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Registration is now closed, and will reopen for the core EDGE two-year program in January 2025. 

Application Requirements:

  • A bachelors or college equivalent like a BTL
  • Preference is given to those with 6 college content credits
  • Interest in a full-time teaching career in the Chicago community schools and yeshivas.
  • Application materials (listed below) were due July 15, 2024
    • Late deadline was July 24, 2024 with a $200 non-refundable fee
  • After complete applications have been received, eligible applicants will be scheduled for 2 items:
    • Content exam in your subject area – making sure the applicant understands their subject area at the basic high school level (comparable to the NY Regents Exam)
    • Background checks to verify no criminal record

2024 EDGE Formations Application Process 

Submit the following 4 application materials by email to [email protected], or by mail to EDGE 3050 W. Touhy Ave. Chicago IL 60645.

  1. Resume
  2. Three references with contact information (at least one professional reference)
  3. Original transcripts with indication of diploma and evidence of requisite coursework in your disciple (including AP scores)
  4. Three written essays, with instructions detailed below


Essay Questions:

For each of the 3 essay prompts, the admissions committee is interested in getting to know each applicant better. In answering the essay questions, consider some of the following qualities of a professional educator as possible approaches or frameworks to your response:

  • learning from obstacles
  • challenging a belief
  • solving a complex problem
  • personal growth
  • what captivates you
  • your personal and professional growth as part of a changing profession
  • your contribution to the greater profession 

Each essay should be 500 – 1000 words each.

Here are the 3 essays to complete and submit with your application:

1. Describe a project or accomplishment that showcases both your competence in your desired content area (math, science, history, or English) and your passion for it. What is it about your content area that you want to educate young minds?

2. Please select one of the three questions below, as relevant to your content area:

A. What is impossible to do in secondary math, science, history, or English education today, but if it became possible, would fundamentally change what you would do as a professional classroom teacher?

B. Select a controversial issue in secondary math, science, history, or English education and suggest a solution.

C. What do you see as the greatest threat to math, science, history, or English education in our Chicago community schools today? How would you address this threat?

3. What are your expectations for the EDGE program?  If possible, incorporate how you hope EDGE will help you achieve a realization of the subject of your response to the second question.

Questions?
Contact us at [email protected] or 773.649.5355