Fellowships allow teachers to teach in different schools around the world
for a specific amount of time whereas teaching exchanges allow you to swap your house, car and job with a teacher in another country. You might also be interested in working at international schools, getting a short-term or working holiday visa, or teaching for housing or language lessons.Volunteer
- You can find more info in Volunteer Opportunities for Teachers.
World
- You can find more info in Worldwide Opportunities for Teachers.
Africa
- IFESH sends teachers to Africa. They provide a small monthly stipend to cover costs.
Australia
- AEUJ has exchanges between Japan and Australia.
- BUNAC offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify.
- Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
- DECS places teachers in Australia.
- DET places teachers in western Australia.
- LECT offers exchanges between Canada and Australia. You can find more LECT links here.
- ITF has teaching programmes for teachers who want to go to Victoria, Australia.
- Queensland government has useful information.
- South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in southern Australia.
Canada
- CEEF places teachers in Canada and has exchanges for Candian teachers to go to other countries.
- DECS places teachers in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
- DET places teachers in Canada as well as Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
- South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in Canada, Europe, and the USA.
Europe
- If you're moving to Germany the book Painlessly Relocate to Germany has some good tips.
- AMSCAN has positions in Finland.
- Best Programs can help you get visas for teaching English and internships in Belgium, Italy, and Spain.
- DECS places teachers in Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK as well as Canada and the US.
- DET places teachers in Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK as well as Australia, Canada, and the US.
- France offers assistant teaching positions for Americans aged 20 to 29 through the French Ministry of Education. Here's the info from the French embassy in Washington, Escape Artist, a short summary, as well as a description of the programme.
- Geovisions can get you visas for places like France. They also have a short term teaching and conversation partner programme.
- SOL sends teachers to Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Teachers are on local salaries which is about $250 to $600 a month, however, housing is provided. No families are allowed.
- South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in Europe, Canada, and the USA.
- Spain has a Language and Culture Assistant Programme through the Spanish Ministry of Education for many different nationalities. You'll need a degree to participate. The programme lasts from October to May and you can apply between November to March. They also have a Visiting Professor Programme for Americans and Canadians. You have to be able to write in Spanish, have teaching experience, be a college graduate and be willing to go for one semestre.
- Spain also has a Master in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the Franklin Institute that allows you to teach in schools and earn a masters degree in the process.
The Middle East
- ADEC has some K-12 administration and management jobs in the UAE.
- Amideast has scholarship and exchange programmes.
- Teach Away recruits for the Middle East. They also have information about Saudi Arabia and the UAE and an online TEFL cert from the University of Toronto.
- YALI has an agreement between Yemen and the US and allows citizens from either countries to do exchanges.
- YCMES is the Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies.
New Zealand
- BUNAC offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify.
- Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
- Education Gazette has jobs
- Expat Forum has some useful info about Americans teaching in NZ.
- Teach NZ is a governmental website that has information on teaching in NZ.
The United States
- AMIDEAST has scholarship and exchange programmes.
- Amity has an intern and teacher programme.
- Colorado Teaching Exchange has for Australian and New Zealand teachers.
- DECS places teachers in the US as well as Denmark, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.
- DET places teachers in the US as well as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK.
- EPI places teachers in K-12 schools.
- Humphrey Fellowship offers mid-career professionals 10 months of work and study.
- ITES places teachers in K-12 schools.
- LASPAU has research and scholarship programmes.
- The US State Department has a list of more exchange programmes as well.
- South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in the USA, Canada, and Europe.
- VIF places teachers in K-12 schools.
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