Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early-Career Teachers

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What if, this summer, you could hone your teaching skills, become a more confident educator, build a network of amazing colleagues from around the world, and return to your school with fresh eyes and new energy?The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers (KSI) is a highly-selective, fully-funded fellowship that provides an intensive, graduate-level professional learning experience for teachers with 1-5 years of full-time teaching experience. Participants in this prestigious program explore curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment design in their teaching discipline, informed by current research and practice in three key areas: mind brain education; equity, inclusion, and belonging; and, social-emotional learning - all to better understand and design for how students learn, grow, and thrive. KSI 2027 will be held in late June near Princeton, NJ.

You'll engage in seminars facilitated by experts on essential topics, such as developing your teaching philosophy, the impact of AI, and cognitive science. You'll work fellow teachers from your academic discipline to examine subject-specific teaching practice and to develop curriculum and tools that you can use immediately.…

CORE CURRICULUM

You'll engage in seminars facilitated by experts on essential topics, such as developing your teaching philosophy, the impact of AI, and cognitive science. You'll work fellow teachers from your academic discipline to examine subject-specific teaching practice and to develop curriculum and tools that you can use immediately. Curriculum groups include Elementary Education, English, History, Modern and Classical Languages, Math, Science, and Experiential Education.

The curriculum of the summer institute is guided by the KSI Competencies, a set of skills and habits that describe what early-career educators need to know and do in order to set themselves and their students up for success. Through out KSI, you'll work to build your capacities the 4 major areas below. Expand each competency to see examples of specific learning outcomes that will enhancing your teaching and leadership practice.

CONNECTION AND CREDENCE

KSI is an intensive residential professional learning program held at The Chauncey Center in Princeton, NJ. Outside of class, you will enjoy delicious meals and relaxing surroundings. Visit the gym or pool, meet up with your study group on the terrace, or visit downtown Princeton with a classmate. When you depart at the end of the program, you'll be a part of a global network of educators who will be a part of your professional learning network for years to come. You'll finish the program affirmed, inspired, and equipped to continue to improve as a teacher and advocate for your students.

FELLOWSHIP AND CREDIT

If accepted, you will receive a fully-funded fellowship for the program, which covers tuition, housing and meals during the program. Expenses related to travel, including visas for international participants, are not included in the fellowship. Most…