Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce an open competition for Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program that will bring outstanding secondary-level school teachers to the U.S. for a professional development opportunity.
TEA seeks to:
** Enhance teachers' expertise in their teaching discipline and equip them with a deeper understanding of best practices in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, and the use of technology in teaching.
** Create among educators a more nuanced understanding of the U.S.
** Develop productive and lasting relationships and mutual understanding between U.S. and international teachers and their students.
** Contribute to improving teaching in participating countries by preparing participants to serve as teacher leaders, who upon returning home will apply and share their experience and skills with their peers and students.
Eligible teaching disciplines for TEA are:
** English as a Foreign Language,
** Social Sciences (social studies, civics, history, or geography)
** Mathematics and Science.
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must:
** Be secondary school-level, full-time teachers with five or more years of classroom experience in TEA teaching disciplines: EFL, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science;
** Be citizens of and residents in eligible TEA countries;
** Have proficiency in written and spoken English;
** Continue teaching for at least five years after completion of the program;
** Have submitted a complete application.
Former participants of ILEP, TEA, Partners in Education (PiE) or the Fulbright Teacher exchange Program are ineligible to apply.
Deadline for application submission is Monday, April 26, 2010.
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