TGC Cohort Arrives in Accra, Ghana!

One of the neat things that emerged following our intense 9-week on-line course (the initial part of our participation in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program) was that one member from Oklahoma, Laura, initiated a TGC 2011-12 private Facebook group. Those of us who chose to join have been able to share our country assignments, research, struggles with the Capstone part of this program, experiences with the Global Symposium, and many other things. I would say there were about 20 us that were active in the community before the Global Symposium #1 and the group has grown since we were in DC two weeks ago.    

By far the most exciting thing that has been shared in our private FB group thus far occurred less that 15 minutes ago!! Drum roll please......Karen, a member of the Ghana cohort,  just posted that they have arrived in Accra, the capital of Ghana!! This is not planning, packing, or even boarding a plane; they are THERE!! I can't wait to follow their journeys over the next few weeks.

It is also exciting and a little weird to realize that I could be the person posting virtually the same message from Kiev, Ukraine about this time exactly six weeks from today!

Finally, in the right sidebar I have links to blogs of some of my colleagues headed to all six countries if you want to follow the adventures! Below are the dates when all of the groups will be traveling.

Ghana: March 3-18, 2012

Morocco: March 17-31, 2012

Ukraine: April 14-28, 2012

Brazil: June 9-23, 2012

India: June 30-July 14, 2012

Indonesia: July 17-31, 2012