The Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

Project Directors MeetingNovember 29, 2011

The Texas A&M University System

Mid-Career Teacher Recruitment Grant

The Texas A&M System Mid-Career Grant

Program Highlights:• Participants receive up to $5,000 to become a

certified STEM teacher.– $2,500 tuition reimbursement for participants– Up to $2,500 for intern fees (must have secured employment

in high-needs school district)

• Public Service Announcements: www.lifeisloud.org

• Council of Deans and Advisory Council• Online Science and Mathematics Methods Courses• Participation in BTIM grant (if district qualifies)

TAMUS Mid-Career Grant Cohort 2

• Funded 45 participants statewide in 2010-2011.– 45 Tuition Reimbursement Awards– 28 Intern Fee Awards

• 5 candidates were hired after the Intern Fee Award deadline.

• 22 of the 33 hired are participating in the BTIM grant.

TAMUS Mid-Career Grant Cohort 2

• 13 males / 32 females• 13 math / 32 science

– 11 are grades 4-8– 34 are grades 8-12

• Previous occupations include:– Histologist - Credit Analyst– Microbiologist - Computer

Programmer– Paramedic - Army– Auditor - Engineer

Online Methods Courses

• Science Methods Course – Summer 2011– Taught by Dr. Gil Naizer from TAMU-Commerce on the INACT platform– 13 students enrolled

• TAMU-Commerce• TAMU-Kingsville• TAMU-Texarkana

• Mathematics Methods Course – Fall 2011– Taught by Dr. Tom Faulkenberry from TAMU-Commerce on the INACT

platform– 13 students enrolled

• TAMU- Commerce• TAMU-Texarkana

PACT Content Resources

• “Quick Helps” created by subject matter experts on the high need areas in math and science.

• Science– Chemistry– Earth Science – Physics– Space Science

• Mathematics– Geometry– Mathematical Processes and Perspectives– Number Concepts– Probability and Statistics

TAMUS Mid-Career Cohort 3

• Recruitment for Cohort 3 to begin in Spring 2012.

• Target is for 50 participants statewide

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Successes and Challenges

• Successes– Statewide project– Tuition reimbursements and intern fee awards– PACT resources

• Challenges– Statewide project– Timely payments to students– Participant recruitment for BTIM grant

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Dr. Janice MeyerCoordinator of Education InitiativesThe Texas A&M University System

979-458-6030janice.meyer@tamus.edu