Looking for a summer adventure while getting paid?? Check out "100 Paid Summer Adventures for Teachers" by Jill Frankfort which is available in your school library.Exerpt from book cover- Use the only summer resource guide for teachers to find the summer opportunity that is right for you. "100 Paid Summer Adventures for Teachers" has:
- Opportunities for teachers of all subjects and levels
- Detailed program descriptions that include requirements, application procedures, credit awards, financial support, and contact information.
- Indexes organized by geography, program duration, eligibility, and credit offered.
- Teacher at Sea (multiple locations, travel stipend). Through the Teacher at Sea Program, educators learn firsthand how scientists conduct research at sea by spending between one week and a month aboard one of 15 ships run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. K-16 science teachers are eligible to apply.
- Presidential Academy for American History and Civics ($1,000 stipend PLUS). Participants in this program travel to Philadelphia, Gettysburg and Washington, D.C. to study the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement. During the two-week program, esteemed scholars including Pulitzer Prize winners lead discussions about these critical moments in American history.....
- Fund for Teachers (multiple locations, Individual grants up to $5,000, Team grants up to $7,5000). The Fund for Teachers provides financial support for teachers to pursue summer learning opportunities of their own design. Past summer pursuits have included travel to Ghana to develop a more in-depth unit of study on the country, attendance at the Teaching of Reading Institute at Columbia University, and participation in an international literacy convention in Havana. Full-time pre-K12 teachers who have at least three years of teaching experience...
