Name (First & Last):

Mailing Address:

City:

State: Select a State Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Washington D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missourri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

Zip:

Cell Phone Number:

Alternate Phone Number:

Preferred E-mail Address:

Corps Year (2008 or 2009):

Teaching Placement
(Region, Grade Level):

How did you find out about the trip?

1. From a regional Teach For America email (If so, what region?)

2. From a national Teach For America email

3. From a Teach For America staff member (If so, who?)

4. From a former REALITY participant (If so, who?)

5. From a REALITY recruitment email

6. From a friend (If so, who?)

7. From another personal contact (If so, who?)

8. Other

Please list any past experiences traveling to Israel, including approximate dates, duration and content. (max 100 words)

Section 2. Essays

Why do you want to participate in REALITY? (max 300 words)


Describe briefly three instances where your leadership impacted another person, community, or group. (max 450 words)


In light of your experiences in the classroom, please respond to the following quote about education: “Make for yourself a teacher, acquire for yourself a friend, and judge everyone as having equal merit.” (max 300 words)

Section 3. Resume

Please e-mail a 1 page resume to by the January 3, 2010 deadline with your name in the subject line.

Section 4. Recommendation letter

Please request a recommendation from someone who can attest to your leadership and commitment and has seen you working in a group setting. This can be a teacher, mentor, supervisor, peer, colleague, or other non-family member who knows you well. The recommendation letter should include the reviewer’s contact information, relevant professional or volunteer position, relationship to you and length of your relationship. The recommendation should also address the following points:

• Your strengths and achievements
• Your leadership ability
• Your ability to work well with others
• What you would get out of this experience
• Any reservations he/she has about your participation

All recommendation letters should be emailed by the person writing it to by the  January 3, 2010 deadline.