Program Dates: June 2024-January 2025
Application Deadline: March 24, 2024
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Peace Teachers Program is a virtual professional development opportunity for middle and high school educators in the United States. It is rooted in the conviction that educators can be pivotal in bringing themes of global conflict and peace into their classrooms, schools, and communities. At a time when violent international conflict regularly dominates headlines, teachers are the key to helping young people obtain the knowledge, skills and perspectives they need to envision their role in creating a more peaceful world and shaping new ways to manage violent conflict.
The 2024 program will select a cohort of up to 51 teachers – one from each US state and Washington, DC – to receive education, resources and support to strengthen their teaching of international conflict and the possibilities of peace. The program will run from June 2024 to January 2025, and includes a self-paced, online “Introduction to Peacebuilding” course, as well as monthly virtual meetings with their Peace Teachers cohort and USIP staff. Each participant will also design and implement an action plan incorporating relevant USIP resources into one class. Teachers can earn 21 professional development credit hours through this program.
For further information and to apply, go to www.usip.org/public-education/educators/peace-teachers-program.