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Advancing Educator
Preparation Through
Global Leadership

December 1 – 7, 2026 | Singapore

Join a select cohort of educator-preparation leaders for an immersive international delegation to Singapore, one of the world’s most recognized education systems.

 

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* The deadline to apply is October 15 and notifications will be sent on October 19. Please refrain from purchasing airline tickets until you have been notified.

This professional exchange provides structured opportunities to engage with Singaporean counterparts through dialogue, collaboration, and shared learning. Participants will take part in small-group discussions with educators and institutional leaders, interactive Q&A sessions, collaborative problem-solving, presentations from Singaporean experts, and comparative conversations about shared challenges. The exchange is designed to be collaborative rather than observational, emphasizing mutual learning, meaningful dialogue, and relationship building.

Through high-level exchanges with university leaders, policymakers, and practitioners, participants will gain insight into innovative approaches to educator preparation, leadership development, workforce challenges, and educational excellence. The experience also provides opportunities to build lasting global partnerships that can strengthen participants’ institutions and advance the educator preparation profession.

What Participants Can Expect

  • Direct engagement — Meet Singaporean education leaders, policymakers, and faculty face to face.
  • Preparation models — Explore innovative educator-preparation models and workforce-development strategies.
  • Site access — Visit schools, universities, and educational institutions across the system.
  • Professional exchange — Take part in exchanges on teacher preparation, leadership, policy, and innovation.
  • Global relationships — Build lasting relationships with international education leaders and peers.
  • Ideas you can use — Bring back practical strategies and partnerships that strengthen your institution.

Why Singapore?

Singapore is widely recognized for its sustained commitment to educational excellence, educator development, and system-wide innovation. Its approach to teacher preparation, leadership development, and educational policy has been the subject of significant international study and serves as a valuable point of comparison for U.S. institutions.

Through direct engagement with universities, schools, policymakers, and educational leaders, participants gain first-hand insight into how an education system aligns preparation, practice, leadership, and continuous improvement to meet national and institutional goals.

Rather than simply observing another education system, participants engage in critical reflection and comparative analysis that can inform strategic thinking and institutional decision-making in their own contexts.

Who Should Apply?

  • Deans, associate deans, department chairs, faculty leaders, and students
  • Leaders of educator-preparation programs
  • Those responsible for strategic planning, innovation, partnerships, or workforce development
  • Professionals interested in international collaboration and educational excellence
  • Leaders committed to sharing lessons learned with colleagues and the broader AACTE community

Why Support a Participant?

Supporting participation is an investment in institutional leadership, innovation, and global engagement. Share this section with your dean or provost.

Institutional benefits include the following:

  • Exposure to internationally recognized practice in teacher preparation and leadership development
  • Comparative models that inform strategic planning and program innovation
  • International partnerships and collaborative initiatives
  • Enhanced visibility within global educator-preparation networks
  • Insight into workforce development, talent pipelines, and educator retention
  • Networks that can lead to research, scholarly collaboration, and exchange

The cost for AACTE members is $5,550; the cost for non-members is $6,250. 

FAQs

Applications are reviewed by an AACTE selection committee based on leadership experience, alignment with delegation goals, anticipated institutional impact, and ability to contribute to the delegation cohort.

The delegation advances AACTE’s commitment to leadership development, innovation, global engagement, and strengthening educator preparation through the exchange of ideas and best practices.

Participants engage in site visits, policy discussions, professional exchanges, networking opportunities, and cultural experiences designed to provide both educational and practical insights.

Professional exchanges involve structured discussions, presentations, collaborative learning sessions, and dialogue with Singaporean education leaders, faculty, policymakers, and practitioners.

Participants gain international perspectives, innovative ideas, potential partnership opportunities, and actionable strategies that can strengthen educator-preparation programs and institutional leadership.

Invest in Leadership. Expand Global Perspectives. Advance Institutional Excellence.

The AACTE Singapore International Delegation offers educator-preparation leaders a rare opportunity to engage in meaningful international exchange and to bring back practical insights, strategic partnerships, and innovative approaches that strengthen their institutions and the profession.