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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. ●

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