Bechtel Educational Excellence Initiative
2015 - 2016
Mathematics and Science Teachers
Benefits:
Ø $1000 per year honorarium
Ø A CSM Graduate student providing direct classroom assistance throughout the academic year. (September – April)
Ø Option of earning continuing education credits at CSM (for an additional cost)
Note: Teacher participation is restricted to two years. If you have already participated for this time period, we cannot accept you this year. For teachers whose first year in the program was the 2014-2015 academic year, there is the possibility of a second year.
Description of Project:
As a participant in this project you would become part of an instructional team that includes practicing teachers, college faculty members, and a graduate student. These teams will work together to develop problem centered, interdisciplinary learning environments for elementary and middle school students who are attending Denver Public Schools. The Colorado School of Mines will provide a summer workshop that addresses mathematical, scientific and engineering content and instructional pedagogy. Graduate students will provide direct assistance to participating teachers in the classroom throughout the school year.
Time Commitment:
· A summer workshop will be provided in 2015. This year's workshop begins on July 20 and ends on July 31 and will be held on the Colorado School of Mines campus. All project participants are required to attend the entire workshop. During this workshop, you will work directly with graduate teaching fellows at the Colorado School of Mines.
· Throughout the academic year (September-April), you will mentor a graduate teaching fellow in the classroom for a total of 10-15 hours per week.
· Throughout the academic year, you will meet with your graduate teaching fellow to provide him or her guidance in the teaching process and to jointly plan classroom instruction.
Qualifications:
· Must be assigned to teach mathematics and/or science at the elementary or middle school level (grades K-8) in the Denver Public Schools for the academic year 2015-2016.
New applicants MUST include the following:
· A resume highlighting teaching experiences for each teacher.
· A letter of support from the school's principal. The principal may select to write a single letter identifying all recommended teachers within the school.
· A completed application form for each teacher.
If you previously participated, you only need to submit a completed application form and a letter of support from the school's principal.
Teaching Mentors (2015 - 2016)
Please type the following information.
Name: ______
Last First Middle
Social Security Number: ______School: ______
Date of birth: ______
Number of Years Teaching at Current School:
Number of Years Teaching Experience: ______
What subjects are you licensed to teach? ______
What is the highest degree that you have earned? ______
Work Phone: ______
Work Address: ______
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E-mail address: ______
Summer Phone (if different): ______
Summer Address (if different): ______
Summer e-mail address (if different):______
K – 8 Grades that you will be teaching next fall:
Subjects that you will be teaching next fall: ☐ Computer Science ☐ Mathematics ☐ Science
Mail application information by April 15, 2015 to:
Nicholas Stambach
Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation
Colorado School of Mines
924 16th Street, Green Center 232
Golden, CO 80401