Welcome Partner Institutions

As outlined in the EducatorsAbroad (EA) Mission/Vision our goals are to:

• Ensure that all pre-primary, primary and secondary school students have teachers, teaching assistants, and school leaders who model validated expectations of effective educators in our global profession.
• Provide personalized professional development worldwide for prospective and employed educators who are fluent in English.

Implicit in these statements is the intention to assure a global perspective is brought to decision making in education through initiatives that connect the world's educators.

We look forward to partnering with you to achieve shared goals.

We:

• Are a global network of: Teachers, administrators, and scholars who guide learning of others, conduct and publish research, remain forward looking, and offer leadership at all levels of education.
• Offer programs that are recognized and/or approved by state, provincial, and national teacher licensing bodies and our university partners.
• Provide pre and in-service educators through six professional development programs.
• Use Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) characteristics of effective educators for Canadian and USA participants and Qualified Teacher Status criteria for UK participants.
• Adjust procedures to effectively serve the unique
• Emergency procedures that have been tested and proved effective.
• Are licensed by the UK Border Agency to enroll international students under Tier 4 of the Points Based Immigration System to provide entry to the UK for student teaching and internships in UK schools.
• Have served individuals resident in countries and arranged placements in schools in countries.
• Are an insured company, registered in England and the USA, that operates on a not for profit basis

EA Procedures

EA school based professional development placements:

• Assure high standards of professional development are employed and successful living experiences realized.
• Follow common practice and NAFSA guidelines for study abroad, while focusing on participants developing and demonstrating their effectiveness as educators in line with InTASC criteria.
• Are designed to ensure EA programs adapt to offering valuable service to the world of education for years to come.

Overview

EA procedures for arranging, supervising, and reporting results of international and/or domestic cross-cultural placements in teacher education have been designed by an international network of professional educators. They include:

• Processes that are tailored to the expectations of each program and interests/needs of each participant and made as transparent as possible by:
  • All EA program information and materials being readily available on the EA www site.
  • Encouraging university colleagues to register as a potential participant and complete applications for programs of interest.
  • Welcoming comments and questions through email, video conference, or phone. .

• EA Practicum and Student Teaching (EAST) procedures that parallel those used by teacher education institutions in arranging school based placements for their students.
• A www based administrative infrastructure through which all participants have 24/7 access to information and resources they need including university partner access to all records of their students.
• EA assuming responsibility for the placement, support, and assessment processes through which certification and/or course requirements are completed.
• EA and host school colleagues:
  • Arranging placements in the requested country.
  • Sharing expertise, observing, offering advice, providing support, assessing, preparing interim and summative reports, and recommending S/N or A/F grades as required for the participant’s university transcript.

• Host schools assigning participants to classroom(s) and mentor teacher(s) consistent with program and certification/licensure requirements.
• Guidance for completing edTPA requirements where required.
• Tailoring each placement to the needs, interests, and academic and professional development requirements of each participant.

EA Materials

EA, as study abroad provider along with participants, host schools, and partner universities have responsibilities, that when fulfilled assure the success of each placement. EA materials that describe these responsibilities, program policies, and assessment processes are sent to each participant and available on the EA www. EAST materials include the following:

EA Charges

The cost for participating in each EA school based program is based on the number of weeks of the placement and level of EA colleague involvement. These charges include CISI comprehensive study abroad insurance coverage and can be adjusted on the first of August each year. Program costs:

• Practicum
• Student Teaching (EAST)
• Teachers, Go Abroad

Financial Considerations

• EA will not partner with universities that charge their students full tuition and then require that they pay the EA charge for the same course/service.
• Where placements are divided into two segments (local and international) costs are allocated to ensure students are not double charged for the same service.

Payment Options

Payment is made in two parts: 1) a placement fee paid upon submission of the application as a deposit against the program cost (refunded if a placement cannot be found) and, 2) the balance of the program cost which is paid prior to departure.

Payment of either or both the placement and program fee is made by the student or their university on receipt of an invoice from EA. While, in most cases, students pay the placement fee as guarantee toward their participation, options used by universities include:

• Students register in a no/low cost ($200 - $400) placeholder course through the university study abroad office and pay the placement and program fee directly to EA.
• Tuition is lower at the student's institution. The university charges the student the equivalent of the EA program cost and transfers the funds to EA on receipt of an invoice.

EA/University Arrangements

A draft agreement, that describes how components of university requirements are cared for by EA when their when their students are participating. Prospective partners revise the document to record university policies on:

• The number of weeks for EAST placements.
• Registration for course credit (home institution or through EA arrangements with another partner university).
• Payment of EA placement and program fees (participant or university).

Let’s Begin

EA faculty look forward to helping you and your university open a world of opportunity for your students.

Want to learn more and explore options? Email EAST

If you have students ready to participate, let’s begin by clarifying expectations by having an EAST arrangements document on file.

Email for more information:

• Practicum
• Student Teaching
• Teachers, Go Abroad