The U.S. Department of State's Fulbright
Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program invites
applications from U.S. administrators and teachers at
K-12 schools, two-year colleges, and universities
who are interested in working abroad during the 2004-2005
academic year.
The Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
administers these exchanges under the Fulbright Program, the
flagship exchange program of the U.S. government that promotes
mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and
other countries. Since the establishment of the
Fulbright Program in 1946, more than 229,000 Americans and
citizens of other countries have participated.
The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange
Program features direct one-to-one exchanges and offers
reciprocal advantages to participating institutions. Schools
and communities gain the expertise and perspective of the
visiting exchange teacher and, subsequently, share the
experiences
of their returning faculty members. Approximately 400
educators take part in the program each year. U.S. and
international teachers continue to be paid by their home
institutions while exchanging classrooms, usually for a
full academic year. For the individual educator, this is the
ultimate professional development opportunity.
Administrator exchanges consist of reciprocal three- to
six-week visits to each administrator's institution.
The U.S. Administrator works with his or
her foreign counterpart as a team in shadowing and sharing
information on administrative duties. There is an eight-week
seminar in Italy and a six-week seminar in Greece for two-year
college faculty and teachers (grades 7-12) of Latin, Greek, or
the classics. Please note that the 2004 Greece Classics
Seminar will not be held due to preparations for the Olympic
Games in Athens. The program will resume in summer 2005.
Participating countries for the academic year 2004-2005
include Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Peru,
Poland, Romania, Senegal, Slovak Republic, South Africa,
Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and
Uruguay.
U.S. educators interested in participating must be U.S.
citizens, have a full-time teaching or administrative
position, be in at least the third year of full-time
employment (for teaching and administrative exchanges) or in
the second year of full-time teaching (for summer seminar
participation), and be fluent in English. In some non-English
speaking countries, demonstrated fluency in the appropriate
language is required.
The Presidentially appointed J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will select participants.
Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15,
2003. Requests for applications, publicity material, and
general information should be
directed to
Ms. Roberta Croll Outreach Specialist,
Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program,
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 320,
Washington, DC, 20024;
phone 800-726-0479;
e-mail: fulbright@grad.usda.gov;
