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China | Japan | Korea
CHINA
• Colorado China Council: Teaching English in China
(http://www.asiacouncil.org)
Summer and academic-year programs available. Teachers will be asked to give classes in spoken English, reading, writing, and listening skills, as well as American/British literature, history, culture and occasionally specialized areas such as business, economics, IT, and law, for those who qualify. Most program teachers teach 14 to 20 hours per week. Knowledge of Chinese language not required. Since 1991 the Colorado China Council has placed more than 330 teachers in Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Kunming, Putian, Beijing and Guangzhou, as well as many other cities.
• Global Links: Global Educators Program
(http://www.global-links.org/)
The Global Educators Program provides educators with short-term, 3-4 week, team-teaching and/or shadowing experiences in school sites around the world. All participants register for a six-credit continuing education graduate course titled "Gaining a Global Perspective through Cultural Immersion," at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN. The course/program allows each educator to design a personalized Professional Development Plan to meet his/her specific needs and interests. Individuals from any state in the USA are eligible to participate. Most educators participate during the months of June-August, but opportunities are available throughout the year.
• National Committee
on US-China Relations
(http://www.ncuscr.org/)
The Fulbright trip for K-12 teachers directed by
the National Committee on US-China Relations, known as the Fulbright-Hays
Summer Seminar Abroad in China, is an annual program administered
by the National Committee on behalf of the US Department of Education
in which approximately 16 primary and secondary school teachers travel
to China for a one month study tour. Participants are required to complete
a curriculum project based on their trip to assist themselves and other
educators in teaching about Chinese history and culture in their American
classrooms. The National Committee now also sponsors the US-China
Teachers Exchange Program, established in 1995 and formerly run by
the American Council of Learned Societies. Funded by the Freeman Foundation,
this exchange program for teachers sends American K-12 teachers to China
and brings Chinese secondary school teachers to the United States.
• Pacific Village Institute : Educator Forum in Asia
(http://www.pacificvillage.org/programs/programs.html)
Designed for educators committed to improving Asia-related education in U.S. classrooms, PVI's professional development programs in China, India, the Himalayas, South India and Sri Lanka, and Vietnam provide intensive opportunities for small groups of qualified teachers to learn firsthand about Asian history, culture, politics, and current events. The Institute also sponsors summer and semester programs for students, as well as collaborative programs for schools.
• University of Pittsburgh: Summer in Beijing
(http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/pitt_in_china.html)
A four-week summer abroad program in Beijing administered by the University of Pittsburgh. Any University of Pittsburgh student as well as any middle or high school teacher interested in incorporating China into his/her curriculum is eligible to apply. Fellowships are available. There is no language requirement, but program participants will have the opportunity to pratice Chinese on the trip.
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JAPAN
• Fulbright-Hays
Seminars Abroad Program
(http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html)
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides
short-term study/travel opportunities abroad for qualified US educators
in the social sciences, the humanities, and the social studies to improve
their understanding and knowledge of the people and culture of another
country under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (Fulbright-Hays)
Act of 1961. The topics of the seminars and host countries vary from year
to year. All seminars are held in countries outside Western Europe. Seminars
are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation
to a particular country(ies). There are approximately 7 to 8 seminars
annualy with approximately 14-18 positions per seminar, subject to the
availability of funds and adequate number of applications received for
a given seminar. Terms of the award include a round-trip economy
airfare, room and board, tuition and fees, and program-related travel
within the host country(ies). The program application deadline is in late
October or early November of each year. Updated applications are available
in early September of each year for the upcoming summer.
• Fulbright
Memorial Fund Teacher Program
(http://www.iie.org/pgms/fmf/)
The FMF Teacher Program is an opportunity for primary-
and secondary-school teachers and adminstrators from the United States
to participate in a three-week visit to Japan. Fully funded by the Government
of Japan, this program aims to increase the level of understanding between
the US and Japan and to provide a significant opportunity for the professional
development of educators.
