MIT-Haiti Initiative
A project for the development, evaluation and dissemination of
active-learning resources in Kreyòl to help improve Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in Haiti.
Ayiti
pare (Haiti is ready)
The MIT-Haiti Initiative through video, George Zaidan & Per Hoel, April 2013
MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM
education: Initiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.
In MIT News, April 17, 2013.
Landmark MIT-Haiti Initiative Will Transform Education In Haiti
In Wall Street Journal (online), April 17, 2013.
How Science, Math and Creole Education Can Lead to Prosperity in Haiti
In Caribbean Journal, May 14, 2013.
Ti koze
ak pwofesè Michel DeGraff sou nouvo teknoloji pou
ansèyman syans ak matematik ann Ayiti
Nan AlterPresse, 6 janvye 2013.
DeGraff
awarded one-million NSF grant for linguistics research in Haiti
In MIT News, October 3, 2012.
Interview
with Michel DeGraff about NSF grant
In Said and Done, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and
Social Sciences, October 16, 2012.
Workshops
on technology-enhanced and open education (March 2012)
"Pour une éducation pratique et moderne"
In Le Nouvelliste, Avril 3, 2012.
"MIT's Michel DeGraff on Expanding Access to Education
in Haiti"
In Education Portal, September 2011.
"Our word is our bond"
In Voices from Haiti, September 2011.
"Se pawòl nou ki mare nou ansanm"
In Voices from Haiti, September 2011.
"The Power of Creole"
In Boston Globe, July 24, 2011.
"Pouvwa kreyòl la"
In Alterpresse, November 7, 2011.
"A champion of Creole"
In MIT News, May 12, 2011.
"Should
Creole replace French in Haiti's schools?"
In BBC News, August 23, 2011.
"Should
Haiti's kids learn in Creole rather than French?"
In BBC News, August 19, 2011.
"Baryè
lang ann Ayiti: Kreyòl se lang peyi a; se pou sa fòk lekòl fèt an Kreyòl"
In Le Nouvelliste, August 20, 2010.
"Language
barrier: Creole is the language of Haiti, and the education system needs to
reflect that"
In Boston Globe, June 16, 2010.
