Educators and the Institute for Common Power
Educators represent our ability to disseminate truth and shape next generation leaders. The Institute for Common Power is committed to supporting educators through conversations, learning tours, grants, lectures, trainings, and more.
We are dedicated to creating a nation of educators who understand and teach honest history while serving as models for students to work collaboratively in building a just and inclusive American democracy.
Truth and Purpose Learning Experience for Educators
Apply for the September 26-October 1, 2024 Learning Tour is now closed.
Check back by mid-May to apply for the February, 2025 learning tour!
Those accepted will receive a full scholarship and have access to grants, free lectures, and more!
The Institute for Common Power partners with teachers, tutors, curriculum specialists, organizational foundations, and school system leaders across the country to provide an experiential learning opportunity for educators in the long historical arcs of Civil Rights, Voting Rights, and the African American experience in America. Truth in education is essential for democracy to work. We are dedicated to creating a nation of educators who understand and teach accurately, while being models for students to grow and work collaboratively in building a just and inclusive American democracy. These learning tours are led by Institute for Common Power Director, Dr. Terry Anne Scott; Common Power professor, Dr. David Domke; Institute for Common Power staff; and civil rights foot soldiers. Those who have participated often characterize the experience as “life-changing.”
THE APPLICATION FOR THE SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 1, 2024 TRUTH AND PURPOSE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS OPEN!. PLEASE EMAIL US AT INSTITUTE@COMMONPOWER.ORG TO BE ALERTED ABOUT FUTURE JOURNEYS.
Educators will travel with people from the Institute through Georgia, Alabama, and possibly Mississippi (depending on the trip). We will visit, among other places, the Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum, Kelly Ingram Park, and Selma. Educators will learn from and travel with professors, civil rights foot soldiers and others. Those selected for the program will be named Institute for Common Power Ambassadors.
Teachers change lives! This journey it is not just about the history they learn: this journey helps educators better understand their students. It helps them better understand the power of their role in nullifying racism. It provides them with a community of other educators committed to changing lives.
The Institute will cover airfare, hotel rooms, ground transportation, meals, museum entrance fees, and speaker fees. Those who are selected required to create one unit of study with three lesson plans within thirty days of the completion of their journey. The unit of study will be available for free on our website.
If selected for the Truth and Purpose Learning Experience, you will become an Institute for Common Power Educator Ambassador.
This status will give you access to the following:
Initiatives for Educators who have completed the Georgia / Alabama Truth and Purpose Learning Tour for Educators:
Virtual bimonthly convening with educators from their journey.
Free access to all lectures and courses given by the Institute for Common Power.
Eligibility to apply for an annual learning tour to Tennessee and Mississippi that will focus heavily on the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Those who are accepted will be given a scholarship that covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel, and meals.
Eligibility for a summer Educator Symposium in Selma, Alabama.
Eligibility to apply for a $1,000 Education to Action grant to allow you implement a school or community-based program that will move education into action.
Testimonials from Past Participants
If you would like for educators in your local school district to be considered for the Truth and Purpose Learning Experience for Educators, please submit an application or contact the Institute for Common Power Director,
Dr. Terry Anne Scott - terry@commonpower.org.