Apply now for full scholarships for high schoolers who wish to study abroad in the near future. for summer or year. Application deadlines are approaching. NSLI-Y deadline is November 4th. (2022 graduates may apply for summer.)
Jointly funded and managed by the U.S. and German governments, the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program provides 350 scholarships for American high school students, high school graduates in vocational fields, and young professionals for an academic year home-stay program. 250 American high school scholarship recipients will serve as "youth ambassadors" from the United States while attending a German high school and participating in educational, cultural, and civic events, including receptions and meetings with U.S. and German government officials. (For students who are residents of Montgomery County, TN, there is a special $8,000 Edelweiss Scholarship to study in Germany or Austria. If two applicants, the $8,000 may be split. See http://www.afsusa.org/scholarships-Tennessee).
The CBYX high school program is administered regionally by four well-established international exchange organizations. Connect with your regional CBYX exchange organization by visiting our website. AFS-USA implements the CBYX program for Americans applying from the following states: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT, but students from Tennessee may still apply. AFS will not be doing the paper work. For more information, contact the AFS-USA CBYX staff at 646-751-2161 or cbyx@afsusa.org.
Details about eligibility, the application timeline and more information about the program can be found at http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org.
A program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program awards merit-based scholarships to high school students for participation in summer and academic year immersion programs in locations where the eight NSLI-Y languages are spoken. Languages include Arabic, Indonesian, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, and Turkish. NSLI-Y immerses participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.
Details about eligibility, the application timeline and more information about the program can be found at http://www.nsliforyouth.org. (Deadline for application is November 4th, 2021.)
A program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES) Abroad program offers full scholarships for American high school students to study for one academic year in select countries of strategic importance. Countries include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, and Turkey. The U.S. Department of State reserves the right to amend the country list at any time. Details about eligibility, the application timeline and more information about the program can be found at http://www.yes-abroad.org. (Deadline for application is December 8th, 2021.)
The local contact here in The Miss Tennky Area AFS PR Team (www.afsusa.org/misstennky/) for study abroad is christina.pettinelli@afsusa.org or 315-525-7182.
Have an AFS (awesome, fantastic and stupendous) day and, please, assist in letting others know of these fabulous opportunities. There are new AFSers scheduled to arrive for the second semester. Go to http://www.afusa.org/host to see their mini-bios and begin registering for hosting.
I switched careers later in life and became a Teacher. That was almost 10 years ago. I have been working on a resource that represents all the things I wish I had known when I started. Since every day yields new tings the resource continues to grow. Feel free to take a look.
I've been using Bartleby's Social Science help to make things smoother in the classroom. The reception (from both students and teachers) has been very good. I'm wondering if there are similar .gov or .org sites for Intro to Linguistics. Suggestions welcome.
How do you handle covering news and current events in classroom discussions? Do you integrate and tie-in with lesson plans, and have students review what's going on in the news outside class?
I'm asking because I send a daily news "Textletter" to hundreds of HS and college kids. We summarize the important news to catch you up on the world, and distribute it via SMS (like an email newsletter....but via text message). The news we choose is summarized clearly and simply, without bias, and only what's relevant to the age group.
I'm wondering if there's a place for it in classrooms...and a way for it to become interactive and learnable for students. The underlying software if like Mailchimp-meets-Wordpress for texting.
Digital class boards integrated with digital classroom software help to expand the nature of the content with the support of photos, illustrations, maps, graphs, games, and video. Digital boards make learning more dynamic by supporting different forms of content presentation.
Why Digital class boards are widely used?
• Increase participation: Digital whiteboard images can be saved and printed. So, students can concentrate on the topic without making notes.
• Stimulating creativity: students can write, draw or write on a digital whiteboard at the same time while class is going on. They receive feedback as well on the spot. So, students and teachers can check weak points over the topics.
• Structure the lectures: A teacher can schedule engaging learning tasks like match numbers and objects, picture and name match etc. in digital classroom software.
• Interact and share: One can interact with the activity on digital smart board to demonstrate the grasp of any subject by touching, drawing and writing. The teacher can identify the student's strengths and weaknesses.
• Access to internet resources: Teachers can easily connect with online resources such as documents and videos. Add supplements to the study materials through research online.
• Go Green: Smarts boards eliminate the process of writing, making notes on paper, or printing images and documents. Reduce the use of ink and paper and provide pollution free environment. Pen and interactive board do not harm a teacher's health as well.
I would greatly appreciate your input on how I should address the behavior of students after two weeks of absence due to illness. The Sub who covered me for 8 days ( 4 days each Block, no school on Good Friday and I worked Friday 4/26 left notes regarding unacceptable behavior of my students. You know when the Cat's away the mice will play. As simple as talking out loud to throwing paper planes with very offensive notes written on each as well as a condom stuffed with bread crumbs thrown at her !!!!! )
My intention is to not say anything. My silence was deafening on Friday. Since I don't have names even though I could easily get into a class discussion which would just take more time that we don't have considering we are approaching end of year state testing dates as well as final exam week! I just don't have the energy.
