Love Flint? Become a Flint Innovative Educator (FIE) today!
What is it?
The Flint Innovative Educator (FIE) program, launched in Fall 2024, aims to recognize educators using Flint to transform their teaching practices.
One of Flint's founding principles is the belief that AI should enable educators to offer radically personalized instruction for each and every student.
All you need to do to apply is write a short description of how you've been using AI to improve your teaching. Submit your application below to share your story with the broader community, and to be recognized as a pioneer in the intersection of artificial intelligence and education.
How to apply to become a FIE
The FIE application is quite simple. Tell us a bit about what grade(s) and subject(s) you teach and write a testimonial of at least 100 words describing the following:
How have you used Flint to improve personalization in your classroom? How have your students used AI to learn more effectively? What can other educators learn from your experiences as they aim to use AI to improve teaching and learning in their schools?
Through reading your testimonial, our team can learn more about how amazing educators like you are leveraging Flint in their practice and share your inspiring story with teachers who are just getting started.
Within five business days of submitting your application, the Flint team will reach out to let you know if you've been selected to be a Flint Innovative Educator! If selected, you'll receive the following certificate (which can be added to your portfolio and/or LinkedIn profile) as well as a badge which can be added to your email signature.
Flint Educators of the Month
Every month, the Flint team selects up to three Educators of the Month.
To be eligible to be a Flint Educator of the Month, please allow us to share your testimonial on social media and our website. You can opt in or out of this in the application form. Even if you're not selected this month, you'll be eligible to be selected as a Educator of the Month in following months!
Flint Educator of the Month includes a special badge and a $100 Visa gift card.
Adding your FIE certificate to LinkedIn
If you don't have any certifications yet...
You will need to first add a certificate section. Go to your LinkedIn profile page and click "Add profile section".
Under "Recommended" you'll see an option to add "Licenses and certifications".
If you already have at least one certification or license on your profile...
Scroll down on your profile to the "Licenses & certifications" and click the plus icon to add a new certification.
Filling out the certificate information
You can then fill out the form with the following information:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name* | Flint Innovative Educator |
| Issuing organization* | Flint |
| Issue date | Month and year you were accepted into the program |
| Credential URL | URL to the certificate found in your acceptance email |
Add certificate PDF as media
Under "Media", you can add the PDF of the certificate that was attached in your acceptance email (description optional).
Click "Save" and you're all set! Your new FIE certificate is now displayed and viewable from your LinkedIn profile. 🥳
Adding your FIE badge to your email
Welcome to the Flint Innovative Educator Program! To show off this achievement, let's walk through how to add the FIE badge to your email signature. The file for the badge should have been sent along with your acceptance email.
Here are some guides for how to add a signature to your email depending on your email provider: