King, who was named one of 10 finalists for the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Award, has been recognized for her hands-on and creative digital lesson planning for students.

“Their work focuses on inspiring youth to become environmental stewards, mentoring and amplifying student leaders, and tackling complex issues such as climate change.”Īs part of the fellowship, members of the cohort make a two-year leadership commitment, serving as “program ambassadors” in the National Geographic community to educate their communities. “The formal and informal educators in this group were chosen for their impactful work to further students’ understanding of the planet and its people, empowering them to generate solutions for a healthier and more sustainable future,” the website says. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

The Fellows were selected from a competitive applicant pool of pre-K–12 educators, the National Geographic’s website says, from all 50 U.S. The trip will include field experience as well as training with researchers and scientists aboard the Lindblad - and livestream and video technology for educators to share their experiences with their students. Travel for the fellows is still on hold, but once it’s possible, small groups of fellows will embark on a one- to three-week voyages aboard a Lindblad Expeditions ship to various international locations. “Everything was put on hold, and it has been put on hold from February of 2020 - until now.” wouldn’t happen and that they weren’t sure about the status of the group’s trips. “And three weeks later, everything shut down,” King said, adding that National Geographic called to say D.C. for a week training at the end of March and embark on her international expedition - at which she’d explore American history, which she teaches - in May. When she found out she was a 2020 Grosvenor Fellow - part of the 50-person 14th cohort, selected from more than 2,000 applicants - she thought she’d travel to D.C. “Wow, it’s been a long road,” said King, a history teacher at Chatham Central High School. Nearly one year after she received that call, King is finally able to share her accomplishment. Driving through Bennett, she didn’t have cell service she had to wait until she got home to confirm the news. She knew what that call likely meant: that she’d been accepted into the prestigious 2021 cohort of Grosvenor Teacher Fellows, a field-based professional development opportunity meant to help educators bring new geographic awareness into their learning communities. BEAR CREEK - Amy King was leaving her son’s basketball game in Bennett in February 2020 when she saw she’d missed a call from National Geographic.

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