Arizona Teacher Initiative
The Arizona Teacher Initiative is funded by a 5-year,
$4.8M National Science Foundation Math and
Science Partnership grant (award 0634532, PI Daniel Madden) and
part of the MSP Network.
Master's Degree in Middle School Mathematics Leadership
A three-year part-time degree for middle school mathematics
teachers with elementary certification.
- Two years of courses in both
mathematics and education taken in the summer and part-time during the
year
- One year of fieldwork—six units devoted either to a
practicum or a thesis
- Four four-unit
mathematics courses (The Number Line, Algebra, Geometry, Probability
and Statistics), team taught by a mathematician and a high school teacher
- Two three-unit education courses (chosen from
Research on the Learning of Mathematics, Disciplined Inquiry in
Education, and Language and Culture in the Teaching of
Mathematics)
- Three to four units in mentoring
A one-year, full-time residential program, with a
prerequisite of secondary certification or equivalent.
- Attend proseminar in Mathematics and Teaching
- Assist in Master's program
- Take courses in the mathematics major
- Work with the Center for Recruitment and Retention's mentoring program
A three-year fellowship, modeled on the department's Teaching
Postdoctoral Fellowship, for recent mathematics Ph.D.'s.
- Attend Proseminar in Mathematics and Teaching
- Assist in Master's program
- Teach courses in mathematics major
- Opportunities to take part in departmental outreach activities
How to apply
Master's Program
Each item on the following checklist
links to a detailed description (on the page of the department's grad
office) of how to complete that item.
ATI Math Specialist Program
Go to this link at MathJobs.org.
Postdoctoral Program
See this
posting on the department's employment page.
Enquiries
For further information, including information about funding
possibilities, email
Daniel
Madden.
