Troops to Teachers Program
The goal of the Troops to Teachers Program (TTT) is to attract qualified military personnel to enter teaching as a second career.  Information about applying is available from the Proud To Serve Again website. This national organization manages the program; you do not need to contact the Minnesota Department of Education for this program.

Financial assistance may be provided to eligible military personnel as stipends to help pay for teacher training costs or as bonuses. In order to meet a key goal of the program, participants who accept the stipend or bonus must agree to teach for three years in schools that serve a high number of students from low-income families, once they are licensed.

The Troops to Teachers Program (TTT) provides positive role models for our public school students; information, financial assistance, counseling and employment referral through a network of state and regional offices.  These offices help match school district openings with competent and experienced TTT applicants. Visit http://www.proudtoserveagain.com/ to learn more and apply.

Teaching Abroad and Visiting Teacher Programs
The Minnesota Department of Education provides oversight and coordination for teaching abroad and visiting teacher programs. Sharing knowledge and teaching strategies enhances the teaching experience for program participants. Living in another country and/or opening your classroom to foreign teachers results in a deeper understanding of other cultures and students and gives educators tools to increase cultural awareness in their own teaching.

Minnesota Teach Abroad Program in China
The Minnesota-China Teacher Exchange offers the opportunity for Minnesota teachers to teach in China for either a semester or full academic school year. If you are Minnesota licensed K-12 teacher with native or native-like English skills, you are eligible to apply. You do not need to have an English major. A teacher from any licensure area and willing to have an exchange experience may teach conversational English and American culture at Hangzhou Foreign Language School. Contact Leigh Schleicher at 651-582-8326 for more information on this Teach Abroad Program.