Daniels Run Elementary School (DRES) hosted a delegation of educators from Indonesia on Friday, September 20. The group is spending one week in both Boston and the Washington D.C. area visiting school sites and other educational venues. The visit is co-hosted by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), along with RTI International which brought the 19 delegates from Indonesia's education ministries and teacher training institutions to DRES on Friday.
Assistant Principal Dave Gerstner welcomed the group to DRES in the morning. Members from the Language Art team presented about DRES’s Balanced Literacy approach to reading workshop. Delegates were able to observe lessons and discuss with their American colleagues about best practices, education technology implementation and professional development.
The visitors are part of a program called PRIORITAS, for “Prioritizing Reform, Innovation, and Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia's Teachers, Administrators, and Students.” PRIORITAS is a five-year project that works with national and local partners to (1) improve the quality and relevance of teaching and learning in schools; (2) develop better management and governance in schools and districts; and (3) support better coordination within and between schools, teacher training institutions, and government at all levels. It is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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All week, delegates met with U.S. educators from universities, nonprofit groups, and elementary and secondary schools. The goal of the trip is to provide opportunities for the visitors to engage with teachers and administrators, observe teachers within the classroom, and be able to take home methods to apply to the Indonesian context.
For more information about the visit, please see the EDC website.
