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Visiting Teacher Program
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Visiting Teacher Program

Minnesota Visiting Teacher Program

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) supports the hiring of teachers from China to teach Chinese as a foreign language in Minnesota classrooms when licensing requirements have been met. Currently, MDE is establishing a relationship with the Hanban (Chinese Language Council International) in Beijing, China to develop procedures to screen, hire and support visiting teachers.

MDE recognizes the need for Minnesota school districts to hire visiting teachers to serve as full-time contracted teachers and the need to hire teachers as teaching assistants to supplement current district initiatives. In both situations, MDE can facilitate the selection of candidates, sponsor visiting teachers (J1 Visas) and provide assistance as necessary to place Chinese teachers in Minnesota classrooms.

J1 Visa Process pdf icon 128Kb (4/19/2007)
     This document explains the J1 Visa process.
Minnesota Exchange to China Teacher Application doc icon 105Kb (10/30/2009)
     This is an application to teach at the Hangzhou Foreign Languages School in China.