Orange County educators are invited to apply to become a UCI History Project Fellow. This professional learning opportunity includes an honorarium and year-round support for engaging in developing lessons focused on Relational Stories of Solidarity in Southern California from an Ethnic Studies lens.
UCI Libraries Department of Special Collections & Archives (which includes the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center), the UCI History Project have collaborated with Dr. Kaaryn Gustafson, UCI Professor of Law, Director, Center on Law, Equality and Race, to create a professional development series for Orange County educators. This professional development series is meant for 6th-12th grade educators. Teachers will have access to primary sources available at UCI, meet and learn from UCI scholars and archivists, and engage in a series of activities with the ultimate goal of creating Ethnic Studies lessons.
Educator Commitments:
- Engage in a professional development series and create lessons, from June 20-21, 2023, at the UCI Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center.
- Implement lessons during the 2023-2024 school year.
- Present developed curriculum at the UCI Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center during the Spring of 2024.
A cohort of six (6) Teacher Fellows will be selected and fellows will receive an honorarium. Completed applications must be received by May 10, 2023. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Applicants will be notified by the end of May 2023. For further questions please contact Mariana E. Ramírez at mariaer3@uci.edu.
Please submit your application here: https://tinyurl.com/2ya5v39k