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We cannot hold atorch to light

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To "ecome a glo"al teacher$ %o! need to"roaden %o!r teaching perspectives

Expanding %o!r experiences "e%ond thecon&nes o' %o!r classroom to the iderlearning environment o' the orld is oneo' the man% aven!es in order to achievea level o' glo"al competitivenessOpport!nities 'or this endeavor can "eachieved thro!gh teacher exchange

programs

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()isiting *nternational

+ac!lt% Program (VIF), is the -nited States’ largestc!lt!ral exchange program 'orteachers and schools *t isdedicated to trans'orming livesthro!gh international exchange

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!rposes

and Belie' sThe program "elieve on the'olloing;.ll school sho!ld have at least one

international exchange teacher.ll st!dents sho!ld "e exposed to a

variet% o' exchange teachers d!ring

their academic careers.ll comm!nities sho!ld have an

e/!al opport!nit% to developglo"all% literate citi0ens help "!ild

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 *nternational+ac!lt% Program- The program started 19 years

ago. It was founded in 19!and "egan a##epting tea#hersfrom other #ountries of theworld to tea#h $indergartenup to grade 1% in 199.

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Exchange

Program- Sin#e 19&' the Ful"right Tea#her

*#hange +rogram has helped nearly

%, tea#hers and s#hool administratorsto promote mutual understanding "etween.S. and #ountries around the world. Forthe .S. tea#hers this opportunity

in/ol/es a year or semester dire#te*#hange with a #ounterpart in another#ountry tea#hing the same su"0e#t at thesame le/el.

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3*nter,.'ricanTeacher Exchanges

- The o"0e#ti/es of this program areto pro/ide opportunity for fri#an

tea#hers to learn from tea#hingen/ironment in other fri#an#ountries and also aimed toe*tend e*perien#es and widenthe hori2on of fri#an tea#hers "yen#ouraging e*#hange /isits to#ountries outside fri#a as well.

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45anadian Ed!cators Exchange

- non pro3t foundation whi#hhandles "oth students andedu#ator e*#hanges. International

edu#ational e*#hanges o4eredu#ators and their students anopportunity to "roaden their

understanding of one another5s#ultures #ustoms and languages.

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In  Alberta two 6inds ofe*#hanges are possi"le for apowerful professional

de/elopment e*perien#es. These are the7 One 6earExchanges and Short,term

Exchanges

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