Middle and High School Mathematics Teachers

Do you want to have college students assisting you in the classroom?
Do you want to serve as a mentor to a new teacher?

Apply to the Mathematics Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentoring Workshop

A mentor workshop will be offered May 27-30, 2008 from 8 AM - noon for those mathematics teachers interested in participating in one or both of our teacher recruitment/retention projects. Workshop participation is a prerequisite to involvement in both projects.

The Mathematics Teacher Recruitment project will bring together exemplary middle and high school mathematics teachers interested in working with and mentoring college students who will be assisting them in their classroom 3 hours a week. This experience will provide college students an opportunity to explore mathematics education as a career option. Twenty-five interested college students will be sought each semester to work with these mentors. The first year a mentor teacher participates in the program they will be required to attend one tutor class meeting each semester on a Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 - 5:15 pm. Each semester that a mentor teacher has tutors in his/her classroom they will be asked to attend a tutor picnic at Himmel Park, also on a Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 - 5:15 pm.

The Mathematics Teacher Retention project will bring together exemplary mathematics teachers interested in working as mentors to a first or second year teacher at their site. Mentor teachers will work closely with the new teachers throughout the school year. Mentor teachers will meet once each semester with project staff and will be required to communicate weekly by email. Teachers on 6/5 assignments will not be considered. New teachers involved in the project will meet once a month on Saturdays with project staff and be observed once a month by project coaches.

Mentors will be involved in a variety of activities and discussions to increase their ability as mentor teachers. They will expand their knowledge of ways to mentor both college students working as tutors in their classrooms and new teachers at their sites.

Mentor teachers in the Teacher Recruitment project will receive a $500 stipend during the first year they have tutors in their classrooms. Mentor teachers in the Teacher Retention Project will receive a stipend of $800 each year they mentor a new teacher.