Welcome to the E=mc² (Transition to Teaching) Program

E=mc², Educating Middle-Grades Teachers for Challenging Contexts, is a program designed to train midcareer and early retiree mathematics and science professionals as middle-grade teachers. To meet Pennsylvania's crucial need for mathematics and science teachers, E=mc² provides an accelerated path to Pennsylvania teaching certification that also enables professionals to begin the program while maintaining their current jobs. Participants receive practical and rigorous preparation to meet the needs of individual middle school students, with program academic coursework thoroughly integrated with field-based experiences. E=mc² offers a unique set of advantages designed to ease and speed the transition to teaching:
    • complete in 12 months with a cohort of similarly situated adults
    • a partial tuition subsidy of $5,000
    • be eligible to receive a Pennsylvania teacher certification upon completion
    • coursework geared to allow you to continue work at your current job for at least the first half of the program
    • courses designed and taught by Temple University faculty that link mathematics or science, respectively, with teaching strategies appropriate for middle-school-aged children
    • initial practical experience in cooperating schools with middle school students followed by progressively more independent and involved classroom work
    • independent teaching supported by master teachers

For more information, please contact Marilyn Murphy, Telephone: (215) 204-3372, E-mail: murphyma@temple.edu.

 

Click here for the Associated Press story, appearing in newspapers nationally, concerning E=mc².

 

ANNOUNCING
two new funding opportunities for 2009-2010:

• "Wachovia E=mc² Educators"
• "Temple Noyce Scholars"

Click here for the Wachovia press release concerning its $70,000 grant to E=mc²;
click here for a story on the grant in Temple Today.

 

Links:
                                Growing Need for Qualified Math and Science Teachers
                                Staff
                                FAQ
                                U.S. Government Transition To Teaching Website
                                Partner Districts:
                                      • School District of Philadelphia
                                      • Harrisburg School District
                                      • Chester Upland School District

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