Are You a P-12 Educator Looking To Share Your Voice? Apply for Our Writing Fellowship
Over the previous 12 months, we’ve amplified the voices of educators as they navigated the fallout from the pandemic by our Voices of Change undertaking, creating alternatives for educators to mirror, share and be taught from each other by journalism, storytelling and analysis. We explored how faculty communities have been adapting to satisfy the wants of all learners, notably in response to the pandemic and the nationwide dialog about racial id and racism.
In 2021, as a part of this work, EdSurge launched its first-ever educator writing fellowship and we welcomed seven wonderful fellows who, over the course of the 12 months, penned deeply private essays highlighting the myriad points educators, faculty leaders, and learners confronted within the midst of the pandemic and political unrest in society.
Our fellows coated problems with trainer burnout, psychological well being, systemic racism, homophobic laws and extra—points which proceed to impression the American schooling system.
We are dedicated to our accountability to supply genuine accounts of those numerous and difficult experiences, and we will probably be persevering with this work over the subsequent two years as we increase our Voices of Change undertaking. As a part of this undertaking, we’re excited to announce a call for applications for the second cohort of educator writing fellows.
The EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship will deliver collectively a cohort of educators to chronicle their faculty experiences all year long by publishing tales on EdSurge. Each fellow will probably be partnered with an EdSurge editor to work with each step of the best way. Fellows will change into a part of a group of educator fellows and have their voices amplified to drive necessary conversations about educating and studying. Fellows ought to have an curiosity in sharing their tales by writing, however fellows do not need to be printed authors or writers. We’re wanting for all sorts of writers from skilled ones to first timers! The means of writing, enhancing and publishing a story is a distinctive and thrilling skilled development alternative. The fellowship will present an honorarium of $5,000 for their time and onerous work. Want extra causes to use? See here.
As a fellow, you’ll discover how your wants have modified, how your college students’ wants have modified and the way your faculty group has supported pupil and trainer well-being as challenges in schooling persist. The tales you write will probably be rooted in follow and can leverage your private expertise {and professional} experience.
As a part of the cohort, fellows will discover points associated to the next questions:
- How have the pandemic, financial hardship and racial unrest exacerbated inequities in schooling, and the way are educators and college communities addressing them?
- How has the pandemic and its aftershocks raised consciousness round psychological well being and well-being, and the way are educators and college communities responding?
- How are the wants and experiences of educators and college students altering throughout what seems to be an inflection level within the historical past of American schooling—and the way are faculty communities responding?
- How are faculties supporting college students and educators in id exploration and growth and/or relationship-building?
- How are faculty fashions, tutorial practices and different features of educating and studying altering to satisfy educators and college students the place they’re?
- How are educators and college communities supporting the entire baby by taking a look at what all kids have in widespread and have to succeed, and addressing what kids of various backgrounds, experiences and sources uniquely have to succeed?
- What new challenges have emerged within the educating occupation, what current ones have change into extra advanced, and the way are educators and college leaders navigating them?
EdSurge will choose as much as 10 fellows by a aggressive utility course of. We will develop a cohort of people that symbolize a big selection of identities, experiences, backgrounds and views. The utility will invite candidates to share about their id, background and the experiences which have formed their work.
Apply Now
EdSurge invitations you to submit your application here. For extra data, please fastidiously overview our FAQ page. The utility deadline is Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Fellowship recipients will probably be notified of their standing by July 8, 2022. Still have questions? Contact us at fellowships@edsurge.org.
Program Details
Fellowship timeline: This fellowship will run for 9 months from July 2022 to April 2023.
Fellow commitments:
- Participate in a fellowship launch name on Monday, July 18, 2022
- Work with an EdSurge editor to jot down, edit and publish 4 tales on EdSurge
- Attend month-to-month check-ins together with your editor to hone your pitch and form your story for publication
- Attend month-to-month skilled growth workshops and group Zoom calls performed through Zoom exterior of educating hours
- Partner with emeritus fellows and friends to supply constructive suggestions on enhancing, writing, and sharing your story
Interested in sharing your story however not able to decide to the fellowship? Pitch your concept here. (We now pay $150 for all printed submissions).
Like earlier years, the Voices of Change undertaking is being produced with help from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. As at all times, EdSurge maintains editorial independence over all of our journalism, in line with our ethics assertion.
