A selective 8-week fellowship for K-12 and CTE educators. Design and build a complete, one-semester online course in StrongMind CoursePro with guidance from StrongMind’s learning scientists.
You know the course your students need. Now you can build it.
StrongMind CoursePro is the platform. The Fellowship is the guided experience around it.
During the Fellowship, you’ll use StrongMind CoursePro to move from standards and learning objectives to assessments, instruction, and practice for a one-semester course in one structured workflow. StrongMind Intelligence accelerates the work while you review, refine, and make the instructional decisions.
Throughout the Fellowship, StrongMind learning scientists guide the design process.
Eight weeks, start to finish.
The Fellowship is fully online: about 40 hours across eight weeks, including your independent build time. You finish in July, in time to use your course this fall. That pace is what StrongMind CoursePro makes possible.
What fellows receive
A complete, certified course
Your school or district receives a perpetual, site-wide license at no cost. Every course goes through a StrongMind certification review before it’s finished.
Authorship
Your name appears on the course in the StrongMind catalog.
Royalty
Earn a royalty when other schools license the course you built.
Clock-hour certificate
Receive a StrongMind certificate documenting your completed Fellowship professional development hours.
Optional university credit or CEUs
After successfully completing the Fellowship, you may choose to purchase graduate-level university credit or continuing education units (CEUs) from our university partner.
A community of practice
Faculty-led design studios, 1:1s with an assigned StrongMind coach and structured peer feedback, an alumni network with early access to new StrongMind CoursePro capabilities, and a path to becoming a paid CoursePro Certified Presenter.
Faculty-led design studios, 1:1s with an assigned StrongMind coach, an alumni network with early access to new StrongMind CoursePro capabilities, and a path to becoming a paid CoursePro Certified Presenter.
How the eight weeks work
Fully online. About 40 hours across eight weeks, including your build time (about 5 hours a week). Live studios run by videoconference, you build in StrongMind CoursePro, and an assigned StrongMind coach reviews your work at each key step.
Step 1, Before Week 1. Setup:
Complete CoursePro setup and training on your own schedule.
Step 2, Weeks 1 to 2. Design:
A kickoff session, then studios on standards and objectives and on course mapping. Your coach approves your objectives and your course map.
Step 3, Weeks 3 to 4. Your first unit:
Studios on assessment authoring and on instruction and practice. You build one complete section as the model for the rest of the course, trade it with a peer partner for feedback, and get your coach’s approval.
Step 4, Weeks 5 to 7. Main authoring:
Build the remaining units to the same standard, with a second partner review and a coach check-in. Submit your course by the end of Week 7.
Step 5, Week 8. Certify:
Coach certification review, final revisions, a short design reflection, and a public Capstone Showcase.
Who should apply
The StrongMind CoursePro Fellowship is built for educators with deep subject expertise, including those in career and
technical education.
You do not need prior StrongMind CoursePro experience. Fellows are selected through a rubric-based application that includes a proposal for a one-semester course and evidence of teaching or industry expertise in the subject area they propose.
When applications open, you can choose from courses StrongMind is looking to commission or propose a course of your own.
K-12 teachers in online, hybrid, blended, and traditional settings
CTE instructors and directors
Curriculum developers and instructional designers
Instructional coaches
Virtual and blended school program leaders
A clear partnership from the start.
You build the course with our platform, our faculty, and our coaching and certification review. Your school uses it free, in perpetuity. StrongMind retains ownership of the course and adds it to our catalog, with your name on it and a royalty to you when it is licensed.
There are no hidden terms. Before applications open, we will make the full participation agreement available so you can review the terms before deciding whether to apply.
Cohorts
The founding cohort of StrongMind Fellows begins summer 2027, running May 31 to July 23, 2027. Future cohorts will follow as the program grows.
Each cohort is limited to 25 fellows.
Applications aren’t open yet. Be the first to know.
The founding cohort of StrongMind Fellows is forming now. Tell us which cohort you are interested in and we will send you the commission list, the participation agreement, and the application the day it opens.
No obligation. This is an interest list, not an application.
What does the Fellowship cost?
There is no program fee. StrongMind covers the platform, guided instruction, and coaching and certification review. Optional graduate-level university credit or CEUs are purchased separately from our university partner.
How much time does it take?
About 40 hours across eight weeks, including your independent build time, or about 5 hours a week. Weeks 1 through 4 each include a 60-minute live studio, and you’ll have four 30-minute 1:1s with your coach.
Do I need to know StrongMind CoursePro already?
No. Learning the platform is part of the Fellowship. You bring subject expertise and teaching or industry experience in the discipline you propose.
Who Owns the Course I Build?
StrongMind owns the course and adds it to our catalog with your name on it. Your school or district holds a perpetual, site-wide license at no cost, and you earn a royalty when other schools license it. Before applications open, we will make the full participation agreement available so you can review the terms first.
What if my district considers my curriculum work to be work for hire?
Some districts do. The participation agreement will explain how that is handled, and we will make it available before applications open. Review your district’s policy on outside curriculum work before you apply.
How does university credit or CEUs work?
Fellows who successfully complete all program requirements have the option to purchase graduate-level university credit or continuing education units (CEUs) from our university partner. These are two different things. Graduate credit applies toward an advanced degree. CEUs document professional development hours and are what most districts look for on salary lane advancement. Neither is included in the Fellowship, both are purchased separately from the university at its published rate, and acceptance is determined by the receiving organization. You receive your StrongMind clock-hour certificate either way, since it documents your Fellowship hours regardless of what you purchase from the university.
Do I need CEUs if I already get a StrongMind Clock-Hour Certificate?
Not necessarily, and it depends on your district. Your StrongMind Clock-Hour Certificate documents your completed Fellowship hours and comes at no charge. CEUs are a separate, university-issued credential you purchase afterward. Some districts require university-issued CEUs specifically for salary lane advancement rather than a vendor certificate, and some accept either. Check with your district before deciding whether to add CEUs.
Will my district accept the credit toward salary advancement?
That depends on your district. Districts set their own rules for salary lane advancement and often require prior approval. Check with your district before you enroll for either CEUs or graduate credit.
Can my principal or director nominate someone?
Yes. Use the form on this page and let us know you are nominating someone. We will reach out to the person you name.
Your course. Your name. Your students.
The founding cohort begins summer 2027. Join the interest list to be notified when applications open.
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