- Teachers to Teachers: LTMS | TCLP
Summer Workshops
LTMS is also known as "Teachers to Teachers," and the Summer Workshop aspect helps explain why. Each year, Russian teachers participate in university programs catered to their field of teaching. During their stay in the U.S., these teachers are expected to construct a two-day methodological workshop for at least forty teachers upon their return. In so doing, the teaching approaches, methodological resources, and US experiences can directly influence even those teachers who did not officially participate in the program. In 2007, for example, 16 Russian teachers of EFL organized their Summer Workshop for 84 teachers. In a sense, 100 teachers participated in the program, speaking highly of the effect this small program can have on a large number of classrooms and students. These Summer Workshops, finally, are also viral. Alumni oftentimes replicate all or part of their workshops in comparable projects to teachers in their own regions, increasing the scope and influence of the program.
- English Nomination Form [EN 36KB DOC]
- Russian Nomination Form [RU 40KB DOC]
- English Participant Application Form [EN 44KB DOC]
- Russian Participant Application Form [RU 48KB DOC]
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Teachers to Teachers in Montana
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.