Educational Exchange Program
Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA)
for secondary level teachers
Application deadline - April 27, 2009
Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and implemented by IREX, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization. TEA is a 6-week program of 4 weeks of academic studies and a 2-week internship at a secondary school to actively engage participants with American teachers and students. Trips to U.S. cultural sites and academic support will be provided for participants throughout the program. The program will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, and teaching strategies for the participants' home environment, as well as the use of computers for Internet, word processing, and as teaching tools.
The fellowship provides J-1 visa, a pre-departure orientation held in participant's home country, round-trip airfare to and within the U.S., a Welcome Orientation in Washington, D.C., academic program fees, housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals, accident and sickness coverage, transportation to the internship school (if necessary), a book/professional development allowance, a closing seminar hosted by one of the TEA host universities in the U.S., the opportunity to host a U.S. teacher for two weeks, and the opportunity to apply for follow-on grants.
Application package including guidelines, sample CV, and application form with recommendation forms
TEA Application Package (pdf-189kb)
TEA Program Announcement (pdf-66,5kb)
TEA flyer (pdf-191kb)
PROGRAM DATES Application Deadline: April 27, 2009
Semi-Finalist Interviews in Tallinn: May 15, 2009
Institutional TOEFL at TTU in Tallinn: June 10, 2009 (funded by U.S. Embassy)
Notification of Program Finalists: September 2009
TEA U.S. Program Dates: Cohort 1: February – March 2010
Cohort 2: September – November 2010
Contact phone at the embassy is 668 8158 and e-mail vitsutt@state.gov (Tiiu Vitsut)
The mailing address for the original application is Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn