Global Goals: International Teacher Insights

Hear about Paola Contreras's teaching experience in the U.S. as she discusses the cultural differences with her home country, Colombia. One of her key observations and learnings is the way to differentiate and cater to a variety of learner needs.

Joyce Marin is a teacher from Costa Rica who taught middle school with the Participate program. She discusses her memorable experience highlighting some of the key cultural differences as well as similarities.

Learn about Jhonatan Marin Mesa's experience with Participate, a teacher from Medellin, Colombia, who spent a few years in the U.S. teaching at a kindergarten. Find out his challenges in terms of language and being the first male teacher.

Discover how the Participate program enabled Ana Lopez, a 1st-grade teacher from Colombia, to experience a different culture of education in the United States. She shares her thoughts on the challenges she experienced and how she used the Global Goals as a tool to build an inquiry-based learning experience.

Hear about Ava-Gaye Blackford's experience as a Jamaican teacher who spent some time teaching in the USA. She discusses the cultural differences observed in the classroom as well as in everyday life. She shares her most memorable moment during her teaching experience with Participate.