What are the responsibilities and job description for the Penn Fellow Residency – English position at Milton Academy?
Summary Of Position
Milton Academy seeks a Teaching Fellow with a concentration in English to participate in the Independent School Teaching Residency master’s program in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. This program enables aspiring and early-career teachers to complete a rewarding and hands-on two-year teaching fellowship at Milton Academy while receiving a master’s degree in education. To support our boarding student population, campus housing will be provided for fellows.
The Penn Fellow will teach a reduced load (two sections of English in year one, three sections of English in year two) while they complete their graduate coursework, and will engage with Milton’s residential life community and co-curricular and/or athletics programs. They will be mentored by an experienced member of the faculty in the English department and will have a cohort of Penn Fellows in their first and second years with whom they will share and strategize about their successes and challenges.
With an innovative and comprehensive curriculum designed specifically for independent schools’ unique settings, the program features intensive on-site sessions in combination with collaborative online learning.
Interested candidates must apply online. Accepted candidates will be required to complete an online application to the UPenn Graduate School of Education no later than May 1.
Questions regarding BSTR Fellow opportunities at Milton Academy may be directed to the onsite Director of the Penn Fellows Program, Katharine Millet, at katharine_millet@milton.edu; for further information regarding the Independent School Teaching Residency program, please visit https://istr.gse.upenn.edu/bstr.
Milton Academy seeks a Teaching Fellow with a concentration in English to participate in the Independent School Teaching Residency master’s program in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. This program enables aspiring and early-career teachers to complete a rewarding and hands-on two-year teaching fellowship at Milton Academy while receiving a master’s degree in education. To support our boarding student population, campus housing will be provided for fellows.
The Penn Fellow will teach a reduced load (two sections of English in year one, three sections of English in year two) while they complete their graduate coursework, and will engage with Milton’s residential life community and co-curricular and/or athletics programs. They will be mentored by an experienced member of the faculty in the English department and will have a cohort of Penn Fellows in their first and second years with whom they will share and strategize about their successes and challenges.
With an innovative and comprehensive curriculum designed specifically for independent schools’ unique settings, the program features intensive on-site sessions in combination with collaborative online learning.
Interested candidates must apply online. Accepted candidates will be required to complete an online application to the UPenn Graduate School of Education no later than May 1.
Questions regarding BSTR Fellow opportunities at Milton Academy may be directed to the onsite Director of the Penn Fellows Program, Katharine Millet, at katharine_millet@milton.edu; for further information regarding the Independent School Teaching Residency program, please visit https://istr.gse.upenn.edu/bstr.
