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Fulbright Teacher Exchange 2011 the U.S. government's flagship program for international educational exchange

National Committee on US-China Relations - Teacher Exchange - teacher exchanges, conferences and workshops for current participants and program “alumni” in both countries to help them form networks and enable them to share curriculum and other information for their own classrooms and with their colleagues at their home schools and districts.

__ Heifer International Educator Tours __ - grant funding pays for some of the expenses to travel to Honduras and learn more about Heifer International and how to incorporate Heifer into your classroom teaching. Tours take place during the summer.

__ WorldStrides and Facing History And Ourselves __ - the two organizations have partnered to offer a special student group trip to DC from January-June 2011 to coincide with the __ Choosing To Participate __ exhibition. Experiencing this exhibition will inspire students to consider the societal impact of their individual choices and choose compassion and tolerance as catalysts for change.

__ Global Explorers __ - offer thoughtfully-designed group travel programs to diverse locations from the U.S. Southwest to Tanzania. As with many organizations, teachers can travel for free depending on how many students in the group. See here for the __ 2010-11 catalog __.

__ Rotary International Youth Exchanges __ - offer high school students an opportunity to travel abroad on a short-term basis and study abroad for a year-long program with scholarships available. Exchanges are coordinated and administered at the local club level, so please check __ here __ for your closest club to enquire about their application process. They generally encourage students to apply a year in advance of when they wish to travel.

__ Educators Abroad __ - provide short-term teaching placements and administrator exchanges in other countries.