Deadline: 8 September 2024
The Pulitzer Center is currently accepting applications for its Teacher Fellowship Program to explore global health stories.
From climate change to social justice, Pulitzer Center journalism cuts to the core of the world’s biggest challenges by exploring key issues that connect us all. Over the past four years, the over 100 educators who have participated in the Teacher Fellowship program have extended the impact of Pulitzer Center stories through deep classroom engagement by over 6,500 students with reporting that deepens their critical understanding of global issues and inspires them to meet global and local challenges with curiosity, empathy, and empowered action.
Theme
- Making Connections to Global Health Stories
- As part of this paid, virtual Fellowship, a cohort of up to 14 educators will explore global health stories over the course of six workshops in a community with other passionate Fellows, award-winning journalists and the Pulitzer Center education team. They will analyze how news stories engage students in critical analysis of several global health topics, guide students in making local connections and explore paths for students to apply their learning to address health issues in their own communities. Ultimately, educators will design a rigorous learning experience that centers at least one news story and culminates in an activity exemplifying empowered action. Participants will share the results of this learning experience by publishing a narrative blog post or a lesson plan that captures student learning, engagement, and empowered action.
Funding Information
- Upon successful completion of the program, Fellows will be provided with:
- $600 stipend (made in two payments of $300 disbursed in November 2024 and January 2025)
- Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellow digital badge
- Certificate for 30 professional learning units
Eligibility Criteria
- This Fellowship is open to all classroom teachers (grades four–12) working in public, charter, independent, and alternative schools in the United States and U.S. territories. Educators working with adults and youth in jails, prisons, or youth detention facilities are also encouraged to apply. Applicants must be currently teaching virtually or in person, and plan to continue teaching in their current school at least through the end of the 2024–2025 school year.
- Because all sessions will be held virtually, applicants must have stable internet access and a computer with a webcam and microphone.
Fellowship Requirements
- Fellows will participate in a virtual orientation on Saturday, October 5, 2024, and join five weekly evening sessions from October 2024 through November 2024. Each evening session will be two hours long and three will feature discussions with experienced journalists covering global health topics. Other sessions will focus on strategies and resources to engage students, lesson brainstorming and development, and opportunities for peer feedback. All sessions will be held live via Zoom.
- With the support of the Pulitzer Center education team, all Fellows will:
- Create a lesson plan centering a global health news story from the Pulitzer Center website
- Facilitate their lesson with students in November 2024
- Document and share their experience by writing a narrative account or sharing a lesson plan that captures students’ instructional journey. The blog post/lesson plan can include teaching materials, evaluation materials, student quotes, and images/videos that capture student engagement.
- Fellows’ work will be shared on the Pulitzer Center website. Fellows may also have the opportunity to participate in professional development webinars and/or conference presentations.
For more information, visit Pulitzer Centre.
