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C5 + O.N.E. Ed
COUNTRIES: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
DURATION: 07/31/2024 - 07/31/2026
FUNDER: U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
PARTNER: Kazakhstan Teachers of English Association (KazTEA)
CONTACT: [email protected]
DURATION: 07/31/2024 - 07/31/2026
FUNDER: U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
PARTNER: Kazakhstan Teachers of English Association (KazTEA)
CONTACT: [email protected]
Program Description
The C5 + O.N.E. Ed program aims to create a cohort of highly qualified English language teachers who can teach English in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as in the English Access Microscholarship Program and other U.S. Department of State English programs.
The C5 + O.N.E. Ed program offers a unique professional development opportunity for early-career English teachers from Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). This program brings together 200 teachers and 20 World Learning and Georgetown University expert trainers to enhance teaching skills and English proficiency. Through a combination of online courses, an intensive in-person workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and ongoing mentoring, participants will gain expertise in communicative language teaching, student-centered methods, technology integration, and more. The program aims to create a strong network of educators who can deliver high-quality English instruction, especially in programs like C5 + O.N.E. and the English Access Microscholarship Program and other U.S. Department of State English programs.
Participants must commit to online learning from November 2024 through February 2025, attend a month-long workshop in July 2025, and actively engage in professional development through 2026. By 2027, they are expected to teach at least one class in a C5 program or related initiative.
Program Goals
- To enhance participants’ teaching skills and English proficiency and nurture teacher professional development networks throughout the C5 region.
Training Information
The training topics include communicative language teaching, student-centered teaching, project-based teaching, the use of technology in teaching and learning, lesson planning, assessment, and organizing professional development activities with other teachers in one’s region and community.
Dates: Online training from November 2024 to February 2025; in-person intensive workshops in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in July 2025; ongoing distance mentoring until March 2026.
Commitment:
- Dedicate 7 hours a week to distance course (minimum 2 hours online a week).
- Participate in intensive in-person workshop in Almaty in July 2025.
- Participate in online teachers’ communities and professional development activities through spring 2026.
- By July 2027, teach at least one class in the C5 + O.N.E. program, English Access Microscholarship Program, or related English program.
- Deliver at least two professional development activities between November 2025 and March 2026.
It is expected that by July 2027, at least 80% of the program graduates will have taught one or more classes in the C5 + O.N.E. program, English Access Microscholarship Program, or related English program within two years of graduation.
Requirements:
- Have at least a bachelor’s degree in education, pedagogy, English‐language, or a related field.
- Be aged 22 to 40 years old at the start of the in‐person workshop (July 2025).
- Have five years or fewer full‐time English teaching experience at the secondary school or university level.
- Be a citizen of a C5 country.
- Intend to return to and continue teaching in home C5 country after the workshop’s conclusion.
- Have a minimum B1 English level (verified through an online placement test, arranged for by the project).
Diversity and access: World Learning is committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse group of teachers throughout the C5 region. If you are from a minority group of any kind, we encourage you to apply. Our team is ready to work with you to accommodate your participation.
Likewise, World Learning recognizes that many strong potential candidates have limited access to the internet or computers. Although online participation is required for this program, we take measures to make the online course accessible to people with limited access.
