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Indiana Leadership for International
EducationSummit

• Embassy of Spain,
• Partners in Education
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• February 1, 2008

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L. Pieter Bruegel The Tower of Babel
1563Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.
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Programs and Publications
Visiting Teachers
Summer Courses for Teachers in Spain
Web Site Newsletter
Integrants other internships
Programs and Resources
Resource Centers
AP Spanish courses for students in Spain
Ruta Quetzal
Materiales Resources for Teachers
International Spanish Academies
US-CA-SP Language and Culture Slide 5Assistants
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American Language Assistants

• Objectives
• Assistants provide support to teachers in English
  language and culture classes.
• Candidates
• American and Canadian citizens who have completed
  a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, Spanish
  or Humanities.
• Must have an intermediate level of Spanish.
• http//www.mec.es/exterior/usa/en/programs/us_assi
  stants/default.shtml

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Scholarships for 2008 1,300
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• Specifications
• 1300 positions
• Salary 700 ( 1,000) Medical insurance
• Assistants work in Primary Secondary Schools
• Assistants work up to 16 hours per week
• One school year (October 1st / June 30th)
• Application process
• Applications must be submitted before April 18,
  2008

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Language Assistants from Indiana

• 22 Students from Indiana Universities
• Indiana University 10
• IUPUI 3
• Hanover College 3
• Purdue 3
• Delhi 2
• Notre Dame 1

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International Spanish Academies

• Selected Immersion Schools
• Dual certification
• Spanish Language Assistants
• Authentic materials on loan from Resource Centers
• Annual Seminars for Administrators

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38 ISAS 2006 (1424)
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Spanish Academies in the Midwest since 2006
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International Spanish Academies in Indiana

• 2006 Forest Glen International
• Craig Middle School
• Lawrence North HS
• International School of Indiana
• 2007 Lindley Elementary
• Soon School 74 Theo Potter Elementary

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Visiting Teachers

• Candidates
• Qualified teachers from Spain (HQT status in the
  US)
• Subjects
• Spanish as a Foreign Language
• Immersion programs
• Other subjects (Maths, Music, Sciences, )
• Duration
• One to three years

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Visiting Teachers - Objectives

• For the US and Canada
• To obtain qualified teachers of Spanish.
• To foster cultural links between Spain, the U.S.
  and Canada.
• For Spain
• For Spanish teachers to acquire a more profound
  knowledge of American culture.
• To improve their teaching skills in a
  multicultural context.

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Visiting Teachers - Selection Process

• Spain runs a yearly national call to recruit
  candidates.
• Spanish administrators make a first screening of
  applicants.
• Representatives of the U.S school districts
  travel to Madrid and run interviews among the
  candidates.
• Expenses are paid by the Spanish Ministry of
  Education.

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Visiting Teachers - Hiring Process

• The selected Spanish teachers sign contracts
  with their school districts.
• Orientations are held in Madrid and in the US.
• At the present time there are over 1,200
  visiting teachers from Spain in 31 states of the
  U.S. Alberta, Canada (07/08).
• Perspectives New States/Provinces. Increase no.
  of applications.
• New recruiting period April 2008

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Only state with two Resource Centers

• Spanish Resource Center at IUB
• Located at the International Center
• Over 4,000 volumes
• International Music Competition
• Annual poetry readings
• Leo R. Dowling International Center
• Office of International Services
• A Division of the Office of the Vice President
  for International Affairs

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Spanish Resource Center at IUPUI

• Over 4,000 volumes
• Partnership with Liberal Arts International
  Studies
• Annual Staff Developments in collaboration with
  IDOE
• Collaboration with International Spanish
  Academies
• Film Festival

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Our Programs in Indiana

• Two Resource Centers
• Five International Spanish Academies
• 18 Visiting Teachers
• 22 students from Indiana Universities currently
  working as Language Assistants in Spain