Applications are no longer being accepted for the summer 2019 program. Please do not apply beyond the deadline of December 31, 2018, as you application will not be reviewed.
Program Application
To apply for the program, full-time, in-service teachers in Chatham, Durham, Orange, or Wake counties should first make a three to four minute video of themselves discussing answers to the questions listed below. The video can be created with a cell phone camera and video app or a laptop camera and video capture software. After creating the video, the teacher should place his or her application video online using any Web service that generates a "shareable URL" (e.g., YouTube, TeacherTube). When filling out the application form, paste-in the URL to your application video. Please test your video URL to make sure it can be watched/viewed publicly by anyone with the link. We cannot review or accept inaccessible applications.
To apply for the program, full-time, in-service teachers in Chatham, Durham, Orange, or Wake counties should first make a three to four minute video of themselves discussing answers to the questions listed below. The video can be created with a cell phone camera and video app or a laptop camera and video capture software. After creating the video, the teacher should place his or her application video online using any Web service that generates a "shareable URL" (e.g., YouTube, TeacherTube). When filling out the application form, paste-in the URL to your application video. Please test your video URL to make sure it can be watched/viewed publicly by anyone with the link. We cannot review or accept inaccessible applications.
Answer these questions in your application video (max of three to four minutes for entire video, or about 1 minute per question):
1) describe your existing grade level, curriculum, and ideas you have for incorporating cultural perspectives in your curriculum
2) describe ideas you have for integrating multi-literacies in your curriculum (reading/writing/technology) (note, you do not need to be an English Language Arts teacher to apply for this program--many of our projects have a literacies focus, but applications are encouraged from all content areas)
3) describe prior experiences traveling domestically or internationally, and if any, how these experiences have influenced you as a teacher
4) describe how you believe this program could impact/benefit your teaching/classroom
1) describe your existing grade level, curriculum, and ideas you have for incorporating cultural perspectives in your curriculum
2) describe ideas you have for integrating multi-literacies in your curriculum (reading/writing/technology) (note, you do not need to be an English Language Arts teacher to apply for this program--many of our projects have a literacies focus, but applications are encouraged from all content areas)
3) describe prior experiences traveling domestically or internationally, and if any, how these experiences have influenced you as a teacher
4) describe how you believe this program could impact/benefit your teaching/classroom