Early Educators for Thriving Children Fellowship (EETC)
The EETC fellowship helps teachers translate their knowledge, visions and goals to action with the support of a coach and peer group ready to help one another thrive. Learn, grow, lead, as part of the Early Educators for Thriving Children fellowship.
Purpose
VOCEL’s Early Educators for Thriving Children (EETC) Fellowship supports pre-K through second grade teachers learn developmentally appropriate practices and implementation on mental health supports, play based learning, and social emotional learning. Together with a community of support in the fellowship cohort, they will create action plans to implement key priorities for improvement at their schools. This fellowship will help those teacher leaders translate their knowledge, visions and goals to action with the support of a coach and peer group ready to help one another – and one another’s students – thrive!
Benefits for Fellows
EETC fellows receive:
Supportive group professional development, with ISBE credit available
Coaching tailored to your classroom's needs
On the ground implementation support and progress monitoring for the 2023-24 school year
Access to online modules and resources
Microgrants to support your classrooms and school improvement plans
A network of early educators across CPS
Program Commitments
To get the most out of the fellowship, we ask for participants to:
Attend a kickoff and four 2-hour group PD sessions (2 in person, 2 virtual), beginning September '23 and ending June '24
Present progress and challenges, share learning with a small cohort of schools
Engage in quarterly coaching calls with EETC Coaches
Engage in additional supports and events in person and virtually as needed (virtual office hours, events)
Eligibility
We prioritize Pre-K, Kindergarten, First & Second grade teachers from CPS schools who meet a combination of the following criteria:
Work in CPS schools with student populations of 70% or higher free and reduced priced lunch
Be able to dedicate time and human resources to focused improvement effort with support from administration (ideally 2-3 teachers per school)
We are accepting applications now through September 10, 2023!