BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maria Anastasiou and Dr. Beverly Moser received $189,969 in funding from the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to host a diverse group of 21 Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Fellows at Appalachian in fall 2017. The grant was administered through the United States Agency for International Development’s International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX).
Anastasiou is executive director of Appalachian State University’s Office of International Education and Development, and Moser is associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, as well as director of the department’s Master of Arts in romance languages.
According to Anastasiou, the TEA Fellows completed four weeks of interactive workshops with Appalachian faculty in student-centered learning, instructional technology, teacher-leadership and teaching methodology specific to English or Science.
She said TEA Fellows also completed a two-week teaching experience with a partner teacher in a North Carolina secondary school.
The 2017 TEAs came from 18 countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Armenia, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Thailand and Ukraine.
Appalachian hosts 21 international educators enhancing their teaching skills
About the Office of International Programs
Appalachian State University combines a strong liberal arts foundation with a comprehensive, pervasive and integrated commitment to global engagement. The Office of International Programs assists App State in fulfilling its global engagement mission by working to develop awareness, knowledge, appreciation and respect of cultural differences — in both domestic and international contexts — in the university’s students, faculty and staff, as well as in the surrounding communities. Learn more at https://international.appstate.edu.
About the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers courses that enhance students’ understanding of other cultures and languages as well as their own, making them prepared for lifelong learning in a multicultural world. Learn more at https://dllc.appstate.edu.
About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
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