National Book Foundation Teacher Fellowship

The National Book Foundation (NBF) Teacher Fellowship supports and celebrates 6th-12th grade teachers using innovative methods to make reading for pleasure a part of their students’ school day experience. The NBF Teacher Fellowship aims to:

  • Support classroom activities that have a direct impact on the development of students as lifelong readers
  • Celebrate and highlight creative and effective models for independent reading instruction
  • Connect more young people with great literature through National Book Award-honored titles.

As part of the Fellowship, teachers develop or continue an initiative that promotes reading for pleasure in their classroom, incorporate National Book Award-honored titles into their curriculum, and collaborate with other Fellows through participation in a professional learning community, including an in-person convening in New York City.

Applications for the 2023/24 National Book Foundation Teacher Fellowship are now closed, and notifications have been sent.

Applications for the 2024/25 school year will open in February 2024 (date subject to change). Interested applicants may review the Program & Application Details; full details will be posted in early 2024.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Deputy Director Jordan Smith at jsmith@nationalbook.org.

2023/24 TEACHER FELLOWS    |   2023/24 SELECTION COMMITTEE

2023/24 NBF TEACHER FELLOWS


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Yesenia CaballeroYesenia Caballero
Churchill High School
San Antonio, TX
9th & 10th grade English Language Arts

 


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Danielle Carvil-DardeyDanielle Carvil-Dardey
Tapp Middle School
Powder Springs, GA
6th-8th grade Reading

 


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Tim FosterTimothy Foster
Oskaloosa High School
Oskaloosa, IA
9th-12th grade Spanish


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Ardis IversonArdis Iverson
George McGovern Middle School
Sioux Falls, SD
6th-8th grade Special Education
(Photo credit: Brianna Keogh)


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Carol JonesCarol Jones
Shawnee Middle School
Shawnee, OK
6th grade English Language Arts


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Larissa Pahomov.Larissa Pahomov
Science Leadership Academy
Philadelphia, PA
9th-12th grade English Language Arts


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow Raquel Roynoso. (Photo credit R. Reynoso)Raquel Reynoso
Bronx Park Middle School
Bronx, NY
8th grade Social Studies


2023 NBF Teacher Fellow R Joseph RodriguezRodrigo Joseph Rodriguez
William Charles Akins Early College High School
Austin, TX
11th & 12th grade English Language Arts
(Photo credit: Philip Goetz)


2023/24 SELECTION COMMITTEE

The online application for the 2024/25 NBF Teacher Fellowship will open in February 2024 (date subject to change). Accompanying program and application details will be posted in early 2024.


RESOURCES

If selected as a Fellow, you will receive:

  • A $3,000 stipend upon completion of the program
  • A $2,000 book buying & shipping budget
  • Participation in a professional learning community with other Fellows, as well as professional authors, National Book Foundation staff, and others.
  • Round-trip economy airfare, two nights of hotel accommodations, and a daily travel stipend to attend the final in-person cohort meeting and the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 celebration in May/June (Fellows located locally in NYC or tri-state area will be provided with alternate travel accommodations, as appropriate)

Note: other than the May/June convening in NYC, all cohort activities will take place virtually.

EXPECTATIONS

If selected as a Fellow, you are expected to:

  • Attend all virtual cohort convenings
  • Watch the annual National Book Award Teen Press Conference with a group of students (livestreamed, recorded, or in-person if local to NYC)
  • Attend a one day in-person convening in NYC in May/June
  • Share a 15-minute presentation about your project with the NBF Teacher Fellowship cohort
  • Submit a mid-program report and a final report
  • Ensure that books purchased as part of the program become property of participating Fellow and/or participating students; Fellow must notify NBF if changing schools mid-project
  • Provide NBF with materials (eg, photos, videos, quotes) to support NBF Teacher Fellowship-related marketing efforts as requested
  • Maintain regular and timely email communication with National Book Foundation staff

ELIGIBILITY

APPLICANT

  • 6th-12th grade teacher currently working in a US-based public school
  • Beginning their 3rd year of teaching (or more) by the start of the Fellowship
  • Able to receive sign off from supervising principal (following conditional acceptance)

PROJECT

In line with the overall goals of the NBF Teacher Fellowship, proposed projects should:

  • Make reading for pleasure a part of students’ school day experience
  • Include classroom activities that positively impact students’ development as lifelong readers
  • Model creative and effective approaches to independent reading instruction
  • Connect more young people with great literature through National Book Award-honored titles, and specifically, incorporate at least one title from the current year’s National Book Award Longlist for Young People’s Literature into classroom curriculum

Additionally: Activities must be offered at no financial cost to participating students.

NBF welcomes creative, innovative, and diverse approaches to engaging students with reading for pleasure during the school day; the National Book Foundation aims to support the excellent work of teachers, and therefore is not providing a prescriptive approach to projects. In your application, you should be sure to clearly explain how your project meets the overall goals of the NBF Teacher Fellowship, as outlined above, and articulate why it’s an effective approach for your students.

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