Teaching Ambassador Fellowship
Secretary Spellings has announced the creation of Teaching
Ambassador Fellowship positions for currently practicing, K-12 public school teachers at the U.S. Department of Education
for the 2008-2009 school year. These positions will offer highly motivated, innovative teachers the opportunity to contribute
their knowledge and experience to the national dialogue on public education. The Fellowship includes two kinds of opportunities
for teachers across the U.S. Up to 20 Classroom Fellows will remain at their schools under their regular teaching contracts
and will be paid to participate in additional Department discussions and projects throughout the school year on a part-time
basis. Up to five Washington Fellows will be chosen to become full-time, paid federal employees in Washington,
D.C. for the school year, working on education programs and participating in
policy discussions.
Teaching Ambassador Fellows will be selected based upon
their record of leadership, impact on student achievement, and potential for contribution to the field. Highly qualified K-12
public school teachers who have spent at least three years in the classroom are eligible to apply. Teachers must be currently
practicing in and employed by a public school district to be eligible. To ensure collaboration at the school and district
levels, teacher applicants must have the full support of their school principals.
Applications are due in April . Teaching Ambassador Fellows
will be named by early summer for the following school year.
Please read the detailed information found at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship to learn more. Be sure to click on all of the links to review the following:
Program Overview (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/programoverview.html)
Eligibility (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/eligibility.html)
Applicant Info (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/applicant.html)
Application Instructions (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/applicationinstructions.html)
FAQs (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/faq.html).
