Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Meeting with Educational Leaders EC #6

This afternoon, we went to the Moroccan American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange around the corner from the U.S. Embassy in Morocco. There, a few educational leaders spoke to the group about the Moroccan educational system, its good and bad parts, and how they are working to improve education for their youth. 

They also stressed how important it is for us to keep the connection going with our host teachers and work together to give all of our students a more global understanding of the world since Moroccans really aren't that different from Americans. 

How would you like to see the connection continued between our classes and
the Moroccan classes I meet when I return? 
If I haven't thought of your idea yet, then maybe I can set things up to make it  happen!

Sign outside the doorway. 


Going into the Center.


Extra Credit question #6: What is this set of books called? 
We do have them in the United States, they just may not be used often.

Getting ready for the presentation.

One of the educational leaders showing us to the top.

The views from the roof. 
In the distance is one of the famous mosques - a Muslim house of worship.

 The American flag waving is where the American Embassy is. 


As you can see by my hair, it was very windy!

A poster advertising a performance of a local hip-hop group.


21 comments:

  1. Encyclopedias or reference books??
    Samantha A

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  2. How about exchanging ideas and lessons globally through video chatting, this would encourage kids and teachers alike to learn about each other's cultures and education.

    Samantha A

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    1. I definitely like that idea and am working on it!

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  3. Morocco is SO different from New York! But, they do have some things in common.

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  4. Can we have video chatting and have some experinces that are in Morocco

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  5. In the technology classroom we can choose between 3 types of learning that is used in Morocco. The type of learning with the most votes wins!

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    1. Hmmmm. Sounds like an interesting idea. I will definitely think about it as I visit with my host teacher and his school over the next week.

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  6. Do the kids in the schools wear uniform?

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    1. I have not seen uniforms as yet, but will ask to make sure.

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  7. We can have pen pals! We can both write in English to help them develop their English skills. At the end of letters they can write down some useful phrases or words in Arbic, so they would be teaching us. It would be a good way to connect and we will be teaching each other new things!

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    1. Great ideas Kevin. I'm definitely trying to set up something where we can have pen pals in class.

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  8. You should so download ooVoo over there so we can chat. Hope it doesn't cost any money. And the American flag was so tiny in the picture that I barely saw it. And what was the name of the Hip - Hop group performing there. And were they visiting from America? And they do have a lot of satellite dishes on the top of their houses, I just noticed. And do they have cable there? If so, what is the name of their cable?

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    1. I have Skype, but the Internet at my hotel is very slow so it hasn't been working well. :(

      I am not sure what the name of the hip-hop group is. Sorry :(. They are native to Morocco.

      Morocco has a lot of satellite dishes. Apparently, they are very inexpensive. I am not sure what the name of their cable is. I think it varies because they can get whatever channels they would like as long as they can receive the satellite transmission.

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    2. Those books are the Encyclopedia's that we have in our American libraries. The continuous pattern that is shown on those books are the same as the Encyclopedia's we have.
      -Nysa

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  9. EC #6: Encylopedias. You can tell by the pattern.

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  10. Encyclopedias or reference books.
    I would love to stay connected and learn more about Morraco. We should have a Morraco to USA blogsite where we post pictures and comments and connect with friends from a different nation.

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  11. They are Encylopedias or Referece books. They are covered very beautfully and I wish our Reference books were like that.
    Katlin p

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