[Received in April, 2014. Please forward to student teachers, and to
college graduates who have a science degree and want to teach high
school. 40 KSTF Fellows have taken Modeling Workshops! -- Jane J]
Apply now for 2015 KSTF Teaching Fellowships: a comprehensive
professional development program that supports beginning STEM
teachers.
"The KSTF Teaching Fellowship Program offers access to a network of
professionals dedicated to a common cause-improving math and science
education," said Nicole Gillespie, KSTF's Executive Director. "The
program has been refined and improved over the past decade, and is
highly effective at retaining the most promising beginning teachers,
supporting them to become leaders and change agents in the
profession."
KSTF Teaching Fellowships are awarded annually to early-career STEM
teachers who possess exceptional academic backgrounds and a desire to
pursue teaching as a primary career. Fellowship applicants are
evaluated with respect to the following selection criteria: their
potential to develop the content knowledge needed for teaching, their
potential to develop exemplary teaching practices and their potential
to develop the qualities of a teacher leader.
KSTF Fellows join a supportive and collaborative community of
educators who are striving to become master teachers, while leading
from the classroom. Fellows also receive other benefits, including
stipends, funds for professional development, grants for teaching
materials, and opportunities for mentoring and leadership.
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In 2002, KSTF selected its first cohort of Teaching Fellows. Since
the inception of the KSTF Teaching Fellowship Program, the community
has grown to include more than 250 Fellows in 42 states. From
receiving National Board Certification to developing curriculum to
holding leadership positions in professional organizations, KSTF
Fellows are distinguished within the field of education.