Applications Available for 2009 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

Applications are currently available for the 2009-2010 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. This program is open to current public or private elementary and secondary mathematics, technology and science classroom teachers with demonstrated excellence in teaching. Selected teachers spend a school year in a congressional office, the Department of Energy, or a federal agency such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Applicants for this program must be U.S. citizens and be currently employed full-time in a public or private elementary or secondary school or school district. Applicants must have been teaching full-time in a public or private elementary or secondary school for at least five of the last seven years. Three=2 0recommendations are required. One must be from a school district official. During the fellowship, each Einstein Fellow receives a monthly stipend plus a monthly cost of living allowance. In addition, there is a moving/relocation allowance as well as a professional travel allowance. The deadline for applications is Jan. 13, 2009. For more information about this opportunity, visit http://www.triangle coalition. org/fellows/ einapp.htm . Inquiries about the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program may be directed to tricoal@triangle- coalition. org.