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for New Teachers from Across the Country
The Bill of Rights Institute is pleased to invite you to apply for our brand new Founders Fellowship Program! This new program is open to 20 early-career American History and Civics teachers. Selected Fellows will participate in a year-long educational program to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the American Founding.
The Founders Fellows will convene in Washington, D.C. on July 6, 2010 for an all- expenses paid multi-day educational program. During the program, Founders Fellows will participate in lectures, discussions, and scholar-led visits to historic sites including Mount Vernon, the National Archives, Gunston Hall, Monticello, and Montpelier.
In order to prepare for the program, Fellows will complete readings about our Founding. Among the questions they will explore will be: How did the Founders define liberty? And Why did the Founders create a republic and not a democracy?. Upon completion of the Washington program, each Fellow will submit a lesson plan drawing upon the readings, discussions, and topics from the program. The Fellowship will continue during the following academic year, when Fellows will reconvene online for periodic discussions about reading and pedagogical issues.
The Founders Fellowship Program will select promising social studies teachers, grades 7-12, who have been teaching for five years or fewer. Early career teachers from all around the country are encouraged to apply. Twenty top teachers, representing 20 states will be selected to participate.
Fellows will be selected based upon their knowledge of the Founding era, their talent in the classroom, and dedication to educating their students.
Application requirements include the application form, a letter explaining the candidate’s interest in the program, a brief resume, and a letter of recommendation. The application form can be found at <http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/>. All application materials must be submitted by 5:00 PM EST on March 24, 2010.
We hope you consider applying for the Founders Fellowship Program in addition to passing the word on to your early-career colleagues.
The Founders Fellowship Program was made possible by a generous grant from Drs. Jack and Pina Templeton.
The Event Date: Saturday, March 6th
Event Location: ASU Polytechnic Campus in the Cooley Ballrooms (This is the Williams Field campus)
Time: 8am – 3:15pm
Registration for Participants begins: 7:30am. Meaning once registered free to go and visit exhibitors!
Parking: Union Parking Lot (east of ballrooms) No parking pass is needed
Meals: Salt River Project is sponsoring a continental breakfast and a deli lunch
Attendees: Educators from all different grade levels and with all different levels of experience.
Contact Molina.Walters@asu.edu
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