Gilman Teaching Fellowships

Each year, Gilman School offers fellowships to recent college graduates who have a strong interest in teaching. Fellows benefit from the coaching of a mentor teacher and a range of unique professional development experiences. They also participate in regular seminars dedicated to the exploration of critical issues in education. To help assess and demonstrate growth, fellows maintain a digital teaching portfolio that highlights the tools, documents, and experiences that both represent and inspire their learning.

Specific classroom responsibilities for fellows vary based on both divisional placement and demonstrated readiness. Some initially observe and shadow their mentor, gradually assuming instructional leadership as the fellowship unfolds. Other fellows, particularly those placed in the Middle or Upper School, teach a section or two of their own students for the duration of the fellowship. Fellows coach interscholastic and intramural sports and support co-curricular programs, in addition to their work in the classroom. They often assist with advising as well.

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What We're Looking for in Our Fellows

Successful teaching fellow candidates share several traits. They:

Have an excellent academic record and show sustained interest in teaching and learning as demonstrated by work in camps or youth programs, teaching internships, or advanced academic study in their discipline.
Exhibit a commitment to Gilman's mission to educate the whole boy and a capacity to develop healthy relationships with students and colleagues.
Demonstrate excitement about joining an inclusive community and supporting the School's many programs.
Express enthusiasm about teaching and have the capacity to reflect on and learn from experience.

Interested? We invite you explore and apply for our fellowship opportunities below!

Fellowship Opportunities at Gilman

Bridges Public Service Fellow

Two-Year Fellowship

The Bridges Public Service Fellow's primary role is to direct the After-School Program for the elementary school students. This includes curriculum planning, communication with families, and training our volunteer corps. In addition, the Public Service Fellow plays a key administrative role in our 5-week Summer Institute.

We are not currently hiring for this position.

Questions? Please contact Ghani Raine , Director, Bridges at Gilman.

Johnnie L. Foreman, Jr. Fellow

One-Year Fellowship

The Johnnie L. Foreman, Jr. Faculty Fellowship introduces aspiring teachers to careers in education by giving a recent college graduate the opportunity to explore the profession of teaching at Gilman School. The fellowship honors Johnnie L. Foreman, Jr., the School's inaugural Director of Community, Inclusion, and Equity (CIE), who taught, coached, mentored, and advised generations of Gilman men for nearly four decades (1984-2022). Mr. Thomas H. Broadus III '86, P'20 and Mrs. Anne Eggleston Broadus P'20 established the fellowship in 2015.

We are not currently hiring for this position.

Questions? Please contact Peter Kwiterovich, Assistant Head of School.

Tickner Writing Fellow

Two-Year Fellowship

The Reginald S. Tickner Writing Fellowship is an annual writer-in-residence position named in honor of Reginald Tickner, whose 41-year career at Gilman impacted thousands of Gilman students. The first fellow, poet Mary Azrael, taught at Gilman during 1995-1996.

We are not currently hiring for this position.

Questions? Please contact Kelsey Carper, Director of the Tickner Writing Center.

Learn More About the Tickner Writing Center

Penn Fellows Residency Program

Two-Year Fellowship

Gilman is a partner in the Penn Fellows Independent School Teaching Residency (ISTR), an innovative collaboration between the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania and a consortium of the nation’s leading independent day schools.

Solidly grounded in both the theory and practice of teaching, the ISTR program is designed to integrate the expertise of professional educators from a host of leading institutions, drawing on the perspectives of scholars and practitioners alike.

The other consortium schools include Greenwich Academy, Hopkins School, North Shore Country Day, Princeton Day School, Riverdale Country School, Roxbury Latin School, The Shipley School, St. Anne’s Belfield, and Trinity School.

Learn More About the Penn Fellows Residency Program at Gilman

Teaching Fellowships Contact

For general questions about teaching fellowships at Gilman, contact:

Peter O. Kwiterovich, III

Assistant Head of School

410-323-3800, ext. 177
pkwiterovich@gilman.edu

Penn Fellows Program Contact

For questions about the Penn Fellows program at Gilman, contact:

Beth Knapp

Co-Director of the Penn Fellows Program

(410) 323-3800, ext. 441
bknapp@gilman.edu

What to Expect

Teaching Fellows receive support from experienced teachers and special programming throughout the fellowship year(s).

Supportive Mentors

Mentors are veteran teachers who provide fellows support and guidance through cycles of feedback, observation, and conversation. Mentors organize and design curriculum and instruction effectively, and they have the capacity to counsel, encourage, and assess their colleagues' classroom skills. Most importantly, mentors model a dedication to students and the pursuit of mastery of the art of teaching.

A Strong Formal Program

On- and Off-Campus Professional Development

Fellows take advantage of professional development opportunities at Gilman:

Shadow Days: Observing a boy in his division from the time he steps on campus in the morning until the moment he heads home for the evening.
Campus Learning Walka: Observing, in brief, five-minute sessions, as many Gilman teachers as possible during a single school day.
Department and division meetings, CIE events, and school-wide professional days.
Fellows also engage in professional development outside of Gilman, attending conferences, workshops, and seminars designed for teachers early in their careers. Fellows also will spend a day observing students and faculty at another independent or public/charter school.

Instructional Coaching

Seminars

Meet Our Current Fellows

Aaron Slutkin ’17, Callard Fellow, English

Aaron returns to Gilman after attending Duke University where he earned honors distinction in the bachelor of arts program. His major was in history and political science with a minor in Russian language and culture. During his junior year, he studied abroad at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and then spent the spring semester as the communications director for the Franken for Iowa campaign. This past year he worked for the Hudson Institute Political Studies, the program where he was a fellow last summer, as a teaching assistant.

William Jackson, Middle School Cooper Penn Fellow, Language Arts

William attended Anne Arundel Community College for several years after graduating from Arundel High School. Transferring from there, he earned a bachelor of arts in government and politics at The University of Maryland in College Park. He comes to us from The Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland where he was a sixth grade English and geography teacher. William was also the head coach for Severn’s junior varsity football team.

Samuel Denious, Upper School Callard Penn Fellow, Modern Language

Sam joins us after most recently working as a program director at Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership in Harlem, New York. Additionally, he has spent several summers at Camp Pasquaney as a counselor in Hebron, New Hampshire. Sam is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine where he majored in Hispanic studies and environmental studies. While in Maine, he spent a semester abroad at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and was a four-year player on the varsity lacrosse team.

Aysia Brenner, Middle School Foreman Fellow, Social Studies

Aysia graduated with Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Beta Theta honors distinction from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to majoring in history with a minor in art history, Aysia worked as an assistant for the first-year dorm and French House and also interned at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts during college. Most recently, Aysia worked as the English language teaching assistant with The Teaching Assistant Program in France.