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value='Moldova' >Moldova<\/option><option value='Monaco' >Monaco<\/option><option value='Mongolia' >Mongolia<\/option><option value='Montenegro' >Montenegro<\/option><option value='Montserrat' >Montserrat<\/option><option value='Morocco' >Morocco<\/option><option value='Mozambique' >Mozambique<\/option><option value='Myanmar' >Myanmar<\/option><option value='Namibia' >Namibia<\/option><option value='Nauru' >Nauru<\/option><option value='Nepal' >Nepal<\/option><option value='Netherlands' >Netherlands<\/option><option value='New Caledonia' >New Caledonia<\/option><option value='New Zealand' >New Zealand<\/option><option value='Nicaragua' >Nicaragua<\/option><option value='Niger' >Niger<\/option><option value='Nigeria' >Nigeria<\/option><option value='Niue' >Niue<\/option><option value='Norfolk Island' >Norfolk Island<\/option><option value='North Macedonia' >North Macedonia<\/option><option value='Northern Mariana Islands' >Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value='Norway' >Norway<\/option><option value='Oman' >Oman<\/option><option value='Pakistan' >Pakistan<\/option><option value='Palau' >Palau<\/option><option value='Palestine, State of' >Palestine, State of<\/option><option value='Panama' >Panama<\/option><option value='Papua New Guinea' >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value='Paraguay' >Paraguay<\/option><option value='Peru' >Peru<\/option><option value='Philippines' >Philippines<\/option><option value='Pitcairn' >Pitcairn<\/option><option value='Poland' >Poland<\/option><option value='Portugal' >Portugal<\/option><option value='Puerto Rico' >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value='Qatar' >Qatar<\/option><option value='Romania' >Romania<\/option><option value='Russian Federation' >Russian Federation<\/option><option value='Rwanda' >Rwanda<\/option><option value='R\u00e9union' >R\u00e9union<\/option><option value='Saint Barth\u00e9lemy' >Saint Barth\u00e9lemy<\/option><option value='Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha' >Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/option><option value='Saint Kitts and Nevis' >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value='Saint Lucia' >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value='Saint Martin' >Saint Martin<\/option><option value='Saint Pierre and Miquelon' >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value='Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value='Samoa' >Samoa<\/option><option value='San Marino' >San Marino<\/option><option value='Sao Tome and Principe' >Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value='Saudi Arabia' >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value='Senegal' >Senegal<\/option><option value='Serbia' >Serbia<\/option><option value='Seychelles' >Seychelles<\/option><option value='Sierra Leone' >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value='Singapore' >Singapore<\/option><option value='Sint Maarten' >Sint Maarten<\/option><option value='Slovakia' >Slovakia<\/option><option value='Slovenia' >Slovenia<\/option><option value='Solomon Islands' >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value='Somalia' >Somalia<\/option><option value='South Africa' >South Africa<\/option><option value='South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands' >South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value='South Sudan' >South Sudan<\/option><option value='Spain' >Spain<\/option><option value='Sri Lanka' >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value='Sudan' >Sudan<\/option><option value='Suriname' >Suriname<\/option><option value='Svalbard and Jan Mayen' >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value='Sweden' >Sweden<\/option><option value='Switzerland' >Switzerland<\/option><option value='Syria Arab Republic' >Syria Arab Republic<\/option><option value='Taiwan' >Taiwan<\/option><option value='Tajikistan' >Tajikistan<\/option><option value='Tanzania, the United Republic of' >Tanzania, the United Republic of<\/option><option value='Thailand' >Thailand<\/option><option value='Timor-Leste' >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value='Togo' >Togo<\/option><option value='Tokelau' >Tokelau<\/option><option value='Tonga' >Tonga<\/option><option value='Trinidad and Tobago' >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value='Tunisia' >Tunisia<\/option><option value='Turkmenistan' >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value='Turks and Caicos Islands' >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value='Tuvalu' >Tuvalu<\/option><option value='T\u00fcrkiye' >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value='US Minor Outlying Islands' >US Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value='Uganda' >Uganda<\/option><option value='Ukraine' >Ukraine<\/option><option value='United Arab Emirates' >United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value='United Kingdom' >United Kingdom<\/option><option value='United States' >United States<\/option><option value='Uruguay' >Uruguay<\/option><option value='Uzbekistan' >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value='Vanuatu' >Vanuatu<\/option><option value='Venezuela' >Venezuela<\/option><option value='Viet Nam' >Viet Nam<\/option><option value='Virgin Islands, British' >Virgin Islands, British<\/option><option value='Virgin Islands, U.S.' >Virgin Islands, U.S.<\/option><option value='Wallis and Futuna' >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value='Western Sahara' >Western Sahara<\/option><option value='Yemen' >Yemen<\/option><option value='Zambia' >Zambia<\/option><option value='Zimbabwe' >Zimbabwe<\/option><option value='\u00c5land Islands' >\u00c5land Islands<\/option><\/select>\n                                        <label for='input_8_5_6' id='input_8_5_6_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Country<\/label>\n                                    <\/span>\n                    <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_6\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gf_left_half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_8_6'>Currently Teaching (grade and subject)<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_6' id='input_8_6' type='text' value='' class='medium'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_7\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gf_right_half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_8_7'>Years of Teaching Experience<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_7' id='input_8_7' type='text' value='' class='medium'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_9\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gf_list_3col gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Discipline<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_9'>Choose One<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_9'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Art'  id='choice_8_9_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_0' id='label_8_9_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Art<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_1'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Career and Technical Education*'  id='choice_8_9_1'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_1' id='label_8_9_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Career and Technical Education*<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_2'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='English as a New Language'  