The Tech Academies Fellowship

The Tech Interactive’s Tech Academy American Alliance of Museums 2020 award for Innovation in Museum Education.

Our Award-winning Fellowship Program

The Tech’s Fellowship program has empowered educators in our partner districts, and expanded learning organizations to develop leadership skills and cross-curricular expertise in Design Challenge Learning, BioTinkering, and Computational Thinking instruction for more than 10 years. The program supports a growing network of STEM educator leaders building STEM identity and STEM career awareness in their youth through innovative pedagogical approaches.

Fellows who complete the program have been coached to intentionally integrate STEM into the curriculum and to provide professional development throughout their districts.

2026 Fellows will gain:
  • Access to 50 hours of quality professional development
  • Membership in a network of like-minded educators committed to increasing quality STEM instruction in the classroom    
  • Professional growth as an instructional leader with requisite expertise to integrate Design Challenge Learning, BioTinkering, and Computational Thinking into cross curricular content areas
  • Exclusive experiences behind the scenes of The Tech Interactive
Program requirements:
  • A one-week Summer Institute, July 20-24, 2026 focused on completing a project customized to the learning needs of your community
  • An observation related to coaching colleagues on implementation of your Summer Institute project
  • Participation in fall Community of Practice meetings designed to support STEM teaching implementation and teacher leadership

Teachers from preapproved partner districts can apply for complimentary registration. Costs for all other applicants are as follows:

$1,500 per person
Discounts may be available. Please contact ta@thetech.org for more information.

Applications Open Saturday, January 24, 2026

For general information contact ta@thetech.org

Preapproved Districts