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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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The Autumn ’21 Virtual International Exhibition
We are very proud and excited to announce the organisation of the Autumn ’21 Virtual International Exhibition - a global event aiming to present and host all the updates and trends in the field of Foreign Language Teaching worldwide.
The Autumn ’21 Virtual IPE will take place on Monday/Tuesday, 30/31 August 2021, 10.00-18.00 Athens (Greece) Time Zone.
Entrance is free of charge and you can register by using the link.
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Dear Teachers As you start a fresh, new year, the Showbie Team has put together a blog and a series of FREE, LIVE webinars to get you back into the groove with Showbie.
Getting Started with Showbie (available in multiple time zones.) Back to School Made Easy (available in multiple time zones.) Bring your questions to the webinar, and have them answered live! If you can’t make it live, no sweat! Sign up anyway and we'll send you a recording, or you can check out the replay on our YouTube channel after. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for upcoming webinar dates. See you in class! - The Showbie Team |
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Cambridge Day 2021
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Kahoot! EDU Summit lineup and speakers announced – join their sessions on June 16 and 17!
Our ambassadors, pedagogy experts and partners are getting ready to host two days of inspiring sessions at our upcoming Kahoot! EDU Summit. Learn more about our speakers and the event agenda and register for free!
Kahoot! EDU Summit is just a little over a week away, and we can’t wait to see you all there! If you haven’t registered yet – hurry and reserve your spot today! In this virtual professional development event, we’ll host two days of sessions focused on preparing a future-proof toolkit for coming back to the classroom. The Summit will be relevant for teachers at all levels of education, school administrators, technology specialists, and parents of students. Click the image below to download the detailed schedule:
Today, we’re excited to announce some of our fantastic speakers – teachers, school leaders, technology specialists, thought leaders and partners – and give you a preview of the agenda. Don’t miss these sessions on June 16 and 17!
Day 1: June 16
- The event will be hosted by the fantastic Ann Makosinski, inventor, writer and public speaker;
- Expand your innovative classroom toolkit together with EdTech hero Leslie Fisher;
- How to foster and scale lifelong learning? TechCrunch’s Natasha Mascarenhas will host a thought-provoking panel discussion with several educators;
- Get inspired with ideas to foster diversity and inclusion in class together with Rebel Girls;
- Discover the most exciting Kahoot! updates and innovative learning apps to prepare for back-to-school together with Sean D’Arcy, VP Kahoot! at school;
- Hear first-hand from Agnete Pedersen on how to make the most of Kahoot! Academy‘s library of ready-to-use kahoots and lessons;
- Play fun kahoots with Kahoot! ambassadors Goh Kok Ming, Yu Kok Hui, Fran García, and Steve Sherman throughout the day – keep your phones ready!
Day 2: June 17
Sessions on day 2 will be particularly relevant for technology specialists, school and district leaders.
- Dr. Quentin J. Lee, school principal and education leader whose parody video “Can’t touch this” went viral, will join us at the host of day 2;
- Terri Brungardt, a District Media Specialist, together with her colleague Amy Hawkins-Keeler, will share their success story of connecting hundreds of teachers and boosting collaboration in their district with Kahoot! EDU;
- Hear about the pedagogy of game-based learning and its research-proven effects with Alf Inge Wang, Professor in Game Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Kahoot! Co-founder;
- The team at Clever will bring to you an insightful panel discussion on the future of digital instruction;
- Our partners Apple, Google and Microsoft will host sessions to share the latest updates of their products for education;
- Sean D’Arcy, VP Kahoot! at school, will help admins and school leaders prepare a classroom toolkit that would elevate learning at their entire school;
- Take a deep dive into Kahoot! Academy with Agnete Pedersen and learn how to make the most of its library of learning content in the new school year;
- Meet Kahoot!’s new partner Clever and learn how they simplify access to digital learning in a session with co-founder Dan Carroll;
- Join kahoots hosted by Kahoot! ambassadors Mohammed Abo Hassan and Diana Mancuso, along with our host Quentin Lee!
In the best Kahoot! traditions, we’ll of course play some live games and you’ll get a chance to win prizes!
The event is free, and will be live streamed and recorded so that anyone from around the world can attend. All participants will receive a certificate that can later be used to claim PD credits.
Spread the word by sharing this tweet so other educators, school leaders and technology specialists in your network can register too!
See you all soon!
Friday, February 5, 2021
CPD: Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program
A program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX
2021-2022 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Program Overview
The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by former United States Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Fulbright grants are awarded to students, scholars, teachers and other professionals from the United States and to foreign nationals to study, teach, or conduct research. Since its inception in 1946, more than 370,000 “Fulbrighters” have participated in the Fulbright program.
The 2021-2022 program will mark the twenty-fifth year of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (formerly the Teaching Excellence Awards program) and the fourth year the program will be known as the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program.
Teachers are nominated to participate in the Fulbright TEA Program based on their educational experience, academic training, leadership and professional experience. Final selection of Fulbright TEA teachers is made by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB). The FFSB is an independent, presidentially appointed board that has oversight responsibility for all Fulbright academic exchange programs.
