Requirements for retired foreign volunteer teachers (abroad or currently living in Ecuador):

• To be an English native speaker
• To hold a degree in Education (TESOL/TEFL or equivalent) and/or be willing to get involved in education
• To be retired
• To be able to stay in Ecuador at least a year teaching in public schools
• To use the tourism contents prepared by the English team of the Ministry of Education in their classes

The retired foreign volunteer teachers will have the following responsibilities:

• To attend a briefing course in Quito prior teaching.
• To be in contact with the schools and their authorities in Puerto Lopez, Ambato and Puyo and  the CRADLE provincial coordinators from those places.
• To teach 20 class-hours per week  (two hours in each 10th grade class weekly)
• To report monthly on the students’ academic progress in specific formats provided by the English team of the Ministry of Education.
• To suggest and apply strategies to improve the students’ achievement, if needed.
• To work together with the Ecuadorian teachers of English during the class time and on an end of course presentation about the students’ projects.
• To keep informed about main tourist places and their attractions located in different regions of Ecuador.

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