Five of the 21 TEA Fellows in Appalachian's 2017 Teaching Excellence and Achievement program. Pictured, from left, are Sophea Sar of Cambodia, Kamonrat Chimphali of Thailand, Victoria Ayanlowo of Nigeria, Alex Quarshie of Ghana and Raphael Adeyemi of Nigeria. Photo by Marie Freeman
BOONE, N.C. — The Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA) at Appalachian State University, now in its eighth year, brings teachers from around the world and four different continents to Appalachian to enhance their skills in teaching science and English as a foreign language.
Dr. Maria Anastasiou, executive director in Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development (OIED), received a $189,552 grant from the U.S. Department of State to support the 2018 TEA program at Appalachian.
From Sept. 15–Oct. 28, according to Anastasiou, the TEA Fellows will be in the High Country learning about student-centered teaching approaches; project-based teaching; instructional design and assessment; and teacher-leadership.
The TEA Fellows will spend four weeks on Appalachian’s campus, followed by two weeks teaching in regional schools alongside a U.S. partner teacher.
TEA is a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is implemented by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX). At Appalachian, it is sponsored and administered by the OIED, which works in partnership with the faculty of Appalachian's Reich College of Education to facilitate the program.
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 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, affordable education for all. 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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