CSO Upcoming Education Events

Have you heard about Teach Kentucky? Teach Kentucky is a high-quality alternative to Teach for America and a program with very strong Middlebury ties: after two years, students have earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree as well as two years of classroom experience at an attractive salary that goes a long way in the lively city of Louisville.

For more specific information about Teach Kentucky, go to the Teach Kentucky Information Session, this Thursday, November 5, 2009 05:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. in Axinn 103 or go to the bottom of this posting.

There are also 3 events for the China Education Initiative (CEI).

China Education Initiative – Information Table
This Wednesday, November 04 2009 11:00 A.M. to 02:00 P.M.
McCullough – Student Mail Room

China Education Initiative – Information Session
This Wednesday, November 4, 2009 05:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M.
Axinn Center 103

China Education Initiative – Information Session
This Thursday, November 5, 2009 08:00 P.M. to 09:00 P.M.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 104

Below is a description of the two groups:

CEI is an innovative non-profit organization taking a unique approach to eliminating educational inequity in China by enlisting the US and China’s most promising future leaders in the effort. The teaching fellows program offers a unique opportunity for promising future leaders to serve in year-long teaching positions in low-income minority communities in rural China. CEI is also the first and only non-profit organization in China to pair graduates from top universities in the US and China in a long-term cross-cultural service initiative. Participants will become enter a society of internationally connected leaders who understand firsthand the challenges facing students in low-income Chinese communities, and who share the insight and conviction to advance the cause of educational equity at the highest reaches of academia, business, non-profit, and government. For more information visit chinaeducationinitiative.org. E-mail student campus coordinators at cei.middlebury <at> gmail.com with any questions.
Teach Kentucky recruits college graduates to teach in urban middle and high schools throughout the Greater Louisville, KY area while enrolled in an alternative route to certification Masters in the Art of Teaching (MAT) with the University of Louisville’s College of Education and Human Development. We also offer:* Significant tuition reimbursement for math, science & special education.
* $1,000 relocation incentive upon arrival in Louisville.
* Reimbursement of Praxis II exam(s) in core content area(s)
* Free transitional housing
* Intense summer training (starting before fall semester)
* Extensive mentor support team during your first year
* Alumni connections
* Pay increase of $4,000 upon completion of MAT
* Waiver for out-of-state tuition saving $6,000

Today, 63 college graduates have come to Kentucky from top universities including Centre, Colgate, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Indiana University, Michigan, Middlebury, Notre Dame, Purdue, The University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington and Lee University, Williams, and Yale. Here, they shape the future of 7,500 students every day.

Since the programs founding, Teach Kentucky teachers have brought their ideas and enthusiasm to make real contributions to reform education in Kentucky. The attention the Teach Kentucky program would give you as a teacher-to-be is what sets it apart from the rest. Teach Kentucky provides intensive pre-service training, a Masters/certification program, a strong educational and civic support network, and salaries (starting at over $37,000, plus full benefits and insurance) that reflect the critical role education plays in equipping today’s children to be tomorrow’s leaders. Teach Kentucky connects you with a challenging and rigorous job – yet is intimate enough to meet your individual interests and needs as you prepare for your first day of class.

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