Where are the NSF TEACH! SouthCoast STEM classes held?

NSF TEACH! SouthCoast STEM courses may be held at a variety of sites including the Center for University, School and Community Partnerships (in Fairhaven), on-campus (in Dartmouth), and at our partner schools in the following districts:

• Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
• Fall River Public Schools
• Global Learning Charter Public School
• Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
• New Bedford Public Schools
• Wareham Public Schools

When are applications due for NSF TEACH! SouthCoast STEM?

NSF Teaching Fellows application materials are due by Friday, March 2, 2012

NSF Master Teaching Fellows application materials are due by Friday, March 2, 2012

What is the timeline for NSF Teaching Fellows to earn their initial license and complete their MAT-I?  When do we start and when would we finish?

NSF Teaching Fellows begin their coursework in June 2012 and will complete in August 2013, including the summer sessions in 2012 and 2013.  Face-to-face sessions will are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays (4:00-6:30pm) and one Saturday per month (9am-3:00pm); online components to be determined. 

By June 2013, NSF Teaching Fellows will have completed all of your coursework that leads to your initial teaching license. By August 2013, NSF Teaching Fellows will have earned their Masters of Arts in Teaching - Initial License (MAT-I).

• Program Orientation & Matching Day

• EDU 500 - Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools
• EDU 512 - Teaching and Managing Inclusive Classrooms, K-12
• MAT 513 - Urban Education and Social Issues

• EDU 511 - Contemporary Instruction 
• EDU 525 - Integrated Reading Literacy and Content Methods Middle/Secondary

• One CONTENT METHODS course (depends on your initial license content area)
• EDU 532 - Teaching Practicum or Practicum Equivalent, Middle/Secondarycourse

NSF Teaching Fellows will have earned their Initial License - June 2013!!

• MAT 610 - Educational Research and Technology
• STEM Content Course TBD
• STEM Content Course TBD

NSF Teaching Fellows will have completed their MAT-I - August 2013 !!

What is the timeline for NSF Master Teaching Fellows to complete their Teacher Leadership Certificate (TLC)?  When do we start and when would we finish?

Prior to beginning the program, NSF Master Teaching Fellows will participate in an orientation in May 2012 to meet both the NSF Teaching Fellows and Teacher Leadership Certificate course instructors.  The Teacher Leadership Certificate program begins with a week-long retreat in July/August 2012.  Certificate coursework begins in September 2012 and will complete in December 2013, including the summer 2013 session.  

• Program Orientation

• Week-long Retreat

Fall 2012

• EDU 561A Cultivating Collaborative Teacher Leadership (3 credits)
• EDU 561B Mentoring in Action for Teacher Leaders (3 credits)

Spring 2013

• EDU 561C Leadership Seminar I: Leadership & Learning (2 credits)

Summer 2013

• EDU 561D: Leadership Seminar II: Leading, Motivating & Empowering Others (2 credits)
• EDU 561E Leadership Seminar III: Leading for School Change & Improvement (2 credits)

Fall 2013

• MAT 610 Educational Research & Technologies (3 credits)

NSF Master Teaching Fellows will have completed their Teacher Leadership Certificate - December 2013 !!