Induction Project

Mentor teacher Eileen Short from Desert Sky Middle School in the Vail school district pauses to work with a group of teachers. Eileen also enjoys having U of A tutors in her math classroom.

The Teacher Induction Project aims to support middle and high school teachers new to mathematics education. First and second year teachers are invited to participate. Experienced teachers who will be teaching mathematics for the first time are also invited to participate.

Participants will be paid a stipend, half of which will be paid at the end of each semester.

Participants will attend monthly Saturday sessions throughout the school year. These sessions provide a format to share ideas, materials, and concerns, learn new ideas, deepen mathematical knowledge, model good teaching, and promote collegiality. Dates for the 2009-2010 school year's sessions are August 29, September 26, October 24, November 14, December 5, January 30, February 20, March 20 and April 24.

In addition to the Saturday sessions, each participant will be assigned to a coach from the University of Arizona. These coaches are all former middle or high school teachers. Coaches will meet with you several times a semester to help plan lessons, observe, collaborate on concerns including classroom management, best practices, motivation, maximizing classroom participation and time on task, assessment techniques and more. The coaches will also participate in the monthly Saturday sessions.

Only twenty teachers will be accepted, on a first-come, first-served basis. For this reason it is best to apply as soon as possible.

Click here for the Induction Program Application.

If you have any questions email Sue Adams, adams@math.arizona.edu.

**Induction Program Coaches**

Kathy Lackow	Linda Pearman

Mary Schumacher	Gary Slagel