

ILEP Fellows take part in a teaching practicum at a local U.S. secondary school during which they:

• Observe a variety of teaching methods

• Work individually with a U.S. partner teacher on creating lesson plans and pilot testing curriculum units

• Team teach with the U.S. partner teacher

• Participate in extra-curricular activities as available

Alumni Small Grants

After successfully completion of ILEP, alumni are eligible to apply for small grants to improve teaching in their home countries.

• Training workshops on topics concerning secondary education in international alumni’s home country to share and expand impact of the program to peers at home.

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