EEPs provide hands-on experiences with fellows, teachers, families, and the communities they serve to ensure our future educators are prepared for the realities of 21st century educational delivery for diverse populations, particularly within southern Nevada. EEPs also seek to provide educators with best practices and strategies to support mental health and wellness to keep teachers in classrooms and from burning out. 

Fellows are being trained not only to be leaders in the classroom, but also on the UNLV campus and within larger Nevada communities. CEPs are specially designed opportunities for fellows to engage in meaningful service learning. by building relationships and working with students and families in the communities in which they live and work.

In an effort to provide future educators with experiences that help them continue their pursuit of knowledge, fellows are offered professional development resources during and after their fellowships with Educators LEAD Professional Development Days, Global Professional Development Conferences in Concepción and Santiago, Chile, and access to microcredential courses that build their toolkits and qualify them for advancement within the school district’s system.

Gain experience conducting research in the field of education that seeks to identify or validate unique, innovative, promising, or novel pedagogical practices or approaches for diverse learners. Accepted fellows receive an additional $2,500 stipend for committing 30 hours to the project in addition to mentorship by the project’s research faculty over the course of the year.