The words you come up with in technical proposals

Communitanitos of penals Comtittities Technical proposals are fun, especially when you work on them later at night. For Proseminar, our major assignment is a technical proposal, which essentially is a large-scale document that lists and defines the requirements of a project, and explains the approach and plan formulated to address them. Earlier in October, Dr. GK made everyone choose a region they wanted (yours truly went … Continue reading The words you come up with in technical proposals

English for All?

Today’s post comes from fellow IEDPer Gabby, who gives us a look at one of the many questions/ideas we confront in educational development. Her post originally ran on The Reign XY, a guide to being Generation Y, X Chromosomes, that she co-founded. In case you missed it, recently the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps announced the launch of “English For All”, a new program that … Continue reading English for All?

The importance of listening

“[Y]ou become a servant of the local passion, the servant of local people who have a dream to become a better person. So what you do — you shut up. You never arrive in a community with any ideas, and you sit with the local people … And what we do, we become friends, and we find out what that person wants to do.” A member of our cohort, Kristina, shared this very … Continue reading The importance of listening

Welcome to IEDP 2016!

I walked into my IEDP orientation unsure of whom I was going to meet, what I was going to learn that day, and at times, exactly what I expected of myself during this year. Throughout the session, I couldn’t help but feel, thanks to the newly-formed relationships and set of questions, a growing sense of excitement for this program. I’m very thankful to be surrounded … Continue reading Welcome to IEDP 2016!