I doubt speaking to the grade level administrator will do much. So I am just going to input work turned in, those without completed assignments "0" and write referrals for the skippers and keep it moving.
This is a great time to promote summer program offerings with AFS! AFS is well into the recruitment season for our 2019 Summer & Global Prep Programs. Students who are new to study abroad or have busy summer plans might enjoy the shorter Global Prep programs that range from 1 to 4 weeks over the summer. Students interested in longer opportunities this summer might be interested in our summer programs ranging from 4 to 8 weeks in length!
Summer and Global Prep Deadlines
We have recently extended the deadlines for our 4-8 Week Summer programs until March/April. You can find updated deadline information in the Sending Programs Report: select 2019 and NH. Once you pull the report refer to the Submission Deadline column.
The early action deadline for our Global Prep programs is March 1, 2019. Interested students should apply by this date for the best chance of getting their top choice destination!
Summer Program Highlights
New Zealand Global Prep: Sustainability & the Environment
Cost: $6,725
Duration: July 11-14, 2019 → Aug 4-7, 2019
Scholarship Available: Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand)
In New Zealand's indigenous language of Maori, the word Kaitiaki means environmental guardian, which will be the focus of the New Zealand Global Prep Program. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn about sustainability while experiencing the beautiful ecosystems of New Zealand. This 3-week program will include volunteer opportunities, interactive workshops, and seminars run by Department of Conservation and Indigenous experts who are passionate about environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism. The program culminates with the Festival for the Future, New Zealand's largest youth forum which brings students from around the world to exchange and develop ideas that can positively shape our future. Students will return home a kaitaki, a true guardian of the earth.
Summer Chinese Language and Culture Program
Cost: $8,650
Duration: July 9-12, 2019 → Aug 9-12, 2019
Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 2.0
Do you know a student who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese? With nearly a billion speakers around the globe, Mandarin is becoming quite a popular language to learn! This exciting month-long program to China offers participants the opportunity to learn Mandarin through daily language lessons while soaking up the culture through a local host family experience. After attending language lessons each day, AFSers will be able to practice their skills over dinner with their host families and participate in cultural activities like calligraphy, martial arts, and cooking classes. What a fantastic way to spend the summer!
Scholarships Available for Summer Programs
Vaya a America Latina Scholarship (Up to $2,000)
Pride Scholarship (Up to $4,000)
Global Leaders Need-Based Scholarship (Up to $1,250 for 4-8 wGreat International Opportunities for Our Scouts
This is a great time to promote summer program offerings with AFS! AFS is well into the recruitment season for our 2019 Summer & Global Prep Programs. Students who are new to study abroad or have busy summer plans might enjoy the shorter Global Prep programs that range from 1 to 4 weeks over the summer. Students interested in longer opportunities this summer might be interested in our summer programs ranging from 4 to 8 weeks in length!
Summer and Global Prep Deadlines
We have recently extended the deadlines for our 4-8 Week Summer programs until March/April. You can find updated deadline information in the Sending Programs Report: select 2019 and NH. Once you pull the report refer to the Submission Deadline column.
The early action deadline for our Global Prep programs is March 1, 2019. Interested students should apply by this date for the best chance of getting their top choice destination!
Summer Program Highlights
New Zealand Global Prep: Sustainability & the Environment
Cost: $6,725
Duration: July 11-14, 2019 → Aug 4-7, 2019
Scholarship Available: Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand)
In New Zealand's indigenous language of Maori, the word Kaitiaki means environmental guardian, which will be the focus of the New Zealand Global Prep Program. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn about sustainability while experiencing the beautiful ecosystems of New Zealand. This 3-week program will include volunteer opportunities, interactive workshops, and seminars run by Department of Conservation and Indigenous experts who are passionate about environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism. The program culminates with the Festival for the Future, New Zealand's largest youth forum which brings students from around the world to exchange and develop ideas that can positively shape our future. Students will return home a kaitaki, a true guardian of the earth.
Summer Chinese Language and Culture Program
Cost: $8,650
Duration: July 9-12, 2019 → Aug 9-12, 2019
Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 2.0
Do you know a student who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese? With nearly a billion speakers around the globe, Mandarin is becoming quite a popular language to learn! This exciting month-long program to China offers participants the opportunity to learn Mandarin through daily language lessons while soaking up the culture through a local host family experience. After attending language lessons each day, AFSers will be able to practice their skills over dinner with their host families and participate in cultural activities like calligraphy, martial arts, and cooking classes. What a fantastic way to spend the summer!
Scholarships Available for Summer Programs
Vaya a America Latina Scholarship (Up to $2,000)
Pride Scholarship (Up to $4,000)
Global Leaders Need-Based Scholarship (Up to $1,250 for 4-8 weeks Up to $500 for Global Prep)
Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand or Australia)
Just a friendly reminder that many of our Year and Semester programs are still open. Please encourage interested students to get started right away and contact us to fast track their application!