welcome to global education by jennifer wolfe
This website was designed as part of a grant project for Teachers For Global Classrooms, a division of IREX, from September 2011 - September 2012. Teachers For Global Classrooms, or TGC, is a part of the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs Division of the U.S. Department of Education which "
provides a professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a program aimed at globalizing U.S. classrooms through an online professional development course, two Washington, D.C.-based symposiums and a two to three week professional development exchange to one of the following countries: Brazil, Ghana, Morocco, India, Ukraine and Indonesia."
IREX, or International Research and Exchanges Board, "enables local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education, independent media, and strong communities." IREX programs center around conflict resolution, technology for development, women and youth." For more information on this program and other global learning opportunities, visit IREX, a division of the U.S. Department of Education.
Jennifer Wolfe is a middle school teacher, a writer, and a mom to two teenagers. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in English, she returned to her California hometown to teach, mother and write for mamawolfe, travels with mamawolfe, Yahoo! and DavisPatch.com.
IREX, or International Research and Exchanges Board, "enables local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education, independent media, and strong communities." IREX programs center around conflict resolution, technology for development, women and youth." For more information on this program and other global learning opportunities, visit IREX, a division of the U.S. Department of Education.
Jennifer Wolfe is a middle school teacher, a writer, and a mom to two teenagers. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in English, she returned to her California hometown to teach, mother and write for mamawolfe, travels with mamawolfe, Yahoo! and DavisPatch.com.