The three programs listed are:
- Teachers of Critical Languages Program (www.tclprogram.org) – To start or expand Arabic and Mandarin programs by placing exchange teachers at U.S. schools for a full year
- Educational Seminars (www.americancouncils.org/es) – To promote professional development for administrators and teachers through short-term exchanges around the world
- Intensive Summer Language Institutes (www.americancouncils.org/isli) – To strengthen language skills for teachers of Arabic and Mandrin through intensive summer study programs in Egypt and China
Details are available below. Deadlines are approaching soon!
HOST A GUEST TEACHER
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) places EFL teachers from China and Egypt in U.S. K-12 host schools for an academic year where they teach Mandarin or Arabic language and culture. TCLP provides teachers’ salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, professional development funds, and ongoing program support.
To increase the number of Americans teaching and learning these critical languages, selected host schools also receive access to grant opportunities to support language learning projects. For more information, please visit www.tclprogram.org or email tclp@americancouncils.org.
Program Application Deadline: January 9, 2012
CONNECT INTERNATIONALLY
The Educational Seminars Program provides short-term professional development opportunities to teachers and administrators from around the world, for 2-3 week reciprocal exchange programs and one-way professional development programs. Participating countries include Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, and Uruguay for reciprocal exchanges and Greece, India, and Italy for one-way programs. All Educational Seminars provide airfare, training, travel health care, and living costs. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/es or email edseminars@americancouncils.org.
Upcoming Program Application Deadlines: January 6 and March 30, 2012
