Mikva Educator Fellowship Application

SY26-27 Mikva Educator Fellowship Application

Name(Required)

First Last

Pronouns(Required)

Email(Required)

What school will you be at for the 2026-27 school year?(Required)

What is your role for the 2026-27 school year?(Required)

Please select all that apply

Teacher

SECA/teacher assistant/paraprofessional

Counselor

Instructional coach

School administrator (principal, assistant principal, etc.)

Other

What is your role for the 2026-27 school year?

Which age group(s) do you work with?(Required)

Please select all that apply

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

9th grade

10th grade

11th grade

12th grade

Other

Which age group(s) do you work with?

What subject(s) will you be teaching?(Required)

Note: The Mikva Challenge Educator Fellowship is open to CPS social science teachers.

Please answer the following questions, keeping in mind the word limit.

How does this fellowship support your personal growth, professional goals, and your goals for your students?(Required)

Please tell us why you are interested in joining the 2026-27 Mikva Challenge Educator Fellowship. (1500 character max. limit)

Describe a unit that you have taught.(Required)

What were the objectives? How was the unit structured and taught? What did students learn, and how did they demonstrate what they learned? How did you evaluate student outcomes? (1500 character max. limit)

In which class(es) do you plan to implement the showcase project you develop during the fellowship?(Required)

Please include the grade(s), subject(s), some information about the content and skills that students explore in the course(s), and approximate number of students in the class(es). (1500 character max. limit)

A goal of the fellowship is that you will implement your learning with students, colleagues and/or others. What are your initial thoughts about how you would like to implement your learning during or after the fellowship year?(Required)

(1500 character max. limit)

How will you and your class contribute to the diversity and inclusion of the fellowship cohort?(Required)

One of Mikva Challenge’s values is Equitable Inclusion. We define this as, “We believe in shared power and that the perspectives of those impacted by decisions must be meaningfully considered. We value individuals’ lived experiences as expertise. We name and recognize how systemic inequities have affected communities of color and historically marginalized and oppressed groups so we can intentionally imbue our daily decision making with equity. We recognize that there is still work to be done to build a fully representative, equitable, and inclusive democracy.” The full statement can be found at https://mikvachallenge.org/about-us/ . (1500 character max. limit)

Thank you for applying to the 2026-27 Mikva Educator Fellowship. Please hit the "submit" button below, and we will be reviewing your application shortly. We appreciate the time and thought you put into this application. Please expect to hear from us no later than September 8, 2026.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Rebecca Coven, Director of School-Based Programming IL, at rebeccac@mikvachallenge.org.