This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 102 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode we're going to look inside a model for professional development that would

be a dream for most educators.

Something I think could and should be replicated everywhere.

The Teacher Fellowship Model.

For educators the quest for professional growth never seems to be satisfied.

In our work we have dozens of different ways we can grow and there's really no limit

to how much better we can get.

So it's no wonder there are so many different models of professional development available

to us.

In episode 90 I went through nine fresh alternatives to the traditional sit and get model of PD.

If you haven't listened to it yet it's the one that starts with OMG Becky.

All of those different constructs are really excellent so I would recommend you go listen

to that episode, episode 90, after this.

Today I would like to look more closely at one more option.

Something a little more advanced that is only offered in a few places right now but that

could be replicated all over the place.

I'll be calling it the Fellowship Model.

When funded and managed by a larger organization, often a nonprofit, a Fellowship Program accepts

participants through a rigorous application process.

Once accepted into a cohort the teachers are given regular opportunities to collaborate

with each other and pursue their professional growth.

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