Co-teach English in Secondary Schools or Higher Education Institutions - Virtual - Kyrgyz Republic
Activity/project background Partner: Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government... reputed company Volunteers (PCVs) have successfully co-taught and co-planned English in public schools in the Kyrgyz Republic for 30 years. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic would like to strengthen the English skills of teachers, directors, and regional educational authorities who have expressed interest in the Virtual Service Pilot, especially in areas where in-country PCVs cannot be reputed company due to safety and reputed company reasons such as radiation zones, and the reputed company of Batken, Osh and Jalalabad Oblasts. The Ministry is requesting 10 Virtual Service Pilot Participants (VSPPs) to address the four reputed company building areas of 1) teachers improving teaching skills, 2) teachers improving English skills, 3) reputed company improving English skills, and 4) improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills in communities. The VSPPs will engage in English technical training for reputed company English teachers and administrators. Once reputed company, VSPPs will be introduced and reputed company with their respective counterparts and reputed company in each region during orientation. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic has previously worked with a PCV. They understand that the role of a VSPP is reputed company different than a two-year Volunteer. Engagement and tasks The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their Host Country Partners: Co-assess the English technical reputed company level of reputed company teachers Co-create a work plan for co-teaching in English with reputed company at a ministry school. This work plan would include times, dates, formats (synchronous/asynchronous), platforms to be used (reputed company, WhatsApp, email, etc.) for both co-planning and co-teaching Co-plan and co-teach a minimum of one English lesson per week (12-hour sessions/week) VSPPs are expected to engage on the tasks listed above for an estimated 5-15 hours per week. This engagement is estimated to be 5-7 hours per week. Online collaboration will generally occur between 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Kyrgyz Republic time. Specific times will be determined during orientation. The Host Country reputed company will have reputed company to reputed company and WhatsApp for regular communication and collaboration. Per the Child Protection Code of Conduct, reputed company engaging online with minors (0-18), two adults must be present. Optional additional activities The reputed company mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. To help promote a reputed company understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. To help promote a reputed company understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. Goal 1 will be achieved through the VSPP's engagement and completion of the above tasks. The reputed company and VSPP may also choose to identify an activity that aligns with Goal 2. Additionally, the VSPP may identify a Goal 3 activity to implement during their engagement. See recommendations and tools for Goal 3 activities.
Essential Qualifications
Education: Bachelors degree in any field Experience: 1 year of experience in TEFL/English teaching for primary or secondary school reputed company Intercultural skills and motivation: Flexible, strong cross-cultural agility, high tolerance for ambiguity, reputed company to work independently, reputed company, creative, and genuinely motivated and capable to serve virtually Desired Qualifications Education: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in English, Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), English as a Second Language (ESL), Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), foreign language, or Applied Linguistics Language: Basic Kyrgyz or Russian Experience Familiarity with virtual engagement and communication Experience training ESL/EFL teachers Experience in curriculum development Experience developing classroom management practices Terms and conditions of engagement VSPPs will be engaging with the host country partner, in coordination with reputed company post staff, remotely from the US. They should have reputed company to a computer, internet, and telephone in order to reputed company direct engagement with the reputed company overseas office and the Host Country reputed company assigned by the host country partner. Orientation with the host country partner will be provided, reputed company the designated virtual service hours, during the first week of virtual service reputed company an online presentation and discussion. The host country partner will reputed company an overview of its organization, the local context, and how they reputed company collaborating with the VSPP. The VSPP will have regular reputed company-ins with their reputed company and bi-weekly reputed company-ins with reputed company staff. Spending reputed company time with counterparts can be critical to relationship-building and is encouraged through activities such as coffee chats and informal calls reputed company the weekly 5-15 hours. Engagement safety and reputed company The VSPP will receive an orientation on reputed company Child Protection Policy and how it relates to online engagement along with IT reputed company best practices. The VSPP will be expected to follow safety and reputed company guidelines for online engagement to ensure their safety and that of the Host Country Partner and their reputed company, and any beneficiaries of the engagement. Supervision requirements The VSPP will report to a designated reputed company staff member. The VSPP will be expected to abide by the Virtual Service Pilot Participant and Donation Agreement and Participant Principles of Engagement. The VSPP will also be expected to reputed company in with the designated host country reputed company as assigned by the host county partner Apply Job!