US participants will have two outstanding professional development opportunities. First, they will travel to a U.S. based university for a three-day conference with NIS award winners. Second, they will travel to the NIS for a two-week professional development trip to visit NIS award winning teachers in their schools and communities. For more information please see the US and the NIS Awards for Excellence Program Pages. Awards are given on both the national and local levels.
National winners take part in a variety of U.S.-based professional development programs.
The Awards for Excellence in Teaching Program is funded by the Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American Councils.