ALUMNI TEACHING OPPORTUNITY

American Councils in Southeast Europe (SEE) seeksAlumni PDO Teaching Assistans to prepare U.S. State Department FLEX and YES exchange program scholarship winners for the 2016-17 school year. Under the guidance of American Councils, FLEX/YES Alumni Teaching Assistants and American PDO Teachers will orient finalists to American culture and family life at PDOs to be held June-July 2016.

Job Description

PDO Teaching Assistants will be requested to:

  • Attend the entire four-day training of trainers (ToT) to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine in late March 2016 to learn about the FLEX/YES goals and objectives and the PDO teaching methods and materials.
  • Collaborate with American PDO teachersto prepare sessions and teaching materials.
  • Team-teach sessions at PDOs to be held in June-July 2016 in Serbia (for students from Montenegro and Serbia) and/or Macedonia (for students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and Macedonia).
  • Assist American Councils staff with logistics and occasional non-classroom responsibilities at the PDOs.

Qualifications

Alumni PDO Teaching Assistants must:

  • Be alumni of the FLEX/YES/ASMYLE program who successfully completed their program, with no extensive on-program issues, between and including 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 academic years.
  • Have completed their secondary school education.
  • Have interpersonal skills and ability to function with staff of different ages and cultural backgrounds.
  • Be comfortable to interact and work with youth, and serve as an authority figure to large numbers of teenagers.
  • Be available to teach two to four PDO cycles between June 15 and July 15, 2016 (as determined by Program Hub Director).

Alumni who taught PDO for more than one program year cannot apply for this position

PDO Teaching Assistant applicants should email their Alumni Teaching Assistant Application Form and Essayto: by January 15, 2016.

Questions about the position can be directed to the same e-mail address.

2016 PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION

ALUMNI TEACHING ASSISTANT APPLICATION FORM

NAME:YEAR ON PROGRAM:

HOME CITY or TOWN:HOME COUNTRY:

US CITY AND STATE:PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION:

TELEPHONE:EMAIL:

Best way to contact you:

The training workshop for PDO teachers and teaching assistants will be held during MARCH 2016. PDO sessions are run from approximately 15 June through 15 July. Are you available during these periods? If not, please explain your schedule restrictions.

Why are you interested in being a PDO teaching assistant?

Where are you currently studying and what is your major? If you have already graduated, where did you study and what was your major?

Please describe any work experience (internships, volunteer work, etc.) you have that would make you an effective teaching assistant.

What activities (extracurricular or community service) were you involved in during your exchange year in the US?

Have you ever participated in any alumni activities? If yes, please describe your involvement.

2016 PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION

ALUMNI TEACHING ASSISTANT ESSAY

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the following essay question in the space provided below:

There are many stereotypes and misconceptions about life and culture in the USA. Please describe one or two aspects of American culture that you encountered on the FLEX program that you did not expect to find and that you think most people in your country are unaware of. What did you learn from this? Did it change you in some way?