www.E3Link.org A MEPI

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www.E3Link.orgA MEPI PSP Program A
Partnership Schools Program between Algeria and
the United States
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Program Partners

• Ministry of National Education - Algiers
• Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
  Washington, D.C.
• Creative Associates International Washington,
  D.C.
• Michigan State University East
  Lansing, Michigan

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The Project

• The Project Purpose
• The establishment of a Twinning program with
  education linkages between Algerian and American
  schools
• Train teachers and students in both countries in
  how to use the technology, particularly as it
  relates to presentation software, digital
  photography, and the Internet
• Base the program on solid EFL curriculum points
• Develop a web portal that enables both teachers
  and students to share ideas and information

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www.e3link.org
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Web Portal Elements

• Project news
• Partner school information
• E3Link project site
• Community Profiles
• Student Questions
• Student Resources
• Teacher resources
• Teacher Reflections

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Current Schools Participating

• Algeria
• Algiers
• Hassiba Ben Boulie
• Arouj ete Kheireddine Barberousse
• Cheikh Bouamama
• Franz Fanon
• Staouali
• Algiers East
• Blida
• Technicum Ouled Yaiche
• Zabana
• Technicum Belkacem El Ouezri
• Omaribn El Khettab
• Mahi Med

• United States
• Michigan
• Durand
• Pinckney
• Portage
• Flint
• Ovid
• Grand Rapids
• Rockford
• DeWitt
• Nevada
• Valley - Las Vegas
• Cheyenne - Las Vegas
• Utah
• Park City

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Program Elements

• ICT
• Teachers in both countries learn how to use and
  teach with computer technology
• The Internet is used to connect classrooms,
  teachers, and students
• Curriculum
• A solid, educationally sound curriculum has been
  developed based on EFL principles

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Program Elements continued

• Teaching
• Providing teachers with new instructional
  strategies that facilitate the use of technology
  in the classroom
• Learning
• The focus is on student learning and improving
  student understanding of culture, community, and
  global education

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Program Activities

• Structured Curriculum
• Internet Safety
• Community Profiles
• Describe schools, places of interest in
  community, the physical environment, family life,
  customs, and student life descriptions
• Photoshows
• Responses to student questions posted on E3Link
  web site based on community profiles
• Surveys (20 questions)

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Teacher ParticipationTeachers have been the most
important resource in this project
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TWO Example s of aCommunity Profile

• Barbarbousse, Algiers
• Pinckney, Michigan

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The Outcomes

• Supporting EFL program in Algeria and English and
  Social Studies programs in the U.S.
• Better understanding cultures and communities
• Better understanding the role of ICT (computers
  and the Internet) in education and the classroom
• Developing new ICT skills for both teachers and
  students
• Developing new teaching and instructional
  strategies

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Whats Next?

• Sustaining this program
• Continuing to work with current schools
• Integrating additional tools such as video
  conferencing
• The next step in this program is to develop a
  plan for sustaining this project
• The Ministry has appointed two people as program
  monitors who will work to continue this important
  initiative in the future
• This program can serve as a model for integrating
  technology and establishing global connections

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MerciThank you