id='choice_8_9_2'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_2' id='label_8_9_2' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>English as a New Language<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_3'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='English Language Arts'  id='choice_8_9_3'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_3' id='label_8_9_3' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>English Language Arts<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_4'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Exceptional Needs Specialist'  id='choice_8_9_4'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_4' id='label_8_9_4' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Exceptional Needs Specialist<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_5'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Generalist'  id='choice_8_9_5'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_5' id='label_8_9_5' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Generalist<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_6'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Health Education'  id='choice_8_9_6'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_6' id='label_8_9_6' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Health Education<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_7'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Library Media'  id='choice_8_9_7'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_7' id='label_8_9_7' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Library Media<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_8'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Literacy: Reading-Language Arts'  id='choice_8_9_8'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_8' id='label_8_9_8' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Literacy: Reading-Language Arts<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_9'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Mathematics'  id='choice_8_9_9'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_9' id='label_8_9_9' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Mathematics<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_10'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Music'  id='choice_8_9_10'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_10' id='label_8_9_10' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Music<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_11'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Physical Education'  id='choice_8_9_11'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_11' id='label_8_9_11' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Physical Education<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_12'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='School Counseling'  id='choice_8_9_12'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_12' id='label_8_9_12' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>School Counseling<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_13'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Science'  id='choice_8_9_13'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_13' id='label_8_9_13' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Science<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_14'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='Social Studies-History'  id='choice_8_9_14'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_14' id='label_8_9_14' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Social Studies-History<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_9_15'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_9' type='radio' value='World Languages***'  id='choice_8_9_15'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_9_15' id='label_8_9_15' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>World Languages***<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_13\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_13'>Choose one<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_13'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_13_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_13' type='radio' value='Early and Middle Childhood'  id='choice_8_13_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_13_0' id='label_8_13_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early and Middle Childhood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_13_1'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_13' type='radio' value='Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood'  id='choice_8_13_1'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_13_1' id='label_8_13_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_14\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_14'>Select below<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_14'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_14_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_14' type='radio' value='Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood'  id='choice_8_14_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_14_0' id='label_8_14_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_15\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_15'>Choose one<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_15'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_15_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_15' type='radio' value='Early Adolescence'  id='choice_8_15_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_15_0' id='label_8_15_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early Adolescence<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_15_1'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_15' type='radio' value='Adolescence and Young Adulthood'  id='choice_8_15_1'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_15_1' id='label_8_15_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Adolescence and Young Adulthood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_16\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_16'>Select below<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_16'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_16_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_16' type='radio' value='Early Childhood through Young Adulthood'  id='choice_8_16_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_16_0' id='label_8_16_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early Childhood through Young Adulthood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_8_17'>Choose one<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_radio'><ul class='gfield_radio' id='input_8_17'>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_17_0'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_17' type='radio' value='Early Childhood'  id='choice_8_17_0'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_17_0' id='label_8_17_0' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Early Childhood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='gchoice gchoice_8_17_1'>\n\t\t\t\t<input name='input_17' type='radio' value='Middle Childhood'  id='choice_8_17_1'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_8_17_1' id='label_8_17_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Middle Childhood<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_8_18\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' >Developmental Level<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div 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