National Oratory Fellows Application

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

Apply for school year 2023-24 by April 1, 2023.

National Oratory Fellow Application

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:

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

Is your classroom able to video conference?(Required)

Yes

What platform does your school use for virtual learning?(Required)

Grade Level (check all that apply)(Required)

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

What content area do you teach?(Required)

How are you working to improve your skills and capacity as an educator?(Required)

How will learning to integrate oratory into your teaching practice move you towards your professional development goals?(Required)

What is a resource you would recommend to other teachers?(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)

How did you hear about this program?(Required)

Why do you teach?(Required)

What other Ford's program(s) have you attended?(Required)