Montgomery Public Schools teacher selected for national fellowship
Dr. Amy Hinton – Photo from Montgomery Public Schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A teacher in Montgomery Public Schools has been selected for the We the Teachers National Fellowship at The College of William & Mary.
Dr. Amy Hinton, a 10th and 11th grade history teacher at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School for Performing
Arts has been selected for the program, which has chosen 100 delegates nationwide.
The program is funded by a $2.89 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education — the largest such award to a Virginia institution of higher learning under the American History and Civics Education National Activities program.
Timed to the nation’s 250th anniversary, We the Teachers reinforces the university’s national reputation for developing civic leadership and will equip teachers with evidence-based pedagogy to create stronger learning outcomes for students across the country.
“Welcoming 100 teachers from across the nation to the Historic Triangle is a remarkable opportunity,” said Mark Hofer, executive director of Strategic Cultural Partnerships and professor in the William & Mary School of Education. “These teacher-leaders will explore America’s founding where it happened — walking the same ground as the founders, grappling with the same questions – and prepare them to lead this work back in their home states.”
Dr. Hinton is schedule to attend the Congress of Educators, a four-day residential institute taking place in July across the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, Virginia.
Hosted at William & Mary and partner cultural institutions, the Congress will immerse delegates in primary source analysis, historical inquiry, civil dialogue and evidence-based argumentation — connecting America’s founding principles to classroom-ready practice.
Organizers say Dr. Hinton and the other participants will return to their schools equipped with professional video recordings, facilitator guides and classroom resources to launch local professional learning communities. The initiative aims to establish at least 100 such communities nationwide, each engaging 15 or more educators.
Delegates also receive early access to free, on-demand microcourses and digital credentials through the “Educating for the 250th” microcredential pathway, built on lilyPD, an innovative teacher professional development platform designed by Strategic Cultural Partnerships and launched for public beta in Spring 2026.
“Being selected for this fellowship is such an honor. It’s a wonderful opportunity for me to make early American history more meaningful and accessible to my students,” said Hinton.
— Information from Montgomery Public Schools
