{"id":1840,"date":"2018-09-25T09:52:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T13:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:10:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:10:43","slug":"alumna-staff-members-work-showcased-by-u-s-dept-of-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2018\/09\/25\/alumna-staff-members-work-showcased-by-u-s-dept-of-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna-staff member&#8217;s work showcased by U.S. Dept. of Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1841\" style=\"width: 5472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?resize=1249%2C656&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lara Wasner\" width=\"1249\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?w=5472&amp;ssl=1 5472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?resize=1440%2C756&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?w=2498&amp;ssl=1 2498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/wasner.jpg?w=3747&amp;ssl=1 3747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1249px) 100vw, 1249px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lara Wasner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year Lara Wasner &#8217;96, &#8217;05, who is director of Language &amp; Cultural Training at University of Detroit Mercy, took a delegation of University\u00a0faculty and Detroit K-12 teachers of arts and social sciences to to\u00a0northeast Brazil for collaborative learning and project development. Participants developed a curriculum project designed to complement learning and help internationalize their school and district.<\/p>\n<p>The project was paid for by a $93,252 grant from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s\u00a0Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program. Because the project was so unique, the Fullbright-Hays group showcased it in a webinar as an example of the great work that can be done and featured it on the cover of their annual report.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the webinar below to understand the depth of Wasner&#8217;s project.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ajzt0UhslbM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year Lara Wasner &#8217;96, &#8217;05, who is director of Language &amp; Cultural Training at University of Detroit Mercy, took a delegation of University\u00a0faculty and Detroit K-12 teachers of arts and social sciences to to\u00a0northeast Brazil for collaborative learning and project development. 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