Program Components
Teachers who are selected to participate in the Fulbright TEA Program will:
1) Participate in advanced undergraduate or graduate level classes at a U.S. host university.
2) Observe classes, co-teach, and share their expertise with U.S. colleagues in U.S. secondary schools.
3) Participate in an online professional learning community with other participants to share best practices and other elements of host and home country educational systems; and
4) Take part in other education and cultural activities while on program in the United States.
Upon returning home, teachers will be expected to share the knowledge and experience gained on the program with teachers and students in their home schools and within their communities.
Fulbright TEA:
- Provides approximately 177 international secondary school teachers with professional development to enhance their expertise in their disciplines and provide them with a deeper understanding of best practices in education.
- Contributes to improving education in participating countries and communities by preparing participants to serve as even stronger educational leaders who are equipped to apply and share their experience and skills with their colleagues and students upon returning home.
- Promotes mutual understanding between educators, participants’ schools, and communities in the United States and abroad.
University Coursework:
Weekly Seminars: Teachers will participate in weekly seminars at their host university featuring presentations and discussions led by university staff, faculty members, and invited educational experts. The academic seminars will focus on new teaching methodologies, content-based instruction, project-based learning, infusing thematic topics into curriculum, lesson planning, and instructional technology training for teachers.
U.S. School Placements: Teachers will be placed in a U.S. secondary school during the U.S. program, where they will observe classes, co-teach, and share their expertise and information about their home countries and schools. Each Fulbright teacher will be paired with a U.S. partner educator at their assigned school to facilitate sharing of best practices between the teachers. Host university staff will identify schools and partner teachers near the university campus that are appropriate to each grantee’s teaching discipline(s).
Online Professional Learning Community: Each Fulbright teacher will participate in a virtual community with other international educators to collaborate and share best practices about education and leadership in the participating countries.
Logistical Information
Travel: IREX will make international travel arrangements and provide all teachers with an international airline ticket. Fulbright teachers will also be reimbursed for round-trip travel expenses between their home city and the point of departure for the United States; however, participants are responsible for making these domestic travel arrangements to and from the international airport. Fulbright teachers may travel after the end of their program during the thirty-day grace period of the J-1 visa, provided that all conditions in the Terms and Conditions are met.
Housing: Participants will live on or near the host university campus in housing that is arranged for them. Dependents are not permitted to accompany the teachers on the program.
Finances: Each Fulbright teacher will receive a maintenance allowance during the program to cover expenses such as supplies for classes, household items, personal items, medical co-payments, and cultural and other activities. Also included in this total is a daily stipend to purchase groceries, meals at local restaurants, or food from on-campus dining services. Costs associated with housing, required program activities, and other program-related expenses are paid in advance by the Fulbright TEA Program and may vary by host university.
The fellowship provides:
- J-1 visa support
- A Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) held in participant’s home country or territory
- Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.
- An orientation workshop at the start of the program in the U.S.
- Academic program fees (paid directly to the host institution)
- Housing (generally shared with other participants) and meals
- Accident and sickness medical coverage (does not cover pre-existing conditions)
- Transportation to local schools (if necessary)
- A daily allowance for incidentals during the university academic program
- A baggage allowance
Fulbright TEA Selection Criteria
- Commitment to secondary education;
- Leadership potential;
- Professional and educational experience and achievements;
- Potential for developing long-term linkages between U.S. and home country educational institutions and schools;
- Preparedness (including maturity, flexibility, and ability to function independently) for an intensive based training program;
- Willingness and capacity to work and live collaboratively with international peers to foster a positive learning community for professional development;
- Ideas for applying program experience to improving secondary education in Belarus upon return;
- Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively;
- English language skills adequate to manage coursework, develop lesson plans, and team-teach in U.S. schools.
Applicants must:
- Be full-time teachers of English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), math, science, or social studies, including special education teachers in those subjects at institutions serving primarily a local population;
- Have earned a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience;
- Have five or more years of full-time teaching experience at the start of the program;
- Be citizen of and resident in Belarus;
- Earn a minimum score of 450 on the paper-based TOEFL;
- Demonstrate a commitment to continue teaching after completion of the program;
- Submit a complete application.
Program Dates
Spring 2022
November-December 2021: Pre-Departure Orientation: Prior to arrival in the United States, the U.S. Embassy will conduct a Pre-Departure Orientation for Spring 2021 teachers.
Late-January-mid-March 2022: Fulbright teachers take part in the program in the United States.
Fall 2022
June- July 2022: Pre-Program Departure Orientation: Prior to arrival in the United States, the U.S. Embassy will conduct a Pre-Departure Orientation for Fall 2022 teachers.
September-late October 2022: Fulbright teachers take part in their program in the United States.
How to Apply
Country Application deadline: March 21, 2021
The online application is available at: www.fulbrightteacherexchanges.org
and https://www.irex.org/fulbright-tea
For more information about Fulbright TEA please contact U.S. Embassy in Minsk at belarusprogram@gmail.com or IREX at fulbrighttea@irex.org
We look forward to receiving your application!