August 19, 2021

Acting Superintendent, Zeek Ojeh, welcomed 18 Fulbright Distinguished International Teachers to Balsz and to Phoenix, Arizona. Thirteen will be hosted by Phoenix Union High School District and five will be hosted by our Balsz teachers. 

• Ms. Cherry Esquivel Azul is from the Philippines and her project is teacher training on Design Thinking for Elementary Teachers.
• Ms. Shirin Jahan is from Bangladesh and her project is to develop the teaching learning process to help the destitute of Bangladesh.
• Ms. Kshama Kaushik is from India and her project is to have meaningful involvement with children with special needs in the classroom with and without technology focusing on Universal Design for Learning.
• Ms. Jenni Marika Sipola is from Finland and her project is to implement STEAM education in primary school and making project materials.
• Mr. Asis Wahyudi is from Indonesia and his project is to develop a series of lesson plans for social studies subjects using differentiated instructions.

We look forward to hosting and learning throughout the semester. The ultimate beneficiaries of this international exchange program, are the students.