• Japan-U.S.
Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE)
(http://www.jucee.org/en/)
Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE) is dedicated to building
a global participatory society. JUCEE brings together and supports individuals
and community organizations that wish to work on issues of common concern
through international internships, training and education, and the facilitation
of collaborative projects that transcend borders.
• Keizai Koho Center Fellowships to Japan
(http://www.us-japan.org/)
The Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs) in cooperation with the National Association of Japan-America Societies sponsors two-week fellowships to Japan for 15 educators in the US, Canada , the UK, and Australia to learn first hand about contemporary Japanese society and enhance their classroom teaching of global perspectives.
• New
Perspectives: Japan (Laurasian Institute)
(http://www.npjapan.org/)
New Perspectives: Japan (NP:J) is a three-phase
program centered around a 16-day study tour to Japan. Students and teachers
participate in the program as a group, sharing insights and reflections
to enhance the overall experience. The program begins the second
semester of the academic year -- several months prior to actual departure
for Japan -- with classroom lessons on a theme related to Japanese language
and culture upon which the particular group chooses to focus. Then, the
group departs for Japan. On the tour the group will visit a Japanese school,
live with a Japanese host family, visit historic sites in Tokyo and Kyoto,
and practice Japanese on a daily basis. Upon return to the US, the group
works on follow-up activities to assess the overall experience.
• School
Partners Abroad, Council on International Education and Exchange
(http://us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/spa/)
School Partners Abroad (SPA) is a 2-3 week
reciprocal educational and cultural exchange between two partner schools,
one in the United States and one in Europe, Latin America, Australia or
Asia. For the students, the exchange consists of living with a host family,
attending classes at the host community's school and participating in
extracurricular and community activities. For teachers, the exchange is
an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas with colleagues from the host
community and to provide students with a medium for learning that can
never compare to a textbook, video or computer. Students, teachers, host
families and communities have gained a global understanding through School
Partners Abroad since 1947. During that time SPA has linked public, private,
religious, small, large, urban and suburban schools with partners overseas.
Many partnerships have endured over a decade.
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KOREA
• Fulbright-Hays
Seminars Abroad Program
(http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html)
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides
short-term study/travel opportunities abroad for qualified US educators
in the social sciences, the humanities, and the social studies to improve
their understanding and knowledge of the people and culture of another
country under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (Fulbright-Hays)
Act of 1961. The topics of the seminars and host countries vary from year
to year. All seminars are held in countries outside Western Europe. Seminars
are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation
to a particular country(ies). There are approximately 7 to 8 seminars
annualy with approximately 14-18 positions per seminar, subject to the
availability of funds and adequate number of applications received for
a given seminar. Terms of the award include a round-trip economy
airfare, room and board, tuition and fees, and program-related travel
within the host country(ies). The program application deadline is in late
October or early November of each year. Updated applications are available
in early September of each year for the upcoming summer.
• Korea
Society
(http://www.koreasociety.org/)
The Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies Program
is an annual 3-week intensive program in Korean studies for American educators
in Korea conducted at a leading Korean university. This program
is held in Korea with financial support from the Korea Foundation and
the Freeman Foundation. All the expenses of the selected participants
will be covered, including round-trip international airfare, accommodations,
meals and program fees. Applications are invited from social studies and
language arts educators, including K–12 classroom teachers, and professors
or instructors in schools of education. Administrators, supervisors, specialists
and mentors associated with social studies and language arts education
with a minimum of three years experience are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants should have some knowledge of Korean culture and history, a
strong commitment to accept the demands of participation in an intensive
program and a demonstrated ability to make successful adjustments to new
cultural settings. The program schedule includes lectures and discussions
on Korean language, history, culture, art, politics and economics. Also
included are opportunities for on-site study of locales of historical
and contemporary relevance. During the final week, participants will be
given time for independent research and exploration.
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