Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program

The U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan Announce an Open Competition for the 2010
Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.  This is a six-week program for teachers of English, social studies, math and science that will take place in the fall of 2010. The program will provide professional development at a US university, combining academic seminars with a two-to-three week internship in a U.S. secondary school. The internship will actively engage participants in the U.S. classroom environment.  The Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan invite all interested candidates to apply.  Applications should be prepared in two copies and submitted both to the Ministry of Education and the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Ashgabat.

Candidates should be:

• Secondary-level, full-time teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), social studies, math or science.
• Practicing teachers. 
• Ministry of Education officials, educational administrators, and full-time teacher trainers, university faculty and private English Language tutors are not eligible.
• Residents of their country of citizenship at the time of application.

Candidates should have:

• A university degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of five years of classroom experience
• A minimum TOEFL score of 450.

Application

Application deadline: April 27, 2009

Information on where to obtain the application form can be found on the site http://turkmenistan.usembassy.gov/tea.html or Mınistry of Education, International Relations Department, or US Embassy’s Public Affairs Section. For consultations, please call the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section in Ashgabat, contact person for this program is Educational Programs Assistant Maysa Niyazova and American Corners in Dashoguz, Turkmenabat and Mary, or the Ministry of Education, International relations Department and Regional departments of Education in velayats.

You can also download the application form here in the Word format, 192 kb, good for filling-in and printing.

Contact information

U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section
Hotel “Ak Altyn” 4th floor, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 744000;
Tel: (+993-12) 36 46 92; 36 33 31
Fax: (+993-12) 36 46 93