What if, in just two weeks, you could hone your teaching skills, become a more confident educator, build a network of amazing colleagues from around the world, and return to your school with fresh eyes and new energy?
The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers (KSI) is a highly-selective, fully-funded fellowship that provides an intensive, graduate-level professional learning experience for teachers with 2-5 years of full-time teaching experience. Participants in this highly-selective program explore curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment design in their teaching discipline, informed by current research and practice in three key areas: mind brain education; equity, inclusion, and belonging; and, social-emotional learning - all to better understand and design for how students learn, grow, and thrive. As a KSI participant, you'll learn from experts in various aspects of independent school education, master teachers from schools across the country, and fellow educators in an atmosphere of intellectual rigor, self-reflective discovery, and collegial support with a cohort of fellow teachers from around the world.
In daily whole-group sessions, you'll cover current issues in education such as equity and inclusion, and cognitive science. You'll meet regularly with fellow teachers from your academic discipline and Klingenstein Center instructors to examine current teaching practice and to develop curriculum and assessments that you can use immediately. Curriculum groups include Elementary Education, English, History, Modern and Classical Languages, Math, Science, Arts, and Experiential Education.
If accepted, you will receive a fully-funded fellowship for the program, which covers all tuition, fees, housing and meals during the program. Upon successful completion of the academic program, you'll earn four graduate-level credits from Teachers College, Columbia University which may be applied to future study, including the Klingenstein Center's Masters Degree Programs in Independent School Leadership. Most essentially, you'll finish the program affirmed, inspired, and equipped to continue to improve as a teacher and advocate for your students.
KSI is intensive residential professional learning program held at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. Outside of class, you will enjoy delicious meals and enjoy the beautiful campus. Take a walk around the lake, visit the gym, or meet up with your study group on the dining hall terrace. When you depart at the end of your two weeks, you'll be a part of a global network of educators who will be a part of your professional learning network for years to come.
Your KSI experience begins with your application via the Teachers College Office of Admissions. Applications for the Summer 2023 program are now open. The application deadline has been extended to March 1, 2023.
KSI 2023 will meet in-person from Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 30 at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT.
Learn more about the Program requirements and the application process in the FAQ section.
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Applicants must:
Applicants must be able to attend all days of the program and be prepared to fully commit to an immersive, reflective, and intensive two-week graduate experience. Absences are not permitted, though accommodations may be made for students who experience illness during the program.
Participants will be assigned readings and reflective exercises before the start of the program. During the two weeks of the program, participants spend significant time each day in classes and group meetings. Students should also expect work each evening, including supplemental readings, collaborative projects, and a significant amount of reflective writing.
While at KSI, student work in curriculum groups, groups of educators who teach the same subject area. As part of the application process, applicants select one or more curriculum groups. The groups include Elementary Education, History, English, Science, Mathematics, Modern and Classical Languages, Arts, and Experiential Education (Outdoor Ed, PE, Place-based Education, Engineering, etc). Applicants who select more than one group will have an option to express an order of preference and explain.
KSI is a two-week intensive residential program. In 2023, KSI will begin on Monday, June 19 and conclude by noon on Friday, June 30. It will be held in-person at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT.
The Klingenstein Summer Institute is a non-degree program of Teachers College and applications are made online through the Teachers College Office of Admission. It requires
Applicants with degrees from outside the United States have additional requirements. 1) They must complete a course-by-course evaluation from either World Education Service (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), which may take several weeks. 2) If the language of instruction for their undergraduate degree was not English, an IELTS or TOEFL score will be required.
When you begin your application for KSI 2023, be sure to
The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers is an official graduate-level, academic course of Columbia University's Teachers College. All academic work and class meetings are mandatory, and designed to support participants' development as early-career professionals. Upon successful completion of the program, students earn four points of graduate credit from Teachers College. Official transcripts may be requested from the Registrar's Office.
The KSI 2023 application deadline has been extended through March 1, 2023.
Notifications of admissions decisions are sent via email by mid-April. Eligible candidates who are not admitted are encouraged to reapply for the following year. Summer Institute admission cannot be deferred.
The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career teachers is a merit-based fellowship. All participants receive a full scholarship that covers the costs of tuition, as well as room, board, and meals. Travel to and from the site where the Institute is held is not included. Your school may choose to support your fellowship by covering your transportation costs when applicable.
When the institute is held in person, all participants are housed in the dormitories of the host school at no cost as part of the fellowship. Each participant has their own room.
Yes.
Please see the Teachers College application instructions for international students.
Three letters of recommendation are included in the application. Additional recommendations can be sent via email to klingenstein@tc.columbia.edu.
An interview is not required.