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What Arkansas Can Teach us about the World September 3, 2010 by Amy Ahearn I am not a big fan of tater tots. But last week at a cafeteria in Arkansas, I agreed to eat some in order to continue a conversation.	Teach for Turkey August 6, 2010 by Amy Ahearn Sevcan is twenty three years old. She grew up in Hatay, Turkey a rare place in the Middle East where mosques, churches and synagogues peacefully coexist.
TEA Alumna Leads Workshop on Teaching Methods in Tajikistan July 12, 2010 Zeboniso Muradova, a TEA alumna from Tajikistan, led a one-day workshop in January for teachers on cooperative learning and multiple intelligences.	Kamkor: Serving Children with Special Needs June 17, 2010 by Troy Johnson For many, the happy sounds of children playing on an early spring morning in Issik, a village nestled in the northern slope of the spectacular Tien Shan Mountains, would be an uplifting reminder of their own youth.
Youth Gain First-Hand Insight on Unrest in Kyrgyzstan through GCE's Educational Network May 5, 2010 During the unrest Kyrgyzstan experienced in early April, Kyrgyzstan students used the Global Connections and Exchange (GCE) program’s Educational Network (Ning site) to communicate about events as they unfolded.	Jordanian Teacher Revitalizes School For Refugee Students March 2, 2010 by Amy Ahearn In the asphalt courtyard outside Zarqa Preparatory Boys School #2, Samer Abu Koush watches 22 young boys chase after a bright red soccer ball. As their teacher and coach, Abu Koush knows that many of the boys have grown up in a refugee camp.
TEA 2009 Alumni Put Their Experience Into Practice January 21, 2010 Alumni of the 2009 TEA program returned to their home countries in November 2009 and have been steadily working to put their experience into practice in their schools and communities.	Teen Teachers Jumpstart Migrant Schools in India October 1, 2009 by Susie Armitage 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.
The Cosmopolitan Classroom 2.0: Inventive teachers connect classrooms 7000 miles apart 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.	Teacher Leaders in Bangladesh Partner with Local Education Officials 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.