Coffee and Conversation with Teach for America

We are a national nonprofit organization devoted to eradicating educational inequity. We believe that education is the single most important civil rights issue of our time, because education lies at the heart of every other civil rights issue imaginable.  To create a just education system for all children, we understand that it’s necessary to enact systemic changes – inside and outside the walls of our nation’s classrooms – that would allow for schools, teachers, kids, and families to thrive.  It takes a coalition of diverse folx working in every career field, including education, law, policy, mental and physical healthcare, STEM, and anything else you can think of, in order to generate the strong academic and personal results we want for all of the kids we serve.

Coffee and Conversation with Teach for America

• Wednesday, March 8th 2023 from 8-10AM, drop-in and out as works with your schedule
• Walter Center, Ernie Pyle Hall Room 252

Start your day by joining Teach For America for breakfast and coffee, and learn more about how our work can foster leadership skills and provide a pathway for a career focused on justice and equity for your students in the Mathematics department. We’ll share our mission, why TFA can be a sensible post-grad career choice for your students, our program’s benefits, and how we will support them over the course of their career. Stop by at anytime your schedule permits. You’ll leave with a new career connection in your back pocket, helping you support students this spring who may be looking for their first full-time role.

In Solidarity and Admiration, Maria Offutt Recruitment Manager Teach For America-Memphis, 2019 LinkedIn

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Interested in teaching? Free online info session

Those who have earned or will soon earn a degree in another field but are considering teaching as a career may be interested in our Transition to Teaching program, which prepares students to teach at the middle school or high school level in a variety of content areas.

Thursday, February 9

4-5 pm

Register now

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Teach for America: How Neighborhoods Affect Social Mobility

Thursday, January 19th, 2023

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Ernie Pyle Hall 

Join Teach For America and many of IU’s student associations for pizza and dessert, networking with justice-minded Hoosiers, and an important discussion and panel.

Teach for America: How Neighborhoods Affect Social Mobility

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Indianapolis STEM Teacher Residency Program – Purdue University

It is no secret that Indiana continues to experience a shortage of high qualified K-12 STEM teachers, and this shortage is especially acute in our highest needs schools. In response to the demand to place highly qualified teachers in Indiana’s K-12 classrooms, Purdue University’s College of Education , Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST), and Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) are pleased to introduce the Indianapolis STEM Teacher Residency (ISTR) program.

The ISTR program aims to strengthen the educational outcomes of students in one of the largest urban school districts in Indiana by preparing culturally competent, highly qualified teachers who will elevate student achievement in middle and high school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). ISTR participants will develop enhanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions for integrating engineering and technology design into science, mathematics, and/or computer science instruction through project-based, inquiry-oriented approaches.

We are now taking applications for this 100% online program, which is intended for individuals without extensive teaching experience who possess a strong academic and/or professional background in a STEM field and are interested in pursuing a career in secondary (Grades 5-12) science or mathematics teaching.

Participants selected for the ISTR program will be provided a stipend ($46,500 in three payments of $15,500 over 18 months), funded by the U.S. Department of Education. In return for the stipend, participants must commit to a three-year teaching position with IPS. While participating in the ISTR program, students will earn a Master of Science in Secondary STEM Education with Initial Licensure while also earning Purdue University’s signature K-12 Integrated STEM Education Graduate Certificate.

The application deadline for the Summer 2023 semester is March 15.

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ITF is seeking FUTURE TEACHERS!

We’re excited to launch the 2023 Indianapolis Teaching Fellows application!

Indianapolis Teaching Fellows (ITF) is an opportunity for individuals from all backgrounds and disciplines to obtain teaching certification in one year while working full-time at one of our 70+ partner schools in Indianapolis. Since 2007, we have trained over 700 teachers reaching 56,000 students in schools across center township.

We know that great teachers have come out of your university, and we want to get the word out!  If you have future teachers and leaders you want to recommend to the program, you can drop their information here.

All best,

Amy Kate

Amy Kate Wilkins, Recruitment Specialist

Schedule a Call | tntpteachingfellows.org | tntp.org   

What can 4,000 students teach us about school? Read  The Opportunity Myth

  

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Indianapolis STEM Teacher Residency Program

Advance your career in STEM-based K-12 Education

Do you have a bachelor’s degree and want to teach?

