Educator Leadership Opportunities at Sphere Education Initiatives

Sphere Education Initiative’s Content Advisory Board brings together experienced educators from across the country to create, evaluate, and test lesson materials to ensure they meet the highest standards.

Board members play a crucial role in upholding Sphere’s mission of supporting educators with viewpoint‐ diverse and nonpartisan materials that build student skill and subject‐​concept competencies through civil discourse. Sphere is committed to drawing on the experience of our board members to ensure content remains engaging, accurate, accessible, and effective for classroom implementation.

CAB members support:

• Content creation of viewpoint‐​diverse and nonpartisan resources and lessons,
• Evaluation and testing of content, and
• Collaboration with other CAB members to advise on future resources.

For the 2026–2027 CAB cohort, we are looking for:

• Two ELA educators with either middle or high school literature experience,
• Two history and government educators with either middle or high school experience who have taught American or world history, and
• Two economics educators with either advanced placement economics or personal financial literacy experience.

Requirements to apply:

• Educator based in the United States;
• Must be a Summit alum or attend this year;
• Attend a training program in Washington, DC, on June 15–17, 2026, to learn more about our pedagogical approach (includes travel, room and board);
• Full‐​time classroom teaching experience;
• Ability to create new resources and lesson suites during their tenure; and
• Attend one‐​hour, bimonthly CAB meetings through May 2026.

To compensate for the commitment to lesson creation of 20 resources, evaluation, and advising from June 2026 to May 2027, educators will receive a $6,000 stipend contingent on deliverables and completion of all requirements.

Sphere Education Initiatives Educator Ambassador Program brings together experienced educators and leaders from across the country who share our mission of advancing the principles of liberty that underpin a strong civil society to support our Sphere on the Road programming efforts.

Sphere Educator Ambassadors will have the opportunity to use their individual talents in unique ways to increase the network of educators who have the capacity to connect with Sphere, spread our mission, and bring Sphere programming to their communities, thereby furthering the cause of civic education across disciplines.

Ambassadors support:

• Advancing and advocating for Sphere’s overall mission of bolstering civil discourse;
• Identifying and connecting educators and leaders to Sphere’s content, resources, and programming;
• Expanding our network by connecting Sphere with schools, districts, or potential partners to create new professional development opportunities;
• Joining and supporting the Sphere team in facilitating and building sessions on the road at conferences and professional development events; and
• Assisting or leading virtual or in‐​person professional development events and presentations.

Requirements to apply:

• Educator based in the United States;
• Must be a Summit alum or attend this year;
• Attend a training program in Washington, DC, on June 15–17, 2026, to learn more about our pedagogical approach (includes travel, room and board);
• Full‐​time classroom teaching experience;
• Participate in one‐​hour, bi‐​monthly meetings; and
• Travel to, attend, exhibit, and present at a minimum of 3 professional development conferences or events as needed.

To compensate for the commitment to supporting Sphere’s programming efforts from June 2026 to May 2027, educators will receive a $2,500 stipend contingent on deliverables and completion of all requirements. All travel costs involved with any programming will also be covered.