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National Oratory Fellows Application

The National Oratory Fellows program is a professional development program for educators teaching Grades 5 to 8.

Apply for the 2025-2026 school year by March 17, 2025.

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone Number(Required)

Email Address(Required)

School Name(Required)

School Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

School Phone Number(Required)

School District's Congressperson Name(Required)

First Last

What is the median income for households in your district?(Required)

School's Title One Status / ~ % Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch:(Required)

What is the ethnic breakdown of your school's population? *(Required)

What video conferencing platform does your school use?(Required)

Grade Level (check all that apply)(Required)

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

What content area(s) do you teach?(Required)

How long have you been in the teaching profession?(Required)

What brought you into the teaching profession?(Required)

What additional skills are you seeking to build at this point in your teaching career?(Required)

What are some current instructional or classroom challenges that you are facing, and how do you think participating in this program will help you address them?(Required)

What professional development topics interest you?(Required)

What are your plans for professional growth? (This can include professional development outside of your district, graduate classes, etc.)(Required)

In what ways do you collaborate with other educators?(Required)

How will you share your experience in the program with colleagues and administrators in your home school/district?(Required)

This is a multi-year professional development program that requires travel to Washington, D.C. for two retreats per year for at least three consecutive years. This includes a Monday and Tuesday during the May Retreat. Do you expect that your school administration will be supportive of your participation in this program, including the cost of hiring a substitute teacher during your travel if necessary?(Required)

Which other programs offered by Ford have you participated in previously?(Required)

How did you hear about this program?(Required)

Is there anything else you would like to inform us about your school community or teaching practice?(Required)

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