Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) 2018 (Fully-funded to USA)

This is a Professional Development Opportunity for International Teachers sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and administered by IREX. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

About

IREX will build upon almost 50 years of impacting the lives of teachers and students around the world. Through this programs, IREX will support a community of teachers, united across borders, who will ignite student learning and prepare students to thrive in the 21st century.

The U.S. Department of State and IREX announce a program f o r outstanding international secondary level school teachers to come to the U.S. for a professional development opportunity. The Fulbright TEA Program 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 improve teaching in participating countries and communities 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.
• Make U.S. students more aware of other countries around the world through interaction with international teachers.

Disciplines

• English or English as a Foreign Language
• Social Studies (civics, history, geography, sociology, economics, etc.)
• Math
• Science
• Special Education teachers in the disciplines listed above

Project Activities

• Teacher training: Fulbright TEA participants engage in an intensive six-week professional development program at a U.S. university. They take part in academic seminars on new teaching methodologies, curriculum development, lesson planning, and instructional technology.
• Field experience: Fulbright TEA participants are immersed in an American classroom environment. They have opportunities to observe, co-teach, and share their expertise in U.S. secondary schools, building collaborative, lasting connections with U.S. teachers and students.
• Best practice exchange: Fulbright TEA participants study and observe international best practices in education and share their own professional knowledge with educators and students in the United States.
• Civic and cultural activities: Fulbright TEA participants take part in American cultural activities such as performances, sporting events, U.S. home hospitality visits, and trips to historical sites.

Benefits

• J-1 visa support;
• A pre-departure orientation held in participant’s home country;
• Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.;
• A Welcome Program at the host university;
• Academic program fees;
• Housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals;
• Accident and sickness medical insurance coverage (does not cover pre-existing conditions);
• Transportation to the practicum school (if necessary);
• A daily allowance for incidentals during the university academic program;
• A professional development allowance;
• A baggage allowance;
• An end-of-program workshop in Washington, D.C., and
• The opportunity to apply for alumni small grants for alumni in good standing.