There were a number of key outcomes of the trip:
1. Five M.Ed. students completed their project presentations and now have final editorial changes to make before completing their Masters of Education. Key message: there is a new generation of school leaders in Haiti which is desiring to build strong schools.
2. The opportunity to see a number of schools and communities, some of which have been re-built following the earthquake. Key message: people's donations to earthquake relief ARE making a difference, particularly amongst the smaller NGOs.
3. Discussions around the new digital mentoring project were met with great enthusiasm and interest. Key message: we have the opportunity to equip and engage school leaders in Haiti and Canada in a way not done before.
Next Steps May-October:
1. Complete the supervision of those who are doing M.Ed. degrees.
2. Continue the digital mentoring pilot project.
3. Return to Haiti in mid-October for meetings with Cap Haitien University, the Ministry of Education, and the Haitian Institute for Studies in Education as well as delivering a M.Ed. course.
4. Prepare for a major grant proposal around digital mentoring and capacity building in Haiti.
"Global" and "local" are constructs which no longer adequately capture our lived experience. "Glocal" attempts to capture the melding of international and local realities. This blog provides an opportunity to consider how we can develop glocal thinking and encourage others to do so as well.
About Me
- Steve Sider
- I have been an elementary and secondary school teacher and administrator. Currently, I am a faculty member in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. My M.Ed. and Ph.D. had a focus on the educational and linguistic experiences of children who moved from other countries to Canada.
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