DC Job Posting - Inspired Teaching Fellow

[Inspired Teaching]

The Inspired Teacher Certification Program

The Inspired Teacher Certification Program recruits, selects,
prepares, and supports exceptional individuals who wish to serve the
children of the District of Columbia as teachers. Inspired Teaching is
looking for individuals who aspire to teach in one of the following
areas: Early Childhood (PK-3), Elementary (1-6), or English Language
Arts (7-12). For the 2011-2012 program year, the Inspired Teacher
Certification Program is accepting applications for the following two
tracks: Early Childhood and Elementary.

Inspired Teaching Fellows complete certification requirements while
working as full-time lead teachers in traditional or charter public
schools. Enrollment in the program makes participants eligible for a
Regular I license, which provisionally certifies participants to teach
while completing certification requirements. After successful
completion of the full 15-month program, Inspired Teaching Fellows are
eligible for a Regular II teaching license. The Inspired Teacher
Certification Program is state-accredited to prepare college graduates
for licensure in the District of Columbia. Reciprocity agreements
exist with other states as well.

Why Become an Inspired Teaching Fellow?

The unique benefits of the Inspired Teacher Certification Program
include a highly supportive community of a small, close-knit cohort of
first-year teachers; access to Inspired Teaching’s intimate knowledge
of the schools in Washington, DC; the support of one of the most
intensive approaches to first-year teacher mentoring in the nation;
and coherent, integrated training grounded in a rich and research-
based philosophy of teaching and learning.

Key elements of the program include:

• Summer coursework and teaching experience with DC students.
• Support in securing a full time teaching position for the 2011-12
school year.
• Engaging, innovative courses that build the knowledge and skills
necessary to become a highly effective teacher.
• Regular visits from an experienced mentor throughout the first year,
and optional mentoring available after program completion.
• Participation in a cohort of creative, talented, and like-minded new
teachers.
• Connection to hundreds of passionate educators through Inspired
Teaching’s network of teacher-changemakers.
• Access to AmeriCorps member benefits for service, including an end-
of-service educational award.
• Partnership with Trinity University, so that more than half of the
MAT requirements are fulfilled by Inspired Teaching’s coursework.

What Does It Take to Become an Inspired Teaching Fellow?

Inspired Teaching is interested in attracting passionate, hard-working
individuals from all walks of life to become outstanding teachers.
Admission is highly selective but is open to recent college graduates,
mid-career professionals, early retirees, or others with at least a
bachelor’s degree and the personal characteristics that will enable
them to advance educational reform.

Specifically, we are looking for individuals who demonstrate:

• Willingness to embrace teaching the whole child
• Potential for leadership in and beyond the classroom
• Holistic, asset-based approach to problem-solving
• Commitment to self-reflection
• Respect for teaching as a profession
• Fit with Inspired Teaching’s mission and values

Minimum eligibility requirements are as follows:
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree; must be conferred by June 30, 2011.
• US citizenship or permanent resident status
• Minimum GPA
o If you are a recent college graduate (less than 5 years of work
experience): 3.0 on a 4.0 scale OR 3.25 in the major area.
o If you have more than 5 years of work experience: 2.75 on a 4.0
scale.
o Consideration may be given for outstanding personal/professional
achievement.

Apply Online.

Submit your application by January 31, 2011. Admission is conducted on
a rolling basis, so visit our website to learn more and apply today:
www.inspiredteaching.org.

Inspire. Teach. Change.