{"462891":{"#nid":"462891","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Breakthrough Atlanta Summer 2016 Teaching Fellows regular decision application deadline","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.breakthroughatlanta.org\/\u0022\u003EBreakthrough Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E (BA) is a part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.breakthroughcollaborative.org\/teach\/apply\u0022\u003Enational collaborative Breakthrough\u003C\/a\u003E and is located at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lovett.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Lovett School\u003C\/a\u003E in Atlanta, Georgia. Breakthrough Atlanta believes in the power of education to change young peoples\u0027 lives radically. BA believes the middle school years are the critical crossroads where students make choices that will affect their futures dramatically. Breakthrough Atlanta is passionate in its belief that every child deserves access to an excellent education and the encouragement to succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EBA provides an arena of instruction, skills, and encouragement-as well as mentoring by professional teachers. The goal is simple: to provide the academic instruction, social skills, and confidence students need to succeed on the pathway to college-and in life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EBreakthrough Atlanta\u0027s Mission is Twofold\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWe provide an academically intense pathway to college for motivated metro Atlanta public school students to encourage academic success.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWe provide an intensive hands-on teacher training experience (internship) for high school and college students, inspiring a new generation of teachers.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are no pre-requisites for a teaching position with Breakthrough, however, applicants must have a 2.5\u0026nbsp;cumulative\u0026nbsp;GPA (or better), be able to pass a drug test, and have a satisfactory background check.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech undergraduates who are accepted as teaching fellows may also receive audited credit hours (no tuition or fees) and transcript designation of the internship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtvault-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/sbelmonte3_gatech_edu\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?guestaccesstoken=E6gAmXUFZ76pl9sgA0KlE9H8wpOhNMPL6G%2b5H6GHHng%3d\u0026amp;docid=026d1d504a103409fb5c3703e8b31757d\u0022\u003EBreakthrough Atlanta Summer 2016\u003C\/a\u003E -\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeadlines: early decision = April 1, 2016; regular decision = May 13, 2016\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.breakthroughcollaborative.org\/locate\/find-an-affiliate\u0022\u003EApplicants can apply to sites across the country\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Deadlines for national programs outside of Atlanta are January 12, 2016 (early decision) and February 23, 2016 (regular decision).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplication and information:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.breakthroughatlanta.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.breakthroughatlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.breakthroughcollaborative.org\/teach\/apply\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.breakthroughcollaborative.org\/teach\/apply\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarly action deadline\u0026nbsp; = January 12, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegular decision deadline = February 23, 2016\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"internship application deadline"}],"uid":"27710","created_gmt":"2015-10-27 11:41:11","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:17:51","author":"Susan Belmonte","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-05-13T05:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-05-13T05:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-05-13T05:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-05-13 09:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-05-13 09:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-05-13 09:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"98281","name":"Pre-Teaching"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}