Overview

After working with fellow educators from around the United States in an engaging online global education course last fall, and then meeting in Washington D.C. for a weekend symposium in February, I will embark on the final culmination of the program: global education in Morocco. From cultural site visits, presentations at the Ministry of Education, an embassy visit, and teaming with a teacher in his classroom for a week, this is sure to be a once and a lifetime professional learning experience. This blog will chronicle the adventure.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

School Visit in Sale (across the river from Rabat) and visit to the only Teacher College in Morocco

Simple tools, complex problems!

When adults enter the room, the students stand. The white coats are a form of uniform for the girls.

Graffitti on the lab table.  Wait, what country is this?


During passing time it was just as energetic and loud as it is at SHS.

Coffee break in the teacher's lounge! (Does this pose look familiar London peeps?)

Meriem explains the pictures posted, which include proven scientific facts in modern times which the Koran includes explanations of as well. Islamic education is a required course here.

Just the view from the stairwell here. 

The page the students were studying in the English class I visited. 

We visited the primary school as well where these children sang us a song in Arabic that is about peace.

A snowman in a region where it does not snow? 

Look familiar?

Lining up, teacher explaining the game, this could be any school in any country!

The young students learning French spelling.  Notice the words are chunked, which is how I learned to spell:  cat, mat, sat...

Radom pirate looking boat where we ate lunch before heading to the teacher training school.

The book in the teacher training school about Moroccan history that shows the English surrendering to Washington. Why? Because the Moroccans supported the Americans!


Current student-teachers of English presenting to us about their experiences thus far as young educators. Technology and equality were strong themes in their comments.

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