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Binational Teacher Exchange 2008
Binational Teacher Application
Binational Teacher Exchange Program General Guidelines-English
Binational Teacher Exchange Program General Guidelines-Spanish
Binational Teacher
Exchange Program Guidelines for Regional MEP Programs
Binational Teacher Brochure for MEP staff recruiting Host Families
Binational Teacher Exchange Information-English
Binational Teacher Exchange Information-Spanish
Mission Statement
The mission of the Binational Migrant Education Program
is to facilitate sustained educational services, conduct effective activities
that promote academic success, and advocate for students whose parents
travel between the US and Mexico in pursuit of temporary or seasonal work
in agriculture and fishing.
About the Binational Program
The Binational Migrant Education Program is an international
program that exists between the US and Mexico to help provide direct services
to migrant students who travel between the two countries. The program
began in 1976 through the efforts of educators in both the United States
and Mexico forming links between the two countries. These pioneering efforts
led to the formation of the Binational Migrant Education Program. Some
key activities of the Binational Migrant Education Program are:
Professional Development for educators
to expand their professional knowledge and understanding of the binational
migrant child
Collaboration to strengthen partnerships
among federal, state, and local agencies in Mexico and the US to build
and expand programs for the binational migrant child
Materials and Program Development
to improve teaching and student learning and the achievement of high
standards
Planning, Evaluation, and Dissemination
of information to guide and inform educators, parents, and decision
makers about initiatives to support the binational migrant child.
Key Components of the Binational Program
- BINATIONAL TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM This initiative
supports teachers who spend time learning and sharing their expertise
about the cultural, educational, and social experiences of the binational
migrant student. Exchange teachers use proven instructional methodologies,
meet with migrant parents, and assist in planning cultural programs.
- FREE TEXTBOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM Through an agreement
with Mexico, texts are distributed to migrant education programs in
the US to supplement the curricula used for the education of monolingual
Spanish-speaking students and help promote literacy development in Spanish.
- BINATIONAL TRANSFER DOCUMENT An outgrowth of Mexico's
National Education System, the Transfer Document contains academic and
health information on binational migrant students. It also is used as
a binational report card with educational enrollment information that
allows migrant students from Mexico to enter their local public school
after the starting date.
Binational Program Transfer Document Log
- ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS Recognizing the importance
of adult literacy of parents in the learning and achievement of their
children, the Instituto Nacional de Educación para Adultos (INEA),
an adult literacy program from Mexico, is offered to US service providers.
For further information you may contact:
Oregon Migrant Education Service Center
2600 Pringle RD SE Suite 120
Salem, OR 97302
Phone: 503-385-4678 / 1-888-560-4666
Fax: 503-391-9490
www.sep.gob.mx
redescolar.ilce.edu.mx
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