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PresentationPhilosophy

Program


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By reading we become contem-

poraries to all men, & citizens of all

countries.

Antoine Houdar de la Motte


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Presentation

Letters to Fly is a reading program

for elementary school children that seeks to

promote love for reading. It is the first project

of international collaboration between Uni-

versidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) and Fielding

Graduate University (FGU). It is a program for

social change, that connects students and

faculty of both institutions to serve Mexican

local communities through reading strategies

that promote love for reading, love for science

and love for the cultural roots of ancient

Mexico. It aims to develop the human poten-

tial of children through the consolidation of

critical thinking, problem solving and the im-provement of their communicative skills. Let-

ters to Fly envisions the teaching of culturally

adapted reading strategies that have proven

to be successful in the United States, to Mexi-

can elementary teachers. This will be done

in order for the Mexican teachers to promote

and encourage reading.

This program is envisioned as a starting

point to reduce inequity. Currently, half of

the Mexican population survives below the

poverty line. In addition, the OCDE/PISA

tests have made apparent that almost 40%

of Mexican students are under the mini-

mum level of performance in math, science

and reading comprehension. Furthermore,

national statistics show that only 25% of

the students entering to elementary school

obtain a place in higher education (ANUIES,

2009). Data from UNESCO (2000) shows that

Mexico is far from the recommended read-

ing standard; which is 47 books per year.Instead, the countrys average is 2.8 books

read per year. A National Survey conducted

by The National Council for Culture and Arts

(CONACULTA, 2005) found that the highest

reading rate occurs between the 12-22 year

age group with a good economic status and

belonging to families living in urban environ-


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Reading is the great supplier of

arguments, the key that makes

others listen to you.Jos Miguel Monzn

ments. Children below 12 years-old have

hard times with reading and comprehension.

In the long term, the participants of Letters

to Fly expect to model among teachers andparents how to develop new cohorts of inde-

pendent readers (using the Freirean model

of consciousness raising). In this way, Mexi-

can youth can be better prepared to resist

media manipulation, irrational consumption

and acritical acceptance to violence; all of

them being products of economic neoliber-

alism and globalization.

The tree philosophical


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The three philosophical guidelines for the

program are:

To encourage love for scientific thinking.

To rescue the Mexican ancient traditions associated with

love for nature, care for the environment, sense of friend-

ship, and colorful art.

To raise social consciousness and solidarity.

Philosophy


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The project contemplates the following

stages: a) the initial phase in which pro-

fessors and doctoral students from FGU,

will train students and professors from

the Master in Learning Technologies

(MTA) program, so that they can repli-cate the teaching of these strategies to

third and fourth grade teachers and stu-

dents at schools in the Guadalajara Met-

ropolitan Area; b) evaluating the impact

of the first stage, so that based on the

formative evaluated experience, changes

will take place to adjust the program,so that subsequently, the revised ex-

perience could be replicated at other

schools and grades at the Guadalajara

Metropolitan Area; and/or expanded to

State level; c) evaluating the impact of

the second stage, to adjust the program

in order to start training public Higher

Program

Education Institutions (HEI) to continue

the program a national level.

In the first phase faculty and students

from Fielding Graduate University (FGU)would visit Guadalajara from november

19 through the 28. The group would be

composed of six members of the School

Educational Leadership & Change (ELC),

two from the school of Human & Orga-

nizational Development (HOD) and two

from the school of Psychology (PSY) and

a Fielding representative, as the leader

of the delegation. Preferably, the par-

ticipants should be fluent in spanish and

participate in the design, development,

delivery and evaluation of the program.

They would have the responsibilities

of seeking grants, to BUY BOOKS FOR

CHILDREN IN SPANISH LANGUAGE, se-

lect books to fulfill the objectives of the

program, train Mexican faculty graduate

students and school teachers on reading

strategies for children, present a paper

on the topic, have a dialogue with gradu-

ate students of the Master in Learning

Technologies, read and model the read-ing to children in local communities,

schools and plazas, and evaluate the re-

sults of this intervention.

On the side of Universidad de Guadalaja-

ra, there is the intention to host students

and faculty in local homes, develop a


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Reading is to the

mind what exercising

is to the body.Richard Steele

Web portal, with free electronic books

for children, organize a local radio pro-

gram for children without Internet, orga-

nize the conference, the local visits and

on site reading activities.

In order to increase the immersion of

Fielding participants, Letters to Fly

would be launched the third week of no-

vember, between three events of great

historical and cultural significance in the

country. Regarding history, the 200 an-

niversary of the Mexican Independence

and the 100 anniversary of the Mexican

Revolution will be commemorated in

the city on november 20. In relation to

culture, the International Book Fair, (FIL

2010), the second most important book

fair in the world, with 13 international

conferences associated to the event, will

opens its doors on november 28.


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The man who is fond of books is

usually a man of lofty thought, and

of elevated opinions.Christopher Dawson

January - October

2010

November

2010

December 2010

February 2011

March - April

2011

May

2011

Preparation:

Methodology and book selection

Training and launching

Guadalajaras Metropolitan Area

Training for social service

professional practice students

The program will be extended from 1st

to 6th grade and to the State of Jalisco

Training in other HEI in Mexico

Phases of the trainingprogram


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November 19, 2010 Arrival of FGU students and Faculty toGuadalajaras International Airport. (Thehost family members will pick them up).

Each student and faculty member willspend some time with their host family.

November 20, 2010

Breakfast at hosts home.

Morning: attendance to the Historical 100years commemorative parade to celebrate

the Mexican Revolution (Downtown). Mini tour to Historical Buildings Downtownand the Instituto Cultural Cabaas (UNES-COs World Heritage Site).

Evening: Eat at a Traditional Mexican res-taurant.

November 21, 2010

Breakfast at hosts home.

An experience with the past of WesternMexico: visit to the Guachimontones ar-chaeological site.

Visit Teuchitln Downtown and the houseof culture.

Trip to the town of Tequila. (Tequilas land-scape is UNESCOs World Heritage Site)

Visit the town of Tequila and have lunch at amexican restaurant

Trip back to Guadalajara.

November 22, 2010

Breakfast at the Tourism School Restau-rant.

Letters to fly official opening ceremony atCUCEAs Governance Hall (Sala de Gobiernoy Toma de Decisiones).

Inauguration of Letters to Fly by Guadala-jara County Major.

Screening of Letters to fly video.

Presentation of Letters to Fly Website.

Overview of Letters to Fly project

Training workshop held by FGU faculty.

Official picture.

Typical Mexican Food will be served atthe Tourisms school Restaurant at CUCEAcampus.

Departure to visit underprivileged areas ofGuadalajara.

Reading to the children in Plaza de la Lib-eracin.


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November 23, 2010

Breakfast at the Tourism School Restaurant.

Honoris Causa Award to the fathers of distanceeducation, at the Paraninfo of the University ofGuadalajara (activity to be confirmed).

Typical Mexican Food will be served at theTourisms school Restaurant at CUCEA campus.

Reading to childrens in public Plaza de lasAmricas.

Zapopan County Chamber orchestras perfor-

mance (to be confirmed).

November 24, 2010

Breakfast at CUCEA Tourisms School restaurant.

Reading to children in a public school.

Presentation of the Letters to Fly Website to the

teachers of the Public School. Typical Mexican Food will be served at theTourisms school Restaurant at CUCEA campus.

FGU presentations at CUCEA campus at Gover-nance Hall.

November 25, 2010

Breakfast at CUCEA Tourisms School restaurant.

Reading to the children in other Public School.

Presentation of the Web Portal to teachers at thisschool.


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