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U.S. State Department-funded English Language Fellow Program
The English Language Fellow assignments offer a wonderful professional development opportunity for TESOL professionals to live and work overseas for a significant time period on a substantive project.
The application deadline for priority consideration is March 1, 2010. Consider applying by January though, as interviews are conducted on a rolling basis. Visit http://elf.georgetown.edu for more information.
Interested in the Teach for America program? Join the Career Development Center Friday, Nov. 13 for a road trip to visit two current Teach for America teachers in their classrooms in Washington, D.C. You’ll get a first-hand look at the Teach for America experience. The bus will leave campus at 7:30 a.m. and return at 5 p.m.
Space is extremely limited, and registration is first-come, first-served. RSVP at cdc.richmond.edu, log in to SpiderConnect and click “events,” “programs & workshops” or call (804) 289-8547.
If you are interested in teaching high school, but want to try it out before you commit, a summer at St. Paul’s School ASP is a great option. You don’t have to be an education minor or even have taught before. This is a five week program for advanced students in New Hampshire. You must have at least finished your junior year in college. You will be a teaching assistant, working alongside a master teacher with a class of 12-15 students. You will receive room, board and a stipend.
For more information, visit http://asp.sps.edu.
Step Ahead Integrated Community Development has internship opportunities in microfinance and teaching. The executive director of this program is a UR alum.
Idealist.org has a series of Podcasts available on its website, and one of the newest is an interview with former Teach for America (TFA) Corps Member Aaliyah El-Amin. This is a great podcast to listen to if you want to learn more about what TFA is all about and how to prepare your application to become a Corps member well! El-Amin discusses the impact corps members are having in under served classrooms across the United States, as well as some of the ways applicants can demonstrate leadership qualities that the corps seeks. To listen: http://idealist.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=511016
