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October 2, 2009
 To remain competitive in the global economy, there is an increasing need for globally-aware young learners who are able to understand their peers in other countries and think critically outside of traditional subject areas. Creative, motivated educators are taking the lead in preparing these students, often despite large class sizes and limited resources. Some of these teachers use online tools to enable youth from the U.S. and nations as far away as Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to see literally into each other’s classrooms. |
October 1, 2009
 The majority of Hasnain Imam’s students in Howrah, India, near Kolkata, are from economically disadvantaged families; many of their parents are migrant laborers who never entered a classroom. Imam believes these teens are uniquely positioned to inspire others from similar backgrounds and work to improve their communities. “Students in schools like mine must be harnessed to become change agents,” the TEA (Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program) alumnus says. |
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August 4, 2009
 Online networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn have made it easier for young people to socialize and for professionals to conduct business around the world, but using web tools in the classroom to bring lessons to life for students requires a particularly innovative teacher. |
April 20, 2009
 When she returned to Bangladesh after completing six weeks of professional development in the United States with the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA), Musammat Badrunesha was determined to do something to benefit her fellow English language teachers in Moulvibazar District. After obtaining funding and support from the Deputy Commissioner and District Education Officer, three outstanding TEA alumni—Musammat Badrunesha, Ayan Chowdhury, and Debobroto Shaha—conducted a two-day workshop for 140 teachers, representing every secondary school in the Moulvibazar District. |
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April 6, 2009
 140 English teachers in Bangladesh participated in a 2-day training led by three TEA program alumni. The training was led by TEA alum Musammat Badrunesha, along with other TEA fellows Ayan Chowdhury and Debobroto Shaha. When she returned to Bangladesh after completing six weeks of professional development in the U.S. with the TEA program, Musammat was determined to do something to benefit her fellow English language teachers in Moulvibazar District. |
December 3, 2008
 On a recent morning at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, secondary-school teachers from Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, and the United States came together to discuss strategies to teach the Holocaust to teenagers. A few feet away, Americans, Indians, and Georgians talked about slam poetry, an urban genre of literature that is often highly political and uses injustices based on race, gender, or economic status as its subject matter. |
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October 30, 2007
 The first cohort of participants in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) have returned to their home countries throughout Eurasia and South Asia, replete with ideas, insights, and enthusiasm from the student-centered methodologies they encountered in the United States. |
