Participating in a Fulbright Program

I have the honor to be one of two teachers from Finland selected to participate in the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program this year. I was overjoyed last spring when I heard that I had been selected and given this opportunity. It is a great privilege and I feel very excited to be part of this international group. We are seventeen teachers from nine different countries, from Botswana, Chile, Finland, India, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan, and we will spend the fall semester 2015 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. During our stay here each of us will audit courses at Indiana University, visit local schools, and also complete an inquiry project on an educational topic.

This is a blog where I hope to share some of my experiences in the United States from August to December 2015 especially with my teacher friends and those of you interested in applying to the program.