The Indy STEM Teacher Residency (ISTR) program is a partnership between Indianapolis Public Schools and Purdue University that aims to strengthen the educational outcomes of students in one of the largest urban school districts in Indiana by preparing culturally competent, highly qualified teachers who will elevate student achievement in middle and high school science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). ISTR candidates will develop enhanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions for integrating engineering and technology design into science, mathematics, and/or computer science instruction through project-based, inquiry-oriented approaches.

Participants selected for the ISTR Program will be provided a stipend ($46,500 in three payments of $15,500 over 18months) in the form of a forgivable loan. In return for the stipend, participants must commit to a three-year STEM-related teaching position with IPS.

Contact us to get started:
EducationOnline@purdue.edu
https:/ /www.education.purdue.edu/catalyst/catalyst-programs/ indy-stem-teacher-residency/

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Interested in teaching math? Indiana has openings!

The State of Indiana has an urgent need for high school math teachers. There are 100 vacant positions, affecting roughly 14,000 students.

An incomplete list is here https://app.hirenimble.com/jobs/state/in ; search ‘math’ and filter by grade level high school, for example.

Local school districts are dealing with the shortfall in diverse ways, including hiring long-term substitutes, hiring adjuncts, and issuing emergency permits.
Each requires the support of the local district in question.  Becoming a substitute is easy: https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/substitute-permits/ .

Adjunct hires are typically on short-term contracts; requirements may vary. It is also possible for IU Math graduates to obtain an “emergency credential” to teach high-school mathematics:

https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/emergency-permits/ . This requires a vague “commitment” to pursuit of a regular license.

One route to licensure is through IU Math’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. The IU Math Department offers full financial support (tuition, medical benefits, stipend) to students admitted to its MAT program. Details are here https://math.indiana.edu/graduate/mat-degree.html . Admitted students are typically offered two years of support, some usually earned in return for teaching in our classes. The teaching experience gained in our MAT program qualifies as the required experience under Indiana teaching certificate via a pathway to licensure called the Advanced Degree pathway, described here https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/alternative-licensure-paths/ .

There are many other pathways to licensure, such as the IU School of Education’s Transition to Teaching (T2T) program, described here: https://education.indiana.edu/programs/transition-to-teaching/index.html ; these will eventually be more fully described on our website here https://math.indiana.edu/career-preparation/education.html ; check back next month.

Interested students may send an email to IU Math Chair Kevin Pilgrim ’89 , subject “teaching high school”.

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Knowles Teaching Fellowship Information session

Get the resources you need to lead from the start as a Knowles Teaching Fellow.

The Knowles Teaching Fellowship is an intensive and cohesive, five-year program that supports early-career, high school mathematics and science teachers in their efforts to develop teaching expertise and lead from the classroom.

IU Alum John Brown will be hosting a Zoom information session for IU students for the Knowles Teaching Fellowship next week.  Any student (graduate or undergraduate) with a math or science background intending to teach high school in the US could be eligible for this fellowship. If they are planning to apply this year, that would be because they are going to start their teaching career next fall. But those with a general interest who might be candidates in future years can certainly come too to learn more. 

Zoom sign up:

Knowles Fellowship Info Session – 10/26 – 6pm (EST)

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Service Career Opportunities: City Year & Teach for America

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
12pm – 1pm
Virtual via Zoom
Learn more: https://indiana.joinhandshake.com/events/808462

Join the IU Walter Center and the O’Neill School Career Hub to learn about opportunities in service work after graduation. You will be able to learn first-hand from a panel of representatives from City Year and Teach for America.

More Information

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STEM Student Opportunity

I am a Recruitment Specialist with Indianapolis Teaching Fellows (ITF), which provides a pathway into teaching for those without an education degree but who hold or are working toward a degree in a high-needs subject area.

We partner with over 45 districts and charter school networks in Indianapolis, including Indianapolis Public Schools. Our Fellows complete an intensive pre-service training before beginning to teach in Fall 2021. During their first two years of teaching, Fellows complete certification coursework and receive continuous coaching.  

STEM subject areas are of a particularly high need in Indianapolis’ underserved schools. In fact, each year positions remain unfilled.

Our one pager can be found here .

  
Thank you! 

Katrina

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