In most people’s minds, math is synonymous with numbers. Doing math means starting with a set of numerical values and maneuvering them according to preestablished rules to achieve a correct answer. Math is actually much more. In fact, the word “mathematics”...
Our guest blogger today is Dustin Dresser of Costa Rica Frika. We invited him to Antigua, Guatemala, last month, to serve as an interpreter for T2TGlobal's math education conference for local teachers. Here are his reflections...
T2TGlobal would like to welcome a new staff member, Saoirse (pronounced "seer-sha") Scott. She recently joined the US-based team after completing a summer internship with the Guatemala staff. Currently a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...
For one week in November, dozens of teachers from all over Guatemala showed just how dedicated they are to providing the best education to their students. With the school year ending for a two-month break, they would certainly have been...
Today in Guatemala, we were honored by the NGO Estrella de Mar with its Partner of the Year award for 2017. T2TGlobal has supported the two math teachers at its Colegio Impacto girls' leadership academy in Panajachel, Sololá, with coaching in pedagogy. At the...
What are some famous pairings that you can think of? Peanut butter and jelly, Fred and Ginger, shoes and socks, Microsoft and Apple…the list goes on. What about science and mathematics? They are often spoken of as two complementary disciplines,...
This post was contributed by Elizabeth Ollila (at right), who is currently a senior at Carrboro High School in North Carolina. T2T-I thanks her for participating on the 2016 Teacher Trip to Santa Avelina, Guatemala. Here are her words...
Written by Kelley O'Brien, T2T-I Associate Director, Carrboro, N.C., U.S. It was not until I was 20 years old that I learned to love math. This epiphany occurred during a game theory class I took from Professor Hollingsworth at University of...
How can local culture make STEM education more engaging for students? Teachers2Teachers-International visited a school on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala to coach teachers how to do this....
Written by Charlotte McGlone, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Visiting a new school with Teachers2Teachers - International is always an interesting experience. There is a mixture of excitement and nervousness that makes these trips unique. Excitement, because I know that I could be creating the precursors for...
Written by Lucía Dávila, Guatemala City, Guatemala My name is Lucía Dávila, and I am from Guatemala City. Currently, I am working as the Communication and Outreach Specialist for an NGO called Teachers2Teachers-International, which provides global professional development opportunities for teachers. With a focus...
Written by Lucía Dávila, Guatemala City, Guatemala On December 9, 2015, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference about agroscience and culture for the 7th grade students of North Duplin Junior-Senior High School, located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. This opportunity was created by...
Written by Lucía Dávila, Guatemala City, Guatemala Aristotle once said, “The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.” He would have been pleased by the gathering of teachers in Guatemala that sought to harness such power. Teachers2Teachers–International brought together approximately 350...
Workshops in Common Hope, Antigua, Guatemala Written by Lucía Dávila, Guatemala City, Guatemala We started our day by introducing the interpreters to their corresponding speakers. Our beautiful and brilliant interpreters were volunteers from the state university of Guatemala, Universidad de San Carlos de...
By Jennifer McGlone, Chapel Hill, N.C. Domingo is the 6th grade teacher at the William M. Botnan School in Santa Avelina, Quiché, Guatemala. Watch this video and learn more about the life of an amazing teacher and an example for the...
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