1. Preparing Teachers to Go Abroad
Programs administered by
AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION:
ACTR/ACCELS
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
• Intensive Summer Language Institute:
China
• Educational Seminars
– India
– China
– Uruguay
– Brazil

2. INTENSIVE SUMMER
LANGUAGE INSTITUTE:
CHINA
• Program for non-native speakers of
Chinese teaching Chinese in K-12
Schools and Community Colleges
• Six-week Language and Cultural
Immersion program
• 10 graduate hours of academic credit
• Stipend to purchase and ship books
and other materials

3. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS
• Fully funded overseas opportunity for teachers
and/or administrators
• Short-term exchanges: 2 to 8 weeks
• Focus on sharing of best practices and
professional development
• International travel is short-term, taking place
during the summer
• For some exchanges, the international
educators also come to the U.S. for the
reciprocal part of the program during the U.S.
school year
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

4. All Educational Seminars
Programs…
• Require U.S. citizenship
• Are fully funded: accommodations,
travel, insurance, living costs, etc.
• Require 3 years of teaching or
administrative experience (at time of
application)
• Seek creative, self-reliant applicants
with sincere interest in learning from the
experience of others, and sharing best
practices
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

5. How Programs May Differ:
• Specific eligibility requirements
• Type of exchange
• Length of programs
• Specific program dates
• Deadlines:
– September: Uruguay and China
– January 7: India
– March 30: Brazil
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

6. Teachers: India
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Who: Full-time high school (9-12)
teachers of English, Math or Science
What: Collaborate and teach with an
Indian counterpart
Length: 4 weeks + orientations in DC
and in India
Dates: Early July – Mid August
Partner: The United States-India Educational Foundation
(Fulbright Commission)
* A one way exchange to India (Kolkata, India)
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

7. Teachers: China
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Who: Full-time high school (9-12)
teachers of Social Studies, Math or Science
What: Collaborate and teach with a
Chinese counterpart
Length: 2 weeks, orientations in DC
and in China, Debrief to showcase capstone
projects developed in China
Dates: Late March –early April
* A one way exchange to China
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

8. Teachers: Uruguay
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Who: Full-time High School Teachers
What: Create linkages between participants
and communities and promote innovative
ideas in teaching and school
administration. Shadowing & Mentoring.
Partner: Commission for Educational Exchange
between Uruguay and the United States (Fulbright Commission)
Host: 2 weeks of hosting Uruguayan colleague in early- to mid-
February
Travel: 2 weeks in mid-July to early-August
* A two-way exchange
Note: This deadline is September 15, 2012
http://www.americancouncils.org/es

9. Administrators:
Brazil
Who: Full-time Middle and
Secondary School Principals
What: Work on Issues of mutual
interest to their communities, schools and students.
Shadowing & Mentoring.
Length: 2 weeks in Brazil + orientation in DC
2 weeks of hosting Brazilian colleague
Dates: Travel Early August
Host Brazilian colleague in fall
Partner: National Council of State Secretaries of Education
– CONSED/Brazil
*A two-way exchange
http://www.americancouncils.org/es