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Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellowship in APS
Application deadline: November 30, 2016
Award amount: $1000 per teacher
**APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex_bvtmSgSRmjadDoMmN48b4A6-IHQt109T0VMFZ7_ZfEezA/viewform

Are you a middle school English language arts teacher (grades 6-8) working in Atlanta Public Schools? Are you interested in or engaged in writing instruction that is culturally relevant, meaningful, and seeks to address social injustices? If so, please consider applying to be a Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellow for the 2017 calendar year! This fellowship is part of a research study sponsored by the Spencer Foundation and Georgia State University’s Department of Middle and Secondary Education.

Benefits include:
• a combination of Amazon and/or Visa gift cards for participation in the study, totaling $1000;
• opportunities to reflect on and improve teaching practice;
• co-development of curriculum with Dr. Behizadeh, a former middle school teacher and current assistant professor of adolescent literacy;
• potentially co-teaching classes with Dr. Behizadeh;
• opportunities to present your work at regional and national conferences;
• potentially co-writing an article about the fellowship experience;
• access to community and university partners.

Basics of the Fellowship:
• Participants will be selected from all qualified applicants to represent a diverse group in terms of race, gender, years of experience, and school setting.
• The fellowship will run for two semesters, January-May and September-December of 2017 (8 months total) and require approximately 11 hours of your time.
• During each semester, you will participate in approximately 2 interviews and a researcher will visit your classroom for periodic observations (approximately 1-2 times a month).
• You will also write a reflection on your teaching each month.
• In the second semester, there will be opportunities to co-develop and/or co-teach lessons with Dr. Behizadeh, as well as co-write about the experience.

TO APPLY: Please apply at the link. You will answer a few questions about who you are and your current teaching. If selected as a Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellow, you be notified in early to mid-December and will be emailed a consent form for your review and will have an opportunity to ask any questions.

Application for Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellowship in Atlanta Public Schools Are you a middle school English language arts teacher (grades 6-8) working in Atlanta Public Schools? Are you interested in or engaged in writing instruction that is culturally relevant, meaningful, and seeks to address social injustices? If so, please fill out this form to be considered for a Power...