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Educação Internacional, 9 novembro 2018 | 3<br />
A Universidade do Povo e o International<br />
Baccalaureate vão lançar um programa inovador<br />
online, na área da Educação, ao qual podem<br />
candidatar-se professores com ou sem curriculo<br />
IB. É gratuito, arranca em janeiro de 2019 e<br />
as candidaturas já estão abertas.The University of<br />
the People and International Baccalaureate will launch<br />
an innovative program around Education. Teachers<br />
can apply with or without IB curriculum. The first edition<br />
starts in January 2019 and applications are<br />
already open.<br />
OqueéaUoPeople<br />
Fundada por Shai Reshef em<br />
2009, a Universidade do Povo<br />
(UoPeople) é uma instituição<br />
norte-americana sem fins<br />
lucrativos, sediada em<br />
Pasadena, Califórnia.<br />
Conta com cerca de três mil<br />
voluntários, alguns dos quais<br />
ocupando várias posições na<br />
Universidade. É credenciada<br />
e reconhecida pelo<br />
Departamento de Educação dos<br />
EUA, Conselho de Credenciação<br />
para o Ensino Superior<br />
e Comissão de Credenciação<br />
de Educação à Distância.<br />
What is UoPeople?<br />
Founded by Shai Reshef in 2009,<br />
the University of the People, or<br />
UoPeople,asitiscommonly<br />
know, is a non-profit American<br />
institution whose structure is<br />
based on more than 3,000<br />
volunteers, some of whom hold<br />
various positions at the<br />
University. Accredited and<br />
recognized by the US Department<br />
of Education, Credential<br />
Board for Higher Education,<br />
and the Distance Education<br />
Accrediting Commission (DEAC),<br />
it is headquartered in Pasadena,<br />
California.<br />
Half a century after its establishment,<br />
the International Baccalaureate<br />
takes a new step towards<br />
the future. In partnership with the<br />
innovative University of the People,<br />
which this year completes its first<br />
decade of existence, the International<br />
Baccalaureate Organization has<br />
created a post-graduate program<br />
for teachers. There are no tuition or<br />
fees for textbooks, but there is minimum<br />
evaluation. The online master’s<br />
degree on education starts in<br />
January 2019.<br />
“The program is based on the<br />
principles of the IB pedagogy”,<br />
says Siva Kumari, Director-General<br />
of the International Baccalaureate<br />
Organization, who starts by<br />
explaining that it is a matter of<br />
reacting “to the concern to increase<br />
the supply of high-quality<br />
teachers worldwide at a cost<br />
lower than the training required to<br />
deliver IB programs.”<br />
Without leaving the house and<br />
without spending a single cent, teachers<br />
and educators from all over<br />
the globe have the opportunity to<br />
make an upgrade on their knowledge<br />
and make a career leap forward.<br />
“Tocontinuetoensurethequality<br />
of teaching and learning required by<br />
IB programs, it is essential and urgent<br />
to ensure that there are high<br />
quality teachers in sufficient quantity”,<br />
says Siva Kumari.<br />
The M.Ed. is not exclusive to those<br />
whohaveanIBcurriculum,asitis<br />
open to the participation of all teachers<br />
and educators, but prioritizes<br />
IB schools that seek to recruit teachers<br />
familiar with their pedagogy.<br />
For those who want to get the first<br />
edition in January 2019, the registrations<br />
are open at:www.uopeople.edu<br />
Because it is online, teachers can<br />
start anytime, anywhere. On average,<br />
the program can be completed<br />
for seven to eight periods (each lasting<br />
nine weeks).<br />
“We are extremely excited to be<br />
cooperating with the IB to launch<br />
this program, which is based on the<br />
mission and values of the two institutions,<br />
deeply converging on the<br />
commitment to increase access to<br />
quality education”, said Shai Reshef,<br />
president of UoPeople, to International<br />
Education.<br />
The ultimate goal of the program<br />
is to “produce a new generation of<br />
global-minded educators” with in-<br />
