In February, EHHS and the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education welcomed 18 international Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) in Media Literacy program participants to the Kent campus. The Fulbright educators represent the countries of Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The participants are K12 educators in their home countries. This cohort will engage with content around Media Literacy teaching and learning and will return to home with resources to implement local, national, and international Media Literacy training. Returning with this expertise will allow them to train other teachers, inform regional and national policy, and impact their communities.
Marty Jencius, Ph.D., KSU Fulbright TEA co-director said, "We not only get to hear about the impact this program has on their countries, but the immediate impact is felt here on campus, in the classroom, and in our local schools and the surrounding Kent community."
The program participants engage with K12 content in local classrooms and experience co-teaching with local teachers. They also have the opportunity to learn about American culture and partner with Kent community residents who host them in the surrounding area.
"I am incredibly proud to host this cohort and for 91²Ö¿â's renewal of the grant by IREX as funded through the US Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs," said Amanda Johnson-Toala, Ph.D., co-director of the program and director of the Gerald H. Read Center.