Apply to become an ESN Core Teacher Trainer
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The goal of the English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training program is to strengthen English language secondary education in Uzbekistan over the course of three years.
In the first phase, two cohorts of 40-45 English teacher trainers will participate in a rigorous training program delivered by TESOL International Association (TESOL)
and George Mason University (GMU), which includes:
• TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate program, including a 20-hour mandatory practicum conducted in a secondary school in Uzbekistan;
• Two weeks at the Training of Trainers Institute, including guided action-planning workshops and site visits with observations and feedback from GMU consultants.
Upon finishing the full training course, successful candidates will earn the TESOL Core Certificate and will be inducted into Uzbekistan’s Core Teacher Trainers (CTs) Corps. A select number of the strongest CTs may also be invited to participate in additional training and become ESN Master Trainers to assist with the delivery of the TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate Program to their peers.
In the second phase of the program, each Core Teacher Trainer will train and mentor 10 to 12 Regional Peer Mentor-Teachers, based on content learned at the Training of Trainers Institute.
In the third phase, under the mentorship and guidance of Core Teacher Trainers the RPMs will train and mentor 10 in-service teachers a year through the duration of the program with the goal of training 15,000 teachers by the end of the third year of the program.
The Core Teacher Trainers and Regional Peer Mentor-Teachers will be invited to participate in a regional TESOL conference in Uzbekistan in 2022.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Throughout the three-year program, major activities for Core Teacher Trainers include:
• Participation in the TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate Program, including 20 hours of mandatory practicum;
• Participation in the TESOL/George Mason University (GMU) two-week Training of Trainers Institute;
• Providing trainings and mentorship to Regional Peer Mentor-Teachers with the understanding that extensive travel might be required;
• Upon invitation, participation in additional TESOL training to become ESN Master Trainers in order to assist with the delivery of the TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate Program to their peers;
• Cooperation with the Ministry of Public Education (MoPE), program’s advisory board and partners in pilot-testing of created training materials with the intention of developing an in-service training course for MoPE;
• Cooperation with TESOL/GMU and peers to present at the TESOL regional conference to be held in Uzbekistan in 2022.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
•Travel, local hotel, and meal reimbursement for program-related trainings;
•A modest honorarium and travel reimbursement while conducting training activities and observations;
• A TESOL Core Certificate (upon satisfactory completion of all trainings);
• TESOL membership with access to TESOL resources;
• Membership in Uzbekistan’s prestigious Core Teacher Trainers Corps;
• ESN Master Trainer status, if invited to additional TESOL trainings.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Throughout the three-year program, major activities for Core Teacher Trainers include:
• Participation in the TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate Program, including 20 hours of mandatory practicum;
• Participation in the TESOL/George Mason University (GMU) two-week Training of Trainers Institute;
• Providing trainings and mentorship to Regional Peer Mentor-Teachers with the understanding that extensive travel might be required;
• Upon invitation, participation in additional TESOL training to become ESN Master Trainers in order to assist with the delivery of the TESOL 140-hour Core Certificate Program to their peers;
• Cooperation with the Ministry of Public Education (MoPE), program’s advisory board and partners in pilot-testing of created training materials with the intention of developing an in-service training course for MoPE;
• Cooperation with TESOL/GMU and peers to present at the TESOL regional conference to be held in Uzbekistan in 2022.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The program is merit-based and open to anyone who:
• Is a citizen of Uzbekistan and is currently living in Uzbekistan;
• Is currently a full-time faculty member, teacher trainer or teacher of English as a Foreign Language in teacher training institution or a secondary school;
• Has a minimum bachelor’s degree;
• Has a minimum of three years of secondary school teacher training experience;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of written and spoken English to be tested through an English test administered by American Councils;
• Demonstrates a commitment to continue providing teacher training for a minimum of three years after completion of the program;
• Is able to fully commit to the program’s all major activities listed in Program Activities section;
• Has submitted a complete application package.
CONTACT INFORMATION
American Councils for International Education, ESN:STT Program
12 Shota Rustaveli Street, Grand Business Center, Office #208, Yakkasaroy District
100070 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
T: +998 78 150 71 50, +998 78 150 71 60
E: esn@americancouncils.org
W: www.ESN-teachers.org
Telegram: t.me/ESNProgram
Facebook: @ESNProgram
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at:
www.ESN-teachers.org
Application deadline: October 15, 2020, at 5PM (Uzbekistan time)