C-SPAN's 2013 Teacher Fellowship Program
We're pleased to announce the selection of our three 2013 Teacher Fellowship recipients. The three fellows will work closely with C-SPAN's Education department to develop new teaching materials using C-SPAN resources in order to better serve our Classroom members nationwide.
Brendan Gonzalez
AP U.S. Government and Politics
Benjamin Franklin High School
New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Park
U.S. History, Government, and Economics
Gardena High School
Gardena, CA
Brian Rock
AP U.S. Government and Politics and Modern U.S. History
East Orange Campus High School
East Orange, NJ
About the Fellowship
Each year C-SPAN invites teachers of social studies, as well as media/ technology educators in grades 6-12, who are highly familiar with C-SPAN’s programs and demonstrate successful innovative methods of integrating C-SPAN’s programming and resources into their teaching practices, to apply for an opportunity to participate in its 2013 Teacher Fellowship Program, a project of the C-SPAN Education Foundation. This Fellowship is open to certified teachers in public or private schools who are members of C-SPAN Classroom, a free membership service that is dedicated to supporting educators’ use of C-SPAN programming in their classrooms.
For four weeks during the summer, Fellowship recipients will collaborate with C-SPAN’s Education department to develop new teaching materials using C-SPAN resources in order to better serve our Classroom members nationwide. This program takes place at C-SPAN’s offices in Washington, DC. Each fellow receives an award valued at $7,000 which includes housing and travel expenses. Fellows may also participate in C-SPAN’s Summer Educators’ Conference where they share their ideas with education colleagues about creating innovative learning experiences using C-SPAN’s programs and websites.
C-SPAN's 2013 Summer Educators' Conference
Each year, C-SPAN hosts a Summer Educators’ Conference in Washington, DC. The day and a half conference is typically held during the month of July at C-SPAN’s headquarters in the heart of Washington, DC. Airfare to and from Washington, two nights’ hotel stay, and meals during the conference are all provided by C-SPAN.
C-SPAN will host two Summer Educators' Conferences in 2013:
- Monday, July 8 - Tuesday, July 9
- Thursday, July 11 - Friday, July 12
**Applications for the 2013 Summer Educators' Conference are now closed**
At this conference middle and high school educators (grades 6-12) gather from around the country to learn more about C-SPAN and how to effectively integrate C-SPAN’s online resources into their classrooms.
Conference participants learn:
- About C-SPAN’s mission, programming, and event coverage
- How to navigate C-SPAN’s online resources (c-span.org, C-SPAN’s Video Library, Congressional Chronicle, and the C-SPAN Classroom website)
- About our StudentCam and Teacher Fellowship enrichment opportunities that are available to students and educators
- How colleagues nationwide have effectively incorporated C-SPAN’s programming and resources into their curriculums to develop creative learning experiences for students