| The World Stories Project originated as a follow-on plan for the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. The primary goal of this website is to promote cultural understanding among people. Provided for students are real-life reasons to use the computer, the internet, email, and other technology resources. Global learning takes place locally. Students, parents, teachers, and other community members travel virtually to expand their knowledge of different cultures through reading and sharing personal culture-based stories. Developing more informed views about Japan and the United States are also important goals of the project. |
Click on the JFMF Logo above to leave the World Stories Project website and visit the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund website.
Objectives (from the JFMF website):
-Increase understanding between the people of Japan and the United States of America.
-Enrich first through twelfth grade curricula by presenting teachers with the opportunity to integrate international perspectives and methodologies and relate actual experiences from the JFMF Teacher Program.
-Encourage more Americans to appreciate the people, culture and educational system of Japan.
-Expand professional development opportunities for American primary and secondary educators.
Participants receive a fully-funded three week experience in Japan. At seminars in Tokyo, participants are introduced to the Japanese culture and education system and meet with Japanese government officials and educators. Participants also visit urban schools, museums, and historic landmarks. They are then assigned to small groups that spend the next few days visiting a particular Japanese city. The participants visit local schools and teachers’ colleges, where they interact with Japanese teachers, students, and parents. For many, the highlight of the study visit is a short homestay with a Japanese family. The program concludes with debriefing sessions in Tokyo where all participants share their experiences and insights. Throughout the study visit, participants are encouraged to discuss their “follow-on plans” and to develop strategies for sharing their experiences with their schools and communities in the U.S. |
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Susan MacNicoll project author, is a school teacher who resides in Kittery, Maine - USA. As a member of the educational community at Henry J. McLaughlin Middle School in Manchester, New Hampshire, she teaches middle school students about computers and technology. She also facilitates online courses for the State of New Hampshire, Department of Education and has taught Adult School in Kittery, Maine. She is a certified online facilitator for PBS TeacherLine. Susan holds a BA in Education which she earned at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree in Technology in Education earned at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Donald Clark is technical coordinator for the World Stories Project website. Comfortable being a behind the scenes person, Don has worked as network coordinator for conventions at Marriott Hotel facilities in Boston, Massachusetts. He has also been involved as a Network and DNS Engineer and Manager for the New England based ISP, HarvardNet. Residing in Kittery, Maine, Don is currently the Inventory Control Manager and Network Administrator for Cyr Lumber Corporation in Windham, New Hampshire.
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