PDK International News Links for PDK Leaders
November 2007
The scholarship program through the chapters will remain the same in 2007-2008. Chapters have already received the applications that they are to use to select two high school seniors for consideration for Prospective Educator Scholarships. In addition to the two high school nominees’ applications, all applications from PDK student members who are applying for support through a chapter should be sent to International headquarters. The applications and supporting information for the chapter nominees and student PDK members must be received by International no later than March 1, 2008.
New rules for direct scholarship/fellowship applications this year! While there are no changes to the chapter-based scholarship program, PDK will no longer accept “at-large” applications for scholarships/fellowships. Direct applicants must now have some connection to PDK—applicant must be a Kappan in good standing, a “Kappan kid” whose parent or grandparent is a Kappan in good standing, a member of a PDK-sponsored FEA chapter, or have at least one recommendation letter written by a Kappan in good standing.
Also new for scholarships this year. All students who wish to apply for PDK scholarships directly must do so through the PDK website. The online applications will be available on the website on November 15, 2007.
PDK is podcasting. Listen to the current PDK podcasts—an interview with Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, and an interview with Kappan author Alfie Kohn—by going to www.pdkintl.org/podcasts/podcasts.htm. You don’t need an iPod or any special equipment. Just go the website, click on the link, and start listening. Every month, we will interview a
Kappan author, so watch for the notice in your magazine and send questions for the author to eyoung@pdkintl.org.
Google us. Now navigating the PDK website is even easier with the addition of a Google search engine. Just click on Search at the top of every page on the site to quickly locate the information you seek.
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