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Michigan has successfully established Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with several countries that allow for temporary (up to 3 years) placement of foreign teachers in Michigan schools. These MOUs are authorized under MCL 380.1281(3) and allow for the utilization of the Full-Year Basic Permit for placement. Michigan’s two main teacher exchange programs are with Taiwan and Spain. Staffing Michigan Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin) Language & Culture classes with teachers native to the language enriches the learning for students by creating a more authentic experience. Taiwan additionally has a program for the exchange of technology and robotics teachers (e.g., STEM). This video highlights these two exchange programs and provides guidance on how to navigate the process of hiring and welcoming our foreign colleagues.
Designed for: Michigan schools seeking to employ Spanish Language and Culture teachers for up to three academic years under a J-1 visa.
Designed for: Michigan schools seeking to employ Chinese Language and Culture teachers for up to three academic years under a J-1 visa and Michigan teachers who hold elementary, English, ESL or bilingual endorsements, who are native English speakers, wishing to teach in Taiwan.
Designed for: Michigan schools seeking to employ Italian Language and Culture teachers for up to three academic years under a J-1 visa.
A program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, is designed to increase the study and acquisition of important world languages in U.S. schools. This program enables primary and secondary schools to strengthen their teaching of Mandarin and Arabic by bringing Chinese, Egyptian, and Moroccan, teachers to the U.S. to teach their native languages and culture for an academic year. The exchange teachers receive on-going methodological observation and training opportunities, live and work in an immersive English environment, and receive a certificate of participation following their exchange.
Designed for: Michigan schools seeking to employ for a Native American tribal language and culture class for up to three academic years under Michigan Compiled Law 380.1531f.
