University of Virginia | Curry School of Education

IINFORMATION SESSIONS | APPLICATION INFORMATION | PROGRAM PRINCIPLES AND COMPONENTS

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, with support from the Leonore Annenberg Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation has established a new signature Fellowship to recruit and prepare great teachers for the students and school that need them the most.

The Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship provides a $30,000 stipend for master’s-level teacher preparation at the University. Fellows then teach for three years with ongoing mentoring in schools that serve a significant number of high needs students.

Designed as a Rhodes Scholarship for teaching, the Annenberg Fellowship seeks to raise teaching’s prestige and create a new gold standard for teacher preparation by choosing candidates of the highest caliber, character, and potential. It’s goals include preparing outstanding teacher candidates and placing these candidates in high needs schools and developing a core of teacher leaders.

Eligibility Requirements
• Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree by June 1, 2009.
• Applicants must be interested in teaching math, science, or Spanish in middle or high schools
• Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

In exchange, Fellows agree to teach for three years in high need secondary schools. Fellows will receive intensive mentoring and support during their first three years of teaching. They also become life-long members of a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are among America’s most distinguished thinkers, artists, scientists, and educational leaders.

For additional information, contact Susan Mintz at slm4r@virginia.edu.

Information Sessions

Tuesday, October 28 at 5:00pm in Pavilion III on the Lawn

Monday, November 3 at 5:00pm in the Kaleidoscope Room at Newcomb Hall

Application Information

1. Complete the ONLINE INTENT FORM.

2. Complete the Curry School of Education Application. You will be applying as an on-grounds Post Graduate Master of Teaching degree. (As an LATF application, your application fee will be waived. )

3. Submit official GRE and Praxis I (or equivalent) scores. GRE scores are required for graduate study at the University of Virginia and Praxis I is required for Virginia licensure. You may be eligible to substitute SAT or ACT scores for Praxis I. See the Curry application directions for more details.

4. In the personal essay section of the Curry Application Form, respond to the questions below. Answers to each question should be no more than 500 words.

• If you are accepted into the program, you will prepare to teach children in a school with very limited resources in a high poverty area with low student achievement (a high-need school). Explain what attributes you would bring to that kind of environment.
  
  
• Imagine a situation in which you are required to explain a complex concept in your specialty field to middle or high school students. Describe the approach and explanations you would use and why you feel it would be effective.

5. Check list of items for submission. A review of applications will begin on January 15, 2009.

• ____ LATF Intent Form
• ____ online application
• ____ official test scores
• ____ most recent transcript
• ____ 2 recommedations
• ____ LATF essays
  

Program Principles and Components

The University of Virginia Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship is designed to attract talented college graduates and accomplished professionals into challenging teaching environments. The focus of the program will be on preparing teachers to work with underachieving students in schools that lack adequate resources.

We believe that
• Teachers impact student learning
• High-need schools require teachers with deep content knowledge and strong pedagogical skills.
• High-quality teacher education and induction programs help support and retain novice teachers.

Program Components
• Supervised clinical experiences in the schools.
• Evidence-based classroom practices
• Collaboration between arts and science and education faculty
• Close connections between the University and school districts
• $30,000 stipend to complete a year-long master’s program.

Prerequisites and Terms of the Fellowship
• Baccalaureate degree as of June 1, 2009 with a major in science, mathematics or Spanish.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident status.
• Agreement to teach math, science, or Spanish for three years in high-need secondary schools.

December 19, 2007 press release.