LTMS is a multi-faceted program designed to build teachers’ skills and resources, raise communities’ esteem of them, and promote both mutual understanding and school partnerships.
In October 2008, the cohort of 10 Russian teachers of math, science, and Informational Technology participated in a comprehensive and integrated professional development program at the University of Montana in Missoula. Over their three-week program, the teachers participated in numerous workshops and seminars, toured local secondary schools, conducted field research, developed a Summer Workshop, attended a US-Russia Joint Teacher Conference, and were profiled in the local newspaper.