Dr. Koubek, College of Education, Receives External Funding

Dr. Katya Koubek, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities has been awarded $79,411.94 from Family Health International for the project entitled, "2016 English Access Microscholarship Teacher Trainer Workshop". Dr. Koubek's first award with JMU, she will be working to develop the teacher trainer's technical skills and capacity to train current and future Access teachers in areas of new teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) pedagogy, materials development (including technology), planning practicums, teacher evaluation and feedback methods such as peer observation. 

According to Dr. Koubek's proposal, "All workshops and activities are designed to have participants reflect on their own training practices in their home country and apply new English as a second language (ESL) pedagogy with an emphasis on student-centered methodology, teacher evaluation and feedback methods, civic awareness, leadership components, and instructional technology skills to a project-based assignment on teaching U.S. culture and values." 

Best of luck to Dr. Koubek as she proceeds with conducting interactive workshops and activities to meet her project goals!