Early Career Educator Fellowship '26

TeachMichigan

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About The Position

The Early Career Educator Fellowship is a two-year experience-based cohort for early-career educators interested in building strong foundations of instruction. Through our fellowship, participants will engage in expert-led professional development on culturally responsive pedagogy and rigorous adaptive coaching to achieve academic excellence, while building community with like-valued teachers. Fellows will leave the program with the mindsets and leadership skills necessary to lead transformational classrooms. The TeachMichigan definition of a high impact teacher linked below is a critical tool utilized in the selection process and programming, and will be referenced in the application. Please click to view and refer back to the definition as needed.

Requirements

• 1-5 years lead teacher or teacher of record in a classroom
• Holds a current Standard or Professional Certificate
• Receives recommendation from current supervisor (for all classroom-based roles, this should be your principal)
• Teaching in a partner district/school
• OR Teach for America Corps Member alums (do not need to be currently teaching in a partner district/school)
• All educators should be prepared to enter certification information when completing their application. For Michigan educators, please use the MOECS educator look-up necessary information (https://mdoe.state.mi.us/moecs/publiccredentialsearch.aspx). For educators applying who are certified outside of Michigan, please provide a PDF copy of your current licensure. This can be a screenshot from the state licensing website

Benefits

• At least $35,000 in financial awards provided over 3 years
• Year 1: $5,000 Signing Bonus, $5,000 Completion Bonus
• Year 2: $10,000 Completion Bonus
• Year 3: $15,000 Completion Bonus
• Group and/or individual coaching
• Cohort workshops at least 4x per year
• Opportunity to attend Experiential Learning Visits inside and outside of Michigan

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed