$1,000 to send teachers to AP Summer Institutes…Feb. 15 DEADLINE. The AP Fellows program, an annual competitive grant, provides scholarships for secondary school teachers to attend AP Summer Institutes, to gain command of a specific AP subject. Scholarships available to teachers from schools with a high minority or low-income population, those traditionally underrepresented in AP courses. The $1,000 scholarships assist teachers with the cost of attending an AP Summer Institute. Applications must be done on line http://professionals.collegeboard.co...ards/ap-grants
Check out the grants/funding webpage for continued updates on Federal funding supports and a new feature soon to be posted, the Grant Opportunities (GO!) List. This is a listing of private foundation grants that may support AP, or other college readiness work. It will be published on a regular basis for your use. Eighth Annual AP Report to the Nation will be released Feb. 8 at 11 am EST.
Our Advocacy group co-sponsors a series of FREE webinars with NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals) for School Leaders and implementing the Common Core. In addition, we are co-sponsoring a new online community where school leaders can share experiences, access specialists and gather resources.
For more on the partnership between NASSP and the College Board:
http://www.nassp.org/tabid/3788/defa...reer_Readiness
To register for the webinars:
http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/pre...e-standards-an
For the online community:
http://www.edweb.net/ccss4leaders
Chinese Guest Teacher & Trainee Program: Apply by February 1, 2012 at www.collegeboard.org/guestteacher
Launch or expand a Chinese language and culture program in your school by hosting a Chinese guest teacher or trainee for the 2012-13 school year. Made possible through collaboration between the College Board and Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban).
- Host a Teacher: Nearly 600 experienced Chinese guest teachers have taught in U.S. classrooms. The program provides an experienced language teacher from China to work full-time in the host school or district for one to three years. Guest teachers have at least three years of teaching experience and go through a rigorous selection and training process. Participating institutions are responsible for providing a partial salary to the guest teacher, which is subsidized by a stipend from Hanban.
- Host a Trainee: New in 2012! Established K-12 Chinese programs now have the opportunity to host a Chinese guest trainee. Guest trainees serve as classroom assistants in K-12 schools for one year, where they support authentic Chinese language and culture learning. Trainees have recently completed TCFL (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) post-graduate programs in China, and in their U.S. placements, they share their enthusiasm for Chinese language learning with the school community. Host institutions are responsible for providing guest trainees with a structured training plan, complimentary housing and transportation.
Confucius Institutes and Classrooms Program (CICC): Apply by March 2, 2012
The CICC program, a new Hanban/College Board initiative, aims to support the development of K–12 Chinese language programs in the U.S. by providing guidance on best practices, start-up grants, educational resources and professional development opportunities to participating institutions. The CICC program offers a flexible model that can accommodate large districts acting as Confucius Institutes (CIs) overseeing several school-based Confucius Classrooms (CCs), as well as smaller districts or independent schools establishing individual, school-based CCs. By hosting a CI and/or CCs through this program, school districts and independent schools will receive support to build quality Chinese language programs leading to AP Chinese, which will graduate students with a high level of language proficiency. Apply and download the RFP at www.collegeboard.org/confucius.
Nancy S. Potter Senior Educational Manager, K-12 Services, The College Board, Western Region
425 643-7989, 206 719 5820 (cell) npotter@collegeboard.org
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