MUTeaching Fellowship Program

The Integration of Theory & Practice

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

The nationally recognized MU Teaching Fellowship Program, offered by the College of Education andthe MU Partnership for Educational Renewal (MPER), for first-year teachers integrates theory and practice in school settings.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Fellows are recent graduates who serve asfull-time classroom teachers in MPER PartnerSchools who have all the rights and responsibilitiesof first-year teachers within their buildings. They receive on-site coaching and support from a mentor teacher.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

The course work and on-site mentoring fellowsreceive encourages them to assess their teaching,reflect on their strategies and develop skills thatallow them to continuously learn from practice.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Fellows also enroll in a master’s degree programin the College of Education.

Course work for the program occurs during thesummer before and after the first teaching yearas well as through courses integrated intoclassroom activities during the year.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Fellows receive a $13,601 stipend for thefellowship year and monies toward tuition(up to 33 hours) required for a master’s degreeduring the 15 months they are involved in theprogram.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Fellows will be employed by the University of Missouri during this time period.

Fellows pay their own student fees and costsfor textbooks used in their courses.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Mentor teachers are released from full-timeteaching and remain in their school buildingson special assignment to work with two fellows,the University and their schools.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Mentor teachers work directly with the fellowsthrough-out the year, serve as a resource andcoach, and even team-teach with the fellows.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

Mentor teachers are involved in professionaldevelopment activities in schools and at MU.They serve as resources to the College ofEducation, working with the Teacher Education Program, and offering professional development for their schools or neighboring schools.

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

How and where does it start? ...

First, the partner school must be able to identify a possiblementor teacher (MT).

The school must also have one normally-occurringteaching vacancy in the building(retirement, transfer, etc.).

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4th gr.

3rd gr.

Partner School

The mentor teacher’s time isallocated as follows:

1/3 - mentoring his/her fellows

1/3 - working on school renewal

1/3 - working on MU activities (usually with the Teacher Development Program)

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Partner School

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

The mentor teacher is thenreleased from his/her classroom to provide the two open teaching vacancies needed for the fellows.

The mentor teacher’s salaryis still paid by the district.

XMT

XXMT

4th gr.

3rd gr.

Partner School

TeachingFellow(TF)

TeachingFellow(TF)

Two teaching fellows are then placed into the twoopen teaching positions.

XMT

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

Partner School

These two fellows are fully-certified teachers beginningtheir first year of teaching.

TF TF

XMT

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

Partner School

The district will pay $19,060 per fellow to MU. This money will go towards paying his/herstipend and tuition.

The fellows are employed byMU.

(stipend $& tuition $)

(stipend $& tuition $)

$ 19,060 $ 19,060

Paid by district(but employed by MU)

TF TF

XMT

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

(employed by district)

Partner School

The fellows are enrolled ina master’s program in the College of Education.

Their coursework is deliveredas follows...

• 8-10 credit hours the summer prior to the teaching year

• 9-11 credit hours each semester during their teaching year

• 3 credit hours the final summer

XMT

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

TF TF

Partner School

At the end of the fellows’second summer, they will have attained a Master in Education (M.Ed.) degree through the Curriculum & Instructiondepartment with an emphasisin Learning & Instruction.

TF TF

XMT

XX4th gr.

3rd gr.

Partner School

MUTeaching Fellowship Program

This unique program is availableonly in Partner Schools.

Teaching fellow candidatescan be graduates from anyinstitution as long as theyare (or can be) certified inthe state of Missouri.

Partner School