Colleagues,

A Japanese researcher at the NSF - Tetsuo Goda - seeks native English speaking science and math teachers to go to Japan to teach there. Can you please send this message out to undergraduates and grad students who might be interested in being employed in Japan? You can reach Goda-sensei directly at tgoda@nsf.gov.

Here is the message from him:

I'm Tetsuo Goda, a visiting fellow at NSF. I'm originally coming from Japanese ministry of education, science and technology(MEXT). In the MEXT, I was responsible for the incorporation of National Universities in 2004. I was fortunate to have had the experience of writing the draft of the National University Corporation Act. And I also recognaized again what I was taught at my Graduate school, the importance of thinking about a higher education policy in the global context, not in the domestic context, because colleges and universities themselves are global social institutions essentially and historically.
Also I was responsible for the revision of the national curriculum standards for K-12 education in 2008 that increased the STEM education's school hours and strengthened the language activities to stimulate metacognitive thinking of students. I realized that
K-12 education also is no longer a domestic affair but an international issue.

I'm looking for a American science teacher who has a desire to teach in Japanese school. The information is following, and also I attach the file that is same as the following information. I would be very grateful if you could contact me when you know someone who is interested in this recruitment.

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Chiba prefectual Chosei high
school(http://www.chiba-c.ed.jp/chosei-h/) is now one of the “Super Science High school”, that a designation awarded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEXT) to high schools that prioritize science, technology, and mathematics. Therefore, Chosei high school accelerates STEM education in order to educate next generation innovators in the knowledge-based society.

From this point of view, Chiba prefectual school board and Chosei high school have decided to employ a native English-speaking science teacher on the following condition.

(1) The native English-speaking teacher will be employed as a full-time lecturer. So he or she will have to work for eight hours per a day from Monday to Friday. His or her salary will be decided according to his or her age and professional experience. If he or she is in the early thirties, Chiba prefectual school board estimates now that his or her salary will be approximately 250K-300K yen per a month. Also he or she can take some allowances for housing and so on.

(2) Chosei high school can employ him or her up to two years. In other words, they can't employ the teacher more than two years.

(3) He or she will be requested to teach science in English for students as a teacher of "Super Science Communication". This subject is a peculiar one that Chosei high school has created. He or she will teach science by using a science textbook for British students.

If you have a desire to teach at Chosei high school or want to have more information, could you contact me? I would be very grateful if you could consider this recruitment for Japanese students, your professional experience and mutual collaboration of STEM education between the US and Japan.

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Best wishes,
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Tetsuo GODA
合田　哲雄

(Office)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
MEXT Fellow
4201 Wilson Boulevard,Room II-1155-83
Arlington,VA 22230
Tel:+1-703-292-2288
　　 email : tgoda@nsf.gov

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Washington DC Office
　 Adviser
2001 L St.,NW,Suite 1050
Washington,DC 20036
Tel:+1-202-659-8190
email: tgoda@jspsusa.org

(Home)
　　850 N.Randolph St. #1615
Arlington,VA 22203
　　　　Cellphone:+1-202-997-8349
　　　　email: tetsuo.goda@gmail.com
facebook: http://facebook.com/tetsuo.goda

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