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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 Arabic or Mandarin language and culture. This program aims to increase the number of Americans teaching and learning these critical languages. TCLP provides teachers’ salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, professional development funds, and ongoing program support. Selected host schools also receive access to grant opportunities. To speak with alumni about their TCLP experience, join one of our upcoming online webinars. For more information, or to apply, please visit www.tclprogram.org.
Program Application Deadline: January 23, 2013

CONNECT INTERNATIONALLY
The Educational Seminars Program provides short-term professional development opportunities to U.S. teachers and administrators for 3 week reciprocal exchange programs (to Brazil and Portugal) and one-way professional development programs (to India and China). Educational Seminars provide airfare, training, travel healthcare, and living costs. For more information, or to apply, please visit www.americancouncils.org/es.
Program Application Deadlines:  January 7, 2013 (India); April 1, 2013 (Brazil, Portugal); TBD, 2013 (China)

STUDY LANGUAGE IN CHINA
The Intensive Summer Language Institute (ISLI) provides fully funded fellowships for non-native speakers of Chinese who are teaching Chinese to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Chinese in Changchun, China. Fellowships are available to current K-12 teachers and community college instructors of Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach Mandarin. Participants earn graduate credit and are provided with peer tutors. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, or to apply, please visit www.americancouncils.org/ISLI.
Program Application Deadline: February 11, 2013

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A Collective Call to Action

Author Heidi Hayes Jacobs discusses "Our Future" and what education will look like in 20 years. See her session at ASCD's 2013 Annual Conference & Exhibit Show in Chicago, March 16-18, 2013.

Mapping to the Core by Heidi Hayes Jacobs has just been released as a LiveBook and LivePlanner.  More than a book.  More than an e-book.  Learn more about LiveBook and LivePlanner here.

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Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Bena Kallick: About Collaboration (ASCD Video)

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BRING THE WORLD TO YOUR SCHOOL!

Explore these fully funded programs that are supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by American Councils for International Education!

*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/esor email edseminars@americancouncils.org.

*Upcoming Program Application Deadlines*: January 6 and March 30, 2012 *

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.orgor email tclp@americancouncils.org.

*Program Application Deadline*: January 9, 2012

*STUDY LANGUAGE IN EGYPT AND CHINA*

Intensive Summer Language Institutes (ISLI) provides fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt, and Chinese in Changchun, China. Current K-12 teachers, community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, and students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages can apply. Participants earn ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College, and are provided with peer tutors and roundtrip airfare. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/islior email isli@americancouncils.org.

*Program Application Deadline*: March 2, 2012

Any questions? Feel free to contact:

Alena Palevitz
Program Officer, Teacher Programs,
Arabic and Chinese Intensive Summer Language Institutes
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202.833.7522
Fax: 202.833.7523
Web: www.americancouncils.org/isli

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