Thailand, July 14

Today was another great day! The US educators (including me) participated in a "Sharing Seminar between U.S. Administrators from U.S.A. under the Educational Seminar Program, Fulbright Program and Principals, Teachers of the Member of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project (ASPnet)." As a panel, we discussed the "Overview of the US Education System" emphasizing No Child Left Behind (NLCB) and the differences in school funding between the US and Thailand. We then attended a special luncheon in honor of the program and received a token of appreciation for our services. We decided that we would try to form some simple linkages using Web 2.0 tools such as Blogs and also preparing "Artifact Boxes" to be echanged in the mail. We discussed some of the instructional practices that could be used with both Blogs and the "Artifact Boxes." I exchanged contact information with educators from many schools. I would like to begin work on this project when I return to school. We spent the afternoon sightseeing in the city and shopping and that was really fun!We then went to an international restaurant that was located at the top of the Baiyoke Sky Hotel! The view was awesome! Tomorrow we will participate in the 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright in Thailand Program, where HRH (Her Royal Highness) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will be presenting. We were given special invitations to the this event and attendance is quite an honor!