Josh Ault
Thirty educators will be traveling to Alabama from across the nation to learn about the civil rights movement this summer. Dawson Middle School teacher Josh Ault will be one of them.
Teaching seventh-grade social studies, broadcast journalism and yearbook at Dawson Middle for two years, Josh will spend three weeks in Alabama alongside 29 other teachers to explore the state's civil rights impact on America this summer, according to a press release. The teaching institute, "Stony The Road We Trod: Exploring Alabama's Civil Rights Legacy," will take place July 10-30 and will be presented by the National Endowment For The Humanities and the Alabama Humanities Alliance.
“I am so excited about this opportunity to learn more about the civil rights movement in our country and how I can apply all I learn inside my classroom,” Josh says via press release.
The institute will be hosted in Birmingham, with field research taking place in Selma, Montgomery and Tuskegee. Having previously completed other fellowships in Virginia, Africa and Nepal, Josh says he plans to develop new curricular plans based on his experiences in Alabama.
"I know by learning from those who took the brave steps to fight for civil rights will allow me to continue their fight inside my classroom as I educate my students," Josh says.
Learn more about the upcoming institute by visiting StonyTheRoad.org.