Embassy News

The U.S. Government Announces the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

PAS No 199
October 10, 2007

Ashgabat, October 10, 2007 – The Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, which is implemented by Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization IREX.  TEA will provide 60 secondary school teachers from Eurasia and South Asia with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States.

The international participants will travel to the United States in Fall 2008 to participate in a six-week professional development program at a U.S. university. The professional development program will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, curriculum writing, teaching strategies for the participants’ home environment, educational leadership, as well as the use of computers for Internet, word processing, and as teaching tools.  TEA will provide follow-on grants to the international teachers to purchase essential materials for their schools, to offer follow-on training for other teachers, and to conduct other activities that will build on the exchange visits.

More information and applications for TEA may be obtained by contacting the IREX local office:

International Research and Exchanges Board
Address: Gorogly 48a, third floor; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Phone: (993 12) 33-10-34; 33-10-38; 33-08-10
E-mail:  ngylyjova@iatp.edu.tm

Applications are also available at www.irex.org. The application deadline is November 19, 2007