We recruit dynamic college graduates to teach intensive technology and storytelling workshops.
Currently, our Fellows are placed at government schools in Hyderabad, India. Fellows work with local teachers to implement a project-based curriculum through which students produce multimedia projects that explore issues of personal, communal, and global importance.
In a TMS classroom, storytelling is the gateway for developing crucial 21st century skills including critical thinking, collaborative problem solving, and digital media production. TMS Fellows desire to be innovative leaders and demonstrate a strong interest in bridging the digital and educational divide on a global level. They have strong backgrounds in creative technology and community building.
Who
TMS Fellows teach groups of 8th and 9th grade students at low-income schools in collaboration with local teachers. TMS works in partnership with a variety of organizations, including:
American India Foundation (AIF), which sponsors Digital Equalizer Classrooms. The DE program provides computer labs in several government schools
Adobe Youth Voices (AYV), an Adobe youth media initiative. TMS Fellows work directly with AYV leaders to host a teacher-training event and have the opportunity to involve students in AYV youth media competitions
Communities Rising (CR), a nonprofit in Tamil Nadu that provides educational programs, computer labs, and summer camps for Dalits and low-income students. TMS Fellows teach for two weeks at CR as part of the Fellowship.
What
• Classes take place in select schools with TMS classes occurring at each school 2-3 times a week for 1.5-2 hour sessions
• Fellows receive a travel and living stipend for the duration of the Fellowship
• Coordinators provide a pre-departure and in-country on teaching and learning, TMS curriculum and cultural competency
• Fellows teach individually and in teams
• Fellows work from TMS signature curriculum and have freedom both individually and as a collaborative team to design their own lesson plans.
Where
TMS Fellows live and work in Hyderabad. They share housing, commute to schools on public transportation and are fully immersed in city life.
When
TMS Fellows work full-time for a six-month period (June through December)
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Applicants should be passionate educators and change-makers with a clear understanding of youth media production as a tool of social empowerment. Strong preference will be given to applicants with the following:
« Knowledge of multimedia arts including photography, basic videography, video editing (Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Photoshop, PowerPoint)
« A background or strong interest in youth media production and education.
Sharp writing skills and a knowledge of narrative techniques and structure.
« Organizational skills and flexibility
« Strong work ethic and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
« An interest in and understanding of Indian history, Indian contemporary society and an anti-colonial model of nonprofit work
« International experience