TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced

IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle. After careful review of the 55 grant applications received, IREX, in conjunction with an independent selection committee and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, has selected 21 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 16 alumni of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) to receive funding for their original small grant project ideas.

All alumni of the TEA and ILEP programs are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 for projects that benefit secondary education in their home countries. Projects awarded this cycle include a Science Expo; a project on Character Education, a Life-Skills curriculum, two projects for students with special needs, a bilingual service learning project, and teacher training workshops on topics such as student centered learning for math teachers, improving English language instruction, and developing reading comprehension. See below for a complete list of Small Grant awardees and their projects.

Congratulations and good luck to all the Small Grant awardees as they begin implementing their projects. The next deadline for TEA ILEP Alumni Small Grant applications is February 1, 2011. TEA and ILEP are programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and implemented by IREX.

TEA ILEP Alumni Small Grant Recipients (Fall 2010)

Zhainagul Abdyraeva (TEA 2008-09, Kyrgyzstan): “Adventure Text Books”
Lamia Abu Dawed (TEA 2009-10, Jordan): “Workshop / Teacher Training on Methodologies and IT”
Ahmed Alioui (IEP 2006-07, Morocco) and Asem Elramady (IEP 2006-07, Egypt): “Teachers’ Tools of Technology”
Marine Arakelyan (TEA 2003-04, Armenia): “Lesson Planning with Backward Design”
Mussamat Badrunnesha (TEA 2006-07, Bangladesh): “Workshop on Developing Professional Skill of Head & English Teachers"
Valsa Balaji (IEP 2006-07, India): “Developing Reading Habits in our Learners”
El Mostafa Chahid (ILEP 2008-09, Morocco): “English Materials in Braille Language”
Harikrishna Dambe (ILEP 2007-08, India): “Science Expo”
Walid Darwish (ILEP 2008-09, Egypt): “Developing Classroom English Methodology”
Adriana de Souza (ILEP 2009-10, Brazil) and Fredy Montiero (ILEP 2009-10, Brazil): “Workshop: ‘Let’s Improve our Strategies for Teaching and Learning!’”
Amany Elsawaf (TEA 2009-10, Egypt): “English Course for Non-Specialists in English Language”
Maylani Galicia (ILEP 2008-09, Philippines): “Regional Training Workshop for Math Teachers on Student-Centered Learning”
Tojiddin Haitov (TEA 2006-07, Tajikistan): “Youth are the Future of a Nation”
Budi Handoyo (IEP 2006-07, Indonesia): “Incorporating Character Education into English Teaching”
Fanfan Joseph (TEA 2008-09, Haiti): “Teacher Training Workshops”
Nazgul Kabylbaeva (TEA 2007-08, Kyrgyzstan): “Continuing Teaching Methods Education for Issyk-Kul Teachers”
Mohammad Kamal (TEA 2008-09, Bangladesh): “Technology in Schools”
Marina Kirichenko (TEA 2003-04, Kazakhstan): “’IMPACT’ Project”
Anna Krzemiska-Kaczyska (TEA 2009-10, Poland), Mamta Kumar (TEA 2009-10, India), Waldemar Sedkowski (TEA 2009-10, Poland), and Guillermo Lopez Ossa (TEA 2009-10, Colombia): “The Image of International Teachers and Students"
Nurhalis Lauselang (IEP 2006-07, Indonesia): “Developing and Pilot Testing a Life-Skills Curriculum on Videography”
Guillermo Lopez Ossa (TEA 2009-10, Colombia): “Bilingual Service Learning Project”
Shaji Mani (ILEP 2007-08, India): “Learn English, Empower Yourself”
Abel Mercier (TEA 2008-09, Haiti): “Teacher Training Workshops on Language Acquisition Methodologies”
Ana Mirana (ILEP 2008-09, Philippines): “Special-Needs Children Personal Development through Socialization, Family, and Community”
Joyce Mitri (ILEP 2007-08, Lebanon): “Process Drama”
Maband Patrick Mnisi (ILEP 2008-09, South Africa): “School Research and Information Tracking Project”
Sandra Moreno (TEA 2009-10, Colombia): “Reaching the World”
Nurgul Narynbaeva (TEA 2006-07, Kyrgyzstan): “Smart Center”
Florentino Rizzo (ILEP 2009-10, Ecuador): “New Tools Applying Updated Strategies to Maximize Learning in the Classroom”
Sanihur Rumi (TEA 2006-07, Bangladesh): “English Teacher Training Workshop”
Aurelia Satuye (TEA 2008-09, Guatemala): “Knowing My Social and Cultural Sites”
Aleksandr Shagafyan (TEA 2006-07, Armenia) and Lilia Khachatryan (TEA 2008-09, Armenia): “Enhancing Students’ Engagement”
Ruslana Shamanska (TEA 2007-08, Ukraine), Nina Krasilova (TEA 2007-08, Ukraine) and Tetyana Pavlenko (TEA 2007-08, Ukraine): “District Resource Centre for Conducting Seminars for ESL Teachers”
Lubna Shawish (TEA 2009-10, Jordan): “Establishing an Educational English Library”
Shanti Subramaniam (IEP 2006-07, Malaysia): “Mastering Teaching English Strategies”
Liudmyla Talashkevych (TEA 2008-09, Ukraine): “School English Theater Drive”
Jabulani Daniel Tshuma (ILEP 2009-10, South Africa): “Caring for the Environment”