Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program(TEA Fellowship)

Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) 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 the 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 88-90 teachers each in spring or fall 2013.

 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.

The TEA fellowship is fully funded and provides:

J-1 visa support;

A pre-departure orientation held in participant's home country;

Round-trip airfare to and within the US;

A Welcome Orientation in Washington, D.C.;

Academic program fees;

Housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals;

Accident and sickness medical insurance coverage;

Transportation to the teaching practicum school (if necessary);

A daily allowance for meals and incidentals during the academic program;

A book/professional development allowance;

A baggage/shipping allowance (domestic and international);

A Closing Workshop in Washington, D.C.; and

The opportunity to apply for alumni small grants.

 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

The applicant should be:

Current secondary level, full time teachers with five or more years of classroom  experience in disciplines including English, Social Sciences, Mathematics and  Sciences;

Citizens of India and present in India at the time of application and interview;

Live and teach in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and all Union Territories in the South;

Proficient in written and spoken English with a paper based TOEFL score of 450 or higher*

Continue teaching after completion of the program

Have submitted a complete application.

 *For Fall 2013, IREX and ECA will pilot a limited cohort for participants with paper-based TOEFL scores of 425 - 450 that features a greater concentration on English language learning as well as pedagogical professional development.

TOEFL scores are not required at the time of application. If you are short-listed for interview, USIEF will administer the TOEFL or an equivalent of English proficiency test

Application Deadline Extended to: March 15, 2012

Application materials are available at:

United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) Regional Office - Chennai

American Consulate Building, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 006

Tel: 044-2857 4423, Email:usiefchennai@usief.org.in , Website: www.usief.org.in

Contact Person:

Ms. Maya Sivakumar, Regional Officer, USIEF-Chennai

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.usief.org.in/Fellowships/FIC-Teaching-Excellence-and-Achievement-Program.aspx