DePauw K-12 Bridge Teacher Fellowships

DePauw University is hosting the K-12 Bridge Symposium on Technology & Information Literacy, a one-day symposium on June 2, 2005, for Putnam County K-12 teachers.  .  The symposium – consisting of presentations, hands-on demonstrations and roundtable discussions – will focus on using technology to enrich teaching and learning so that students graduate to the workplace or continued studies with a strong foundation in information literacy.

Supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment, this is the first in a new series of workshops and events at DePauw to provide training and mentoring on effective uses of technology in teaching.  Future events, including a workshop planned for fall 2005, will offer participants hands-on training with various types of technologies, provide models for hosting workshops within their respective schools, and help them prepare to share expertise and experience with fellow teachers.

K-12 Bridge Teacher Fellowships:

The K-12 Bridge project will also offer competitive fellowships for three (3) K-12 participants this summer to

  1. complete a project of their own which involves using technology and/or information literacy in teaching and
  2. help plan the fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop.

For the fellows, this offers a great opportunity for personal professional development and for professional service.

Each fellow (who can be a full-time teacher, media specialist, computer technology media assistant or technology coordinator) will receive support from DePauw instructional technology specialists to complete his/her proposed project and a $1200 stipend that provides compensation for the participant ($600) and for his/her school corporation to provide release time (to cover substitute teacher costs) for a the equivalent of 10 days to plan and participate in the fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop ($600).

To be eligible for a fellowship, one must participate in the June 2005 K-12 Bridge symposium.  (However, not all symposium participants are expected or required to apply for a fellowship.)

Fellowship timeline:

May 13 Begin accepting fellowship applications
June 2 K-12 Bridge Symposium
June 13 Deadline to submit fellowship application
June 27 Notification of accepted applicants
July 5 & following

(1) Begin work on accepted applicant's project, with support from DePauw instructional technology specialists and librarians

(2) Begin planning for fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop
Fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop
Academic year 2004-5 Implementation of fellow's project in his/her teaching

Complete details and application materials for these fellowships will be available here after May 1.

Note: To be eligible for a fellowship, you must participate in the June K-12 Bridge symposium. (However, not all symposium participants are expected or required to apply for a fellowship.)

To Apply for a Fellowship:

Mail, fax or email the following to

Carol L. Smith, Instructional & Learning Services, DePauw University
Roy O. West Library, 400 South College Ave., Greencastle, IN 46135
Fax: 765-658-4445        Office: 765-658-4287       Email: clsmith@depauw.edu

  1. Completed Fellowship Application
  2. Applicant’s vita / résumé
  3. Completed Letter of Support Form from school principal

Download the Fellowship Application and Letter of Support Form (120KB PDF, 3 pages)

If you have questions, contact:

Carol L. Smith
K-12 Bridge Symposium Coordinator
Instructional & Learning Services, DePauw University
765-658-4287
clsmith@depauw.edu