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TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT (TEA) PROGRAM
The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) will provide 105 secondary school teachers from Eurasia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States. The international participants will travel to the United States in fall 2009 to participate in a 6-week professional development program at a U.S. university. The professional development program will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, teaching strategies for the participants’ home environment, educational leadership, as well as the use of computers for Internet, word processing, and as teaching tools. The 6-week program also will include a 2 to 3-week internship at a secondary school to actively engage participants with American teachers and students. Trips to U.S. cultural sites and academic support will be provided for participants throughout the program.
In spring 2010 a cohort of 40 U.S. teachers will reciprocate the visits of the international teachers in selected countries. Each U.S. teacher will be hosted by a TEA alumni school in the participating country where they will team-teach as well as discuss best teaching practices, curriculum, and educational issues in the host country. The U.S. teachers’ trip will be fully funded and will include visits to local schools, parent committees, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and local government offices.
Also, TEA will provide follow-on grants to the international teachers to purchase essential materials for their schools, to offer follow-on training for other teachers, and to conduct other activities that will build on the exchange visits.
Eligible applicants must be:
- secondary-level, full-time teachers with five or more years of classroom experience in either:
- English as a Foreign Language; or
- Social Science (social studies, civics, or history)
- citizens of Eurasia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere
The US fellowship is fully funded and provides:
- J-1 visa support,
- Round-trip airfare from participants home city to and within the United States,
- University training program,
- Accident and sickness insurance,
- Housing (generally shared with other program participant(s)) and meals,
- Transportation allowance for travel to school internship (if applicable), and
- Book allowance.
Program update
TEA 2009 Finalists and Alternates have been notified. On August 3-4 Finalists will have Pre-Departure Orientation and Visa interviews in Bishkek.
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
265 a Chui Prospect, room 109, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 720071
Contact Person: Jazgul Arikbaeva
Tel.: +996 (312) 610-811; 656-848
E-mail: tea@irex.kg
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