The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) is developing a Civics Ambassador Corps comprised of classroom teachers from around the state who are passionate about teaching civics and economics and who promote an understanding of America’s democratic processes and principles in their classrooms. 

About the Corps: Civics Ambassadors will pilot and promote Civics Connects, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive education program that supports the teaching of Virginia standards of learning for civics and economics in the middle grades. The VMHC is seeking Civics Ambassadors in each of Virginia’s Superintendent’s Regions: Central Virginia (1), Tidewater and Eastern Shore (2), Northern Neck (3), Northern Virginia and Middle Peninsula (4), Blue Ridge and Valley (5), Western Virginia (6), Southwest (7), and Southside (8). 

Expectations: Each Civics Ambassador will attend a welcome/onboarding session (online), pilot the use of Civics Connects resources with at least one section of students, collect data via Civics Connects tools, report to VMHC throughout the year as well as provide three specific reports (intake, mid-term, final), conduct at least one Civics Connects workshop as a professional development/continuing education opportunity for other education professionals at the school or district level, and attend a year-end review session (online). 

Qualifications: Successful candidates will be a current Virginia middle school civics, government, social studies or history teacher with at least three years of experience and a B.S. or B.A. in education, history, or a related field.

Honorarium: Civics Ambassadors will receive a $5,000 honorarium for a one-year term. In addition to piloting and promoting the program, Ambassadors will collect and analyze user data and conduct a professional development workshop for other education professionals at their school or district level.

How to Apply: For consideration, please submit a résumé and letter of application (or nomination) to: clegros@virginiahistory.org.