U.S./Indonesia Teacher Education Consortium (USINTEC)
Country:
Indonesia
Award Date:
2006
Award Amount:
$125,000.00
Cost Share:
$211,153.00
Other Partners:
The government of Indonesia now requires that all teachers be certified and has estimated that 2.5 million elementary school teacher will need to be certified over the next 10 years. USINTEC, a recently established bi-national consortium of 17 U.S. and Indonesian higher education institutions, will assist the government in meeting its goal of nationwide certification, especially with regard to the new standards set by the Ministry of National Education. USINTEC's main project objectives are to: (1) assess existing two-year diploma and four-year undergraduate degree curricula and programs; (2) assess information communication technology capacity; (3) develop and revise new and existing undergraduate curricula and programs; and (4) implement pilot programs. The U.S. and Indonesian partners will collaborate on how to incorporate the new standards into content and pedagogy courses, strengthen student teaching, and utilize student-active pedagogies and ICT in the classroom.