Overview of the Algeria U' S' School Linkages Program

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Overview of the Algeria U. S.School Linkages
Program
E3Link Rhonda Egidio egidio_at_msu.edu
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Conceptual Idea
Culture in Algeria
Culture in the U.S.
The Human Story
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E3Link

• Overview
• General Goal
• Program Elements
• Curriculum Activities
• Curriculum Assessments
• Results
• Next Steps

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E3Link Overview

• Students from classrooms in Algeria link, via the
  Internet, with students from classrooms in the
  United States. Funded by MEPI and US State
  Department. The program
• 2005-06 Co-Development
• 2006-07 Pilot (11 schools each country)
• 2007-08 Transition (36 Algeria, 21 US schools)
• 2008-09 Stabilization (???schools)

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E3Link General Goals

• Level 1 Goal
• Beneficial relationship and sharing of cultures
  between students/teachers in Algeria and
  students/teachers in the United States by
  connecting classrooms.
• Level 2 Goal
• Improve English language skills and writing
  skills.
• Learn about the role technology plays in a global
  society.

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E3Link Program Elements

• Teacher Training- Technology and Curriculum
• Adequate safeguards
• Dealing with Technology issues in Algeria
• Listen to ideas for improvements
• Evaluate program and redesign
• Increasingly transition to Algerian leadership

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E3Link Curriculum Activities

• Orientation and Internet Safety
• Discussion Forums
• Community Profiles
• Survey
• Reflection
• Video Conference

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Curriculum Assessments

• Pre-assessment and post assessment results
• Student evaluations
• Teacher evaluations
• Student reflections
• Teacher reflections

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E3Link Website
e3link.org
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New learning environments supported with
technology

• Traditional Strategies
• Teacher-centered instruction
• Single-sense stimulation
• Single-path progression
• Single media
• Isolate work
• Factual, knowledge based learning
• Reactive response
• Isolated, artificial context

• New Learning Strategies
• Student-centered learning
• Multisensory stimulation
• Multipath progression
• Multimedia
• Collaborative work
• Information exchange
• Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning
• Critical thinking and informed decision making
• Proactive/planned action
• Authentic, real-world context

Source ISTE, Standards for Technology Supported
Learning Environments, 2002
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Community Profile Example

• By Chouhada Annani Secondary
• School, Bejaia, Algeria.

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Our School
Our schools name is Chouhada Annani
(chouhada means martyrs Annani is the
surname of 4 brothers who died during the
Algerian liberation war 1954-1962 in Bejaia).It
is a co-educational secondary school. It has 1005
students and 58 teachers.It is located in Bejaia,
a large city 240 kms east of Algiers, the capital
of Algeria.It was opened in 1979.
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Places of Interest
There are many places of interest in our
community, among them A large park called
Gouraya Park . Inside it you can find Cap Carbon
which is said to be the highest natural
lighthouse, and Pic des Singes, a high mountain
which overlooks the city of Bejaia and the sea,
the Casbah, an ancient big citadel, and the
Marveillous cave in Aokas, 40 kms east of Bejaia.
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The Casbah

• It is an ancient big citadel or fortification
  situated in the center of Bejaia. It was built
  with red bricks by the Sultan Nasser, during the
  period of the Hammadites for military purposes,
  to protect the city from invasions. Later, it
  became a university where eminent scientists like
  Ibn Khaldun who wrote El Mukadima( an
  introduction to history ) taught. Many Europeans
  came also there to acquire knowledge. A mosque
  was also built inside in the year 1212 by the
  Turks.

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Weather

• In Summer, the weather in Bejaia is very hot. It
  is mild in Fall, cold and rainy and sometimes
  snowy in winter, very fine in Spring( neither
  cold nor hot).
• The best season for visiting Bejaia is summer,
  because it has very fine sandy beaches where you
  can swim.

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Family Life and Customs Dressing

• Young people in our community wear fashionable
  clothes ( jeans, T shirts, sports shoes)
• Most adults prefer wearing classical clothes.
• Many old people still wear traditional clothes(
  The djellaba, chechia and burnous).
• Women generally wear modern clothes when they go
  out, and traditional clothes at home.

KABYLIAN TRADITIONAL CLOTHES
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Foods and Recipes

• The most popular and favorite type of food is
  Couscous which is prepared with meat or
  chicken, rolled couscous and vegetables. It is
  the main dish of many occasions, especially
  weddings. Many people like also preparing
  traditional bread Galette and traditional
  cakes that are very delicious. These are served
  for guests and during marriages and religious
  celebrations mainly LAid which is celebrated
  just after the fasting month.

couscous
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Ways of Greeting

• People in my community greet one another
  depending on the type of relationship.
• If very close, they kiss one another or shake
  hands, if not, they just say good morning or
  raise the right hand without meeting.
• But girls and women prefer kisses.

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The Role of the Family

• Founding a family is very important in our
  community. Every young man or girl must found a
  family to be well considered.
• The family is the basis of education and social
  values that are taught to children.
• In the past, it was the husband who provided for
  the family, the breadwinner.
• But today many couples work and share all the
  family tasks and duties.

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Results

• Students-We have a lot in common, we enjoy a lot
  of the same music and clothes. Some of our
  customs and holidays are different.
• Teachers-US students did not know much about
  Algeria and now do. Algerian students improved
  English. Teachers connected with each other
• Congressman Mike Rogers and US Ambassador to
  Algeria Robert Ford major supporters of this 1st
  education project.

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Next steps

• E3Link
• Stabilization- Algerian coaches
• Improvements from Evaluation
• Selection of schools for next year
• Training
• Implementation 2008-09

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Your Class???

• Are you interested in your classroom
  participating to learn about Algeria?