Schools can apply to host a Chinese teacher

Maine schools have until Feb. 1 to apply to host a Chinese guest teacher during the 2012-13 school year.

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Maine DOE, Taiwan renew international partnership

The Maine Department of Education and the Taiwanese Ministry of Education have renewed a strategic partnership that will allow teachers and students in both places to participate in a variety of educational exchanges.

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Three programs offer schools international connections

Note: This dispatch has been updated to reflect an extended application deadline for the Teachers of Critical Languages Program listed below.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. State Department and the American Councils for International Education are offering schools the chance to participate in three fully funded programs aimed at fostering international knowledge and connections. Each program has a winter 2012 application deadline.

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Maine Chinese Conference to feature Eliot Cutler

The Chinese Language and Culture Center of Maine and the Bangor Chinese School are inviting school administrators, school board members, teachers, students, parents and others to attend the 2011 Maine Chinese Conference on Oct. 28 and 29 at Husson University in Bangor.

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Chinese guest teachers meet with LePage

Three teachers from China who will teach Mandarin language and Chinese culture classes in Maine schools during the 2011-12 school year met with Gov. Paul LePage on Aug. 22 as part of a daylong orientation to their new jobs.

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