(Thanks to Dr. Bartlett, Asst. Professor of Education, UCSC, for sharing this information...)
Add OTT to your alphabet soup. OTT is an acronym for Overseas-Trained Teachers. OTTs have been receiving increasing attention for the past few years in light of a variety of reasons ranging from their numbers to impact on school districts struggling to fill shortages. This month, the NY Times featured an article entitled, "Schools Look Abroad to Hire Teachers."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/education/15teach.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
The article also reported the release of a major report by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that examines the causes and effects of international teacher recruitment. The AFT is the second-largest education labor union in the United States, representing about 856,000 members as of fall 2008 mostly in large metropolitan areas and the east coast.
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/intl/Teacher_Migration.pdf
I have not read the report yet, but I wanted to share this with you ASAP... Like all reports, some are good, some are bad, there may be even questions regarding inaccuracies. Nevertheless, this is what is written and reported. You are strongly invited to read the report and reflect on how others have chosen to describe your/our experiences. What do you think?
