The U.S. Department of State and IREX announce an open competition for a Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State 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 methods, lesson planning, and instructional technology

 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 or English as a Foreign Language,

 Social Studies (social studies, civics, history, geography, etc.)

 Mathematics

 Science

 Special Education teachers in the disciplines listed above

 You can obtain and submit applications before March 27, 2015 to:  APPLICATION CLOSED

Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy (TEA Program), 4, Aircraft Designer Ihor Sikorsky Street, Kyiv, Ukraine 04112 AND This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 To apply online, please visit out implementing partner, IREX:

https://www.irex.org/application/teaching-excellence-and-achievement-program-tea-international-teacher-application/

 More information is below, the application is available at:  

 Details: The Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program provides international teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States. TEA consists of a six-week non-degree, non-credit customized academic program including seminars on new teaching methodologies, curriculum development, lesson planning, and instructional technology. Participants will also participate in a practicum in a U.S. secondary school near their host university to work closely with U.S. teachers and teach and present to U.S. students. Cultural enrichment, mentoring, and support will be provided throughout the program. The international participants will travel to the United States in two cohorts of approximately 80 teachers each in spring or fall 2016.

Upon returning home, TEA program alumni are eligible to apply for small grants for essential teaching materials, follow-on training for other teachers, collaborative projects between schools in their home country and the United States, and other activities that build on their U.S. experience.