Preparing Our Educators

Ohio University Seeks Applicants for Prestigious Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship

Tim McKeny presents findings from his "Better Mathematics Through Literacy" program.

The Patton College of Education, in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, is seeking applications for the next cohort of teaching fellows who will change the world, one school at a time.

Each Woodrow Wilson teaching fellow receives a $30,000 stipend, admission to a Master’s degree program, preparation in a high-need secondary school, support and mentoring throughout a three-year teaching commitment, guidance toward teaching certification, and a lifelong membership in a national network of highly respected intellectual leaders. Ohio University is also offering a full-tuition scholarship to teaching fellows – an excellent financial incentive not offered by other Woodrow Wilson Foundation partners in Ohio.

The Woodrow Wilson Ohio University Teaching Fellowship program has an intensive one-year in-school clinical teaching component that connects directly with university coursework as a part of preparing new teachers for careers in middle school mathematics and science or high school chemistry, life science, or physics. Graduates will receive a full preparation for starting their teaching careers, as well as mentoring and other support for their first three years of teaching. Dual licenses may be possible.

2012 Fellow Blaine Bullock earned his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Anthropology, but wanted to teach in an urban or rural high-need school, because he felt he “could make a positive impact on the lives of the students at those schools.” Through the program, Bullock and the other fellows in his cohort have been able to student teach in the school districts where they were placed for an entire academic year, as opposed to the usual ten-weeks period in other programs. Bullock says that he enjoys gaining the trust of the students: “It helps them feel comfortable in their school environment when they see familiar faces teaching them.”

For more on Bullocks' experiences in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program, watch his interview with

WOUB Newswatch:

Video recorded by WOUB Public Media, Ohio University

The recommended application deadline for the 2013 cohort is February 15, 2013. For more information about the fellowship and to apply, please visit http://www.wwteachingfellowship.org/about_the_program/ohio.php