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2008 Vanderbilt Peabody graduate selected for federal teaching fellowship
7/22/2008
12:35 pm
Vanderbilt Peabody doctor of education graduate Jonathan Eckert has been selected by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings for a Teaching Ambassador Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Education. Eckert is a seventh-grade science teacher at More than 1,000 teachers nationwide applied for the fellowships, which offer highly motivated, innovative public school teachers the opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience to the national dialogue on public education. Eckert was one of 25 teachers selected for a fellowship and one of five who was selected as a "Jon Eckert will provide the Department of Education with invaluable classroom experience as he collaborates with federal policymakers on multiple issues impacting “Jon’s selection as a Washington Fellow places him at the heart of what this program does best, which is to foster dialogue between policy makers in the Department of Education and teachers in the field,” Camilla Benbow, dean of Peabody College, said. “Jon’s experience as a teacher, complemented by his training in educational leadership at The program for the 2008-2009 fellows kicked off in In addition to teaching, Eckert serves as basketball and tennis coach at For more information about the program and the fellows, visit www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship/programoverview.html. For more information about Media contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS |
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