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Teachers Share Experiences At The Regional English Teaching Caucasus Conference In Kiev

The U.S. Department of State’s Regional English Language Officer in Kiev, Lisa Harshbarger, invited nine educators from Georgia, including three from Abkhazia, and U.S. Embassy Tbilisi’s Senior English Language Fellow, John Scafidi, to attend the 3rd Regional English Teaching Caucasus Conference on Curriculum Development. The conference took place on May 14-15, 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine. The main topic of the conference was how to correlate English language levels of proficiency within the Caucasus with the standards of the Common European Framework.

Mr. Scafidi presented a workshop on Oral Presentations and Georgian curriculum expert from the Ministry of Education, Marika  Chkikvadze, spoke about the strides Georgia has made in adopting European standards.  It was a two day conference of learning and sharing among educators from the Caucasus region.

• May 15, Nicole Gagnon Speaks About The Importance Of Market Research To MBA Students At Caucasus School Of Business
• May 15, The United States Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgian Union of Architects and ARCI Gallery Host the American Roadside Architecture Exhibition
• May 10-14, Elizabeth Poythress Addresses Georgian Young People
• May 4-11, Rutgers University Professor Delivers a Series of Lectures on American Studies
• May 4-5, Embassy Democracy Grantees Participate in the Grand Civil Society Fair
• May 4, Congratulations to Former Public Affairs Officer Omie Kerr on “the Friend of the Georgia’s Civil Sector” Award
• May 3, Ambassador Tefft and MP Kote Gabashvili Open American Studies Conference
• April 30, U.S. Destroyer Makes Port Call in Batumi, Georgia
• April 30, U.S. Embassy Opens American Corner in Zugdidi
• April 28, Ambassador Tefft Talking Jazz to Georgian Youth
• April 26-29, Tbilisi Hosted The New Orleans Days
• April 20, Georgian Students Gather to Commemorate Victims of Virginia Massacre