I will soon be traveling to Rabat the capitol of Morocco for a two week fellowship to learn about education in Morocco. I will learn how I can bring global competencies into the classroom to help educate my students for the 21st century. Morocco is on the continent of Africa in the northwest corner only a short ferry ride across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. Morocco has an Atlantic and Mediterranean coast lines and is characterized as having rugged mountains interior and a large proportion of desert. I am hopeful that my two weeks in Morocco will allow me to visit the Sahara Desert and ride a camel.
Morocco’s government is a constitutional monarchy and its religion is a Muslim monarchy with many women still in traditional dress and roles. Women visitors should dress modestly with very little skin showing which means nice slacks or longer skirts and long sleeve shirts. This makes for a nice excuse for me to go pre-trip shopping! Arabic is the official language spoken, but it is not uncommon to hear French. English is becoming more popular but mostly in the large metropolitan areas. I am a little nervous that I will have difficulty communicating since I don’t know either Arabic or French. I hope it’s not too late to learn a few important words in Arabic. Rosetta Stone here I come!
I will soon find out my second destination of travel in Morocco. I am looking forward to this information. During my second destination I will meet up with my mentor/partner teacher and visit their school and classroom. I will be spending a week with this teacher learning about the classroom where I will get first-hand experience with the Moroccan culture. I hope to develop a partnership with my mentor to have our classrooms work together on some projects and lessons in the near future.
To prepare for my travel to Morocco I have done a little research about the country and culture to get an idea of what to expect during my travels. I have also gone and shopping for small gifts for my Moroccan students, teachers and administrators. I am looking forward to learning more about the Moroccan culture, having an experience of a life time, meeting new people that I can share my passion of teaching with, and develop a lasting network of teachers and friends.
Morocco’s government is a constitutional monarchy and its religion is a Muslim monarchy with many women still in traditional dress and roles. Women visitors should dress modestly with very little skin showing which means nice slacks or longer skirts and long sleeve shirts. This makes for a nice excuse for me to go pre-trip shopping! Arabic is the official language spoken, but it is not uncommon to hear French. English is becoming more popular but mostly in the large metropolitan areas. I am a little nervous that I will have difficulty communicating since I don’t know either Arabic or French. I hope it’s not too late to learn a few important words in Arabic. Rosetta Stone here I come!
I will soon find out my second destination of travel in Morocco. I am looking forward to this information. During my second destination I will meet up with my mentor/partner teacher and visit their school and classroom. I will be spending a week with this teacher learning about the classroom where I will get first-hand experience with the Moroccan culture. I hope to develop a partnership with my mentor to have our classrooms work together on some projects and lessons in the near future.
To prepare for my travel to Morocco I have done a little research about the country and culture to get an idea of what to expect during my travels. I have also gone and shopping for small gifts for my Moroccan students, teachers and administrators. I am looking forward to learning more about the Moroccan culture, having an experience of a life time, meeting new people that I can share my passion of teaching with, and develop a lasting network of teachers and friends.