Pavlos's introduction from Cyprus

This is the introduction that Pavlos sent from Cyprus/Greece.

- Your name: Pavlos S.
- Where you live: Nicosia, Cyprus
- Your Position/Title: Graduate student, Patras, Greece
- The grade or level, subject you are teaching or taught: I have been a teaching assistant at the University of Patras in 3 undergraduate classes. However, I had no teaching experience in the secondary education level
- Interests/hobby I am interested in reading books, reading and writing poetry and painting
- And anything else about you
For the past 8 years I have been living in Patras, Greece since there I had my undergraduate but also graduate studies.

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from Pavlos

I'm an art teacher from South Korea

Hi, All!

I am Seri Son. I am an art teacher in a middle school in South Korea. I am temporally retiring for several years from 2007. I have taught just for a year as an art teacher. But, I love teaching and my students!
In the fall of 2008, I entered the University of Tennessee and am pursuing an M.S. degree in Instructional Technology. This is my second semester and I think this field of study is very interesting.
After starting this study in the U.S., I have been concerned with diverse cultures, and education in various countries. Because, I have met many people who have a various skin color, different cultures, and values, so that I realized that a much bigger world than my thought before exists.

I hope we meet many people in different countries and share various opinion and information about our education.

Art Class in Teahwa Middle School, South Korea

Overview of this project

1. Title: Educational Systems and Issues in the World

2. Participants: Educators from various countries

3. Language: English

4. Communication tools: a blog and email

5. Overview: Educators (teachers, people who work in schools) from different countries will write about their country’s educational systems and issues on the project blog or share these information and their own opinions by e-mail. They may talk about anything they want to or answer some questions which a project coordinator already created on the blog. They also would discuss about global educational issues and trends. For example, home schooling, the role of current public schools, students’ behaviors, bilingual education, and teacher’s social status, new technologies applied in school, etc. Participants would post their digital photos or video in education.

6. Through this project, all participants can understand and learn about their own and other countries’ different educational circumstances, and recognize and consider global issues through sharing each opinion. Also, they will get a wider view point of the world as an educator. Additionally, they will be able to learn about internet communication skills through participating in this project.