-depth curricular, pedagogical and<br />
assessment knowledge capable of<br />
supporting student-centred research,<br />
intercultural learning, multidisciplinary<br />
skills and critical<br />
thinking. In essence, the values of<br />
the International Baccalaureate, as<br />
pointed out by George Rupp from<br />
the IB direction and a member of<br />
the UoPeople Board: “Education is<br />
academically rigorous, deliberately<br />
multicultural and oriented towards<br />
the development of personal values<br />
that include commitment to the<br />
service to be provided to the<br />
community.” ●<br />
COMPETÊNCIAS SKILLS<br />
Uma geração<br />
de educadores<br />
que pensem<br />
global<br />
A new generation of global minded<br />
educators<br />
Shai Reshef, presidente da Universidade<br />
do Povo, explica ao Educação Internacional<br />
os objetivos deste programa colaborativo<br />
inovador. Shai Reshef, President and founder<br />
of UoPeople, explains to International Education the<br />
goals to be achieved with this innovative collaborative<br />
program.<br />
O M.Ed. resulta<br />
de uma parceria entre<br />
aUniversidade<br />
do Povo e o International<br />
Baccalaureate.<br />
Como surgiu a ideia e porquê?<br />
Acreditamos que nada pode ser<br />
tão eficaz para mudar o mundo<br />
como a Educação. Sempre quisemos<br />
oferecer um programa em<br />
Educação, mas até o IB nos abordar,nãovíamoscomopoderíamos<br />
fazê-lo. A UoPeople e o IB<br />
têm missões e valores compatíveis,<br />
entre os quais, o compromisso<br />
de melhorar o acesso à<br />
Educação de qualidade. Este programa<br />
colaborativo foi desenvolvido<br />
para lidar com a insuficiência<br />
de professores qualificados em<br />
todo o mundo, especialmente em<br />
áreas sub-representadas e para<br />
permitir que professores e gestoresdaáreadaEducaçãoalarguem<br />
os seus conhecimentos e carreiras,<br />
independentemente de onde<br />
residam ou quanto possam pagar.<br />
O International Baccalaureate<br />
Organization é abordado por<br />
muitas instituições que gostariam<br />
de adotar a pedagogia IB, no entanto,<br />
muitas não podem arcar<br />
com os custos. A UoPeople responde<br />
a este problema.<br />
Que especializações<br />
oferece o programa?<br />
OprogramaM.Ed.ofereceduas<br />
especializações: Ensino Fundamental/Médio<br />
e Ensino Secundário.<br />
Os formandos podem optar<br />
por concluir as duas especializações.<br />
Neste caso, serão obrigados a<br />
completar todos os seis cursos de<br />
especialização. ●<br />
The M.Ed. results from a partnership<br />
between the University of<br />
thePeopleandtheInternational<br />
Baccalaureate. How did the idea<br />
come about and why?<br />
Since the University of the People<br />
was founded we have always believed<br />
that nothing like education can<br />
be as effective in moving the needle<br />
forward and really changing the<br />
world. We always knew we wanted<br />
to offer a program in Education, and<br />
until IB approached us we didn’t see<br />
how we could do it. UoPeople and IB<br />
have compatible missions and values,<br />
which include a commitment<br />
to increase access to quality education.<br />
This collaborative program was<br />
developed to address the shortage<br />
of qualified educators around the<br />
world, particularly in underrepresented<br />
areas, and to enable teachers<br />
and educational administrators<br />
to advance their knowledge and<br />
careers regardless of where they live<br />
or how much they can afford. IB<br />
is approached by so many institutions<br />
who would like to adopt the IB<br />
pedagogy, the demand is so great,<br />
and yet, many schools cannot<br />
afford the costs involved. UoPeople<br />
solves this problem.<br />
The program has specializations?<br />
The M.Ed. Program offers two specializations:<br />
Elementary/Middle<br />
School Education and Secondary<br />
Education. Students may choose to<br />
complete both specializations. In this<br />
case, they will be required to complete<br />
all six specialization courses.<br />
Does the program<br />
confer a degree?<br />
Yes. ●