Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute

This morning PELI participants Muhammed Yasir Pirzada, Deputy Director with the Directorate of Staff Development for the Punjab Region of Lahore, Pakistan and Faiza Ghulam Nabi, Research and Training Associate for the Sindh Educational Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan and PELI director Blake Allen were featured on the NHPR show “The Exchange.” If you missed the show you can catch it online at NHPR
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For more information contact:
Blake Allen
Director, Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute
Coordinator of Pakistani Projects
Plymouth State University
ballen@plymouth.edu
(603) 535-2615

For the fourth consecutive year, thanks to funding from the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Plymouth State University through the Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute will host and engage Pakistani educators and administrators by giving them more skills to lead educational initiatives and affect change in Pakistan. This year’s Institute will host 15 honored guests from Pakistan from July 4 through July 26.

“Plymouth State University’s Pakistani Institutes, designed as training for educational leaders from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s public and public/private sectors in partnership with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi, represent the essence of citizen exchanges,” said PELI Director Blake Allen. “The summer institutes have linked a growing number of people, communities and institutions in New Hampshire and Pakistan due to a shared passion for excellence in education.”

To date, Plymouth State University’s 65 Pakistani alumni have trained over 9,600 educators in American innovations in education as the linkages continue to strengthen and grow.

This year’s list of participants includes educational leaders–directors, professors, and managers–that represent the Pakistani Department of Education, three universities, and private education-based organizations.According to Dr. Munawar Mirza, Vice Chancellor, University Education Lahore, expectations for this group of Pakistani educators are high.

“It is a pleasure to be here today with the PSU nominees… this is an excellent effort,” Mirza told the group as they prepared to leave for the United States. “The initiatives’ greatness lies in the fact that it involves the public sector which caters to majority of the population. It is an excellent idea to send people abroad to learn. This year’s program is slightly different. Previously people have been receiving trainings to teach whereas this time, the focus area is very different and significant. Very little is known in Pakistan through systematic research. This group should learn how classroom teachers research and how can educators use research in their teachings.”

This year the PEL Institute will focus on the following goals. Continue Reading »

From ONLINE - International News Network comes this post out of Lahore.

Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate Lahore Bryan Hunt handed over air tickets to the Pakistani educators traveling to the U.S to attend a summer institute at the Plymouth State University (PSU), New Hampshire on Monday.

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2007 US Department of State press release

Pakistani Teachers To Attend Summer Institute At Plymouth State University

06/25/2007

Lahore, June 25, 2007 - Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate Lahore Bryan Hunt with Pakistani educators traveling to the U.S. to attend a summer institute at the Plymouth State University (PSU), New Hampshire. Funded by the U.S. State Department, the summer institute is a collaboration between PSU and Lahore-based NGO Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi (ITA).

U.S. Consulate Principal Officer Bryan Hunt Hands Over Tickets to Educators at a Pre-departure Orientation

Lahore - Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate Lahore Bryan Hunt today handed over air tickets to a group of Pakistani educators traveling to the U.S. to attend a summer institute at the Plymouth State University (PSU), New Hampshire. Funded by the U.S. State Department, the summer institute is a collaboration between PSU and Lahore-based NGO Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi (ITA).

Speaking at the pre-departure orientation, Mr. Bryan Hunt said, “The program exemplifies U.S. commitment to education in Pakistan – not only for students, but also educators and researchers. I congratulate the educators selected for the program and hope the summer institute enhances their professional skills.”

Educators selected for the Pakistan Educational Leadership Institute (PELI) are drawn from different areas of the country and represent training, teaching and research institutes. The educators work in Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and the earthquake-affected areas of Azad Kashmir.

The program was initiated in 2004 and since then 65 educators, including senior subject specialists at secondary level, have participated in the program. The categories covered under the program are English, Mathematics, Science and School Leadership.

Plymouth State University has national, regional and state accreditation and is a recognized program in New Hampshire for teacher education. The purpose of the summer institute is to enhance knowledge and skills of selected educators and administrators in the area of research design and implementation.

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