After spending five weeks at Lehigh University , this summer, students in the College of Education 's International program returned home to prepare for the opening of school in the fall. Most enrolled in the International Program teach at American schools, located outside of the United States . They earn credits toward masters and doctoral degrees during the academic year by taking online course, and are required to attend Summer Institutes.



The students spent the majority of their time in class and studying. Pictured here in an Organizational Leadership Theory and Practice class are (from bottom left) Suiha Zhao, a bilingual teacher at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in New Jersey; Juan David Fayad, a teacher in Colombia; Ibtesam Hussain, director of the Teachers School in Saudi Arabia; James Pilton, a teacher in Gabon, Africa; (center, rear) Andy Westerman a high school principal at the American School of Islamabad, Pakistan; Keith Cincotta, a teacher at the American School in Dubai, UAE; and Robert Blanchard, a teacher at the International School of Kenya.



It may look like a simple board game, but these international doctoral students are actually engaged in a serious learning experience. Known as Systems Thinking, Systems Changing, the exercise helps students master some of the techniques used to successfully persuade a fictitious school district to adopt new initiatives. Pictured are (from left): Monica Greeley, director of the American College in Cairo , Egypt ; Keith Cincotta, a teacher at the American School in Dubai , UAE; and Anne Marie Fitzgerald, principal of an elementary girls school, the American Creativity Academy, in Kuwait.