What is the MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship?
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2019 COHORT ARE DUE ON MARCH 11, 2019
The MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship is a four-year fellowship designed to help beginning teachers grow into effective instructors and school leaders. The goal of this program is to increase the number of teacher-leaders in the greater Los Angeles area who will make a difference in and beyond their classrooms.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the fellowship, candidates must meet the following criteria:
BENEFITS
Fellows in good standing will receive:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The design of MƒA Los Angeles' PD synthesizes the best available research on how to retain our most talented teachers, help them develop leadership skills, and improve student outcomes. It is also grounded in strong theoretical frames on teacher leadership and professional development.
Monthly, mandatory, all-day professional development (PD) meetings are held on the first or second Saturday of the month (no PD in January, July, and August (fellows attend conferences in April and November). These meetings are designed to build on all areas of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for math.
Every PD begins with a session focused on content knowledge led by one or more faculty members of Harvey Mudd College. Every meeting also includes a session relating to some aspect of instruction (i.e., social justice and education through STEM).
Additionally, all fellows have time during each Saturday PD to meet in a working group. These working groups are intra-school professional learning communities focused on specific courses and are facilitated by experienced teachers and MƒA Los Angeles leadership.
Fellows will receive financial support to attend regional/national conferences organized by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, California Mathematics Council, and other similar entities.
The Early Career Teacher Fellowship Program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation through DUE #1439917 ("Math for America Los Angeles: Putting Research into Practice to Raise Teacher Quality and Retention and Student Performance").
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2019 COHORT ARE DUE ON MARCH 11, 2019
The MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship is a four-year fellowship designed to help beginning teachers grow into effective instructors and school leaders. The goal of this program is to increase the number of teacher-leaders in the greater Los Angeles area who will make a difference in and beyond their classrooms.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the fellowship, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Be at least half-way through your induction program. Preference will be given to those who will have completed their induction program and cleared their credential by July 1, 2019.
- Teach math to grades 6-12 in a public or charter school in a high-need district in the greater L.A. area at the time the fellowship begins. (Note: LAUSD is a high-need district)
- Commit to teaching math at a school in a high-need district during for the duration of the fellowship.
- Have completed a substantial amount of math coursework in undergraduate or graduate school (a total of at least 18 credits or 6 courses of post-calculus mathematics or related courses).
- Hold a valid California teaching credential.
- Demonstrate high content knowledge, a love of mathematics, and exemplary teaching and leadership skills.
- Enjoy collaborating with colleagues.
- Cannot be enrolled in any other academic program or any other program that may conflict with MƒA Los Angeles Fellowship requirements.
BENEFITS
Fellows in good standing will receive:
- $10,000 annually in salary support ($40,000 total).
- Coaching and mentoring from MƒA Los Angeles Master Teachers and coaches.
- Travel funding to attend regional/national mathematics conferences.
- Deepen their mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical skills through monthly professional development meetings.
- MƒA Los Angeles will encourage and assist Early Career Teacher Fellows to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards near the end of their fellowship period.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The design of MƒA Los Angeles' PD synthesizes the best available research on how to retain our most talented teachers, help them develop leadership skills, and improve student outcomes. It is also grounded in strong theoretical frames on teacher leadership and professional development.
Monthly, mandatory, all-day professional development (PD) meetings are held on the first or second Saturday of the month (no PD in January, July, and August (fellows attend conferences in April and November). These meetings are designed to build on all areas of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for math.
Every PD begins with a session focused on content knowledge led by one or more faculty members of Harvey Mudd College. Every meeting also includes a session relating to some aspect of instruction (i.e., social justice and education through STEM).
Additionally, all fellows have time during each Saturday PD to meet in a working group. These working groups are intra-school professional learning communities focused on specific courses and are facilitated by experienced teachers and MƒA Los Angeles leadership.
Fellows will receive financial support to attend regional/national conferences organized by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, California Mathematics Council, and other similar entities.
The Early Career Teacher Fellowship Program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation through DUE #1439917 ("Math for America Los Angeles: Putting Research into Practice to Raise Teacher Quality and Retention and Student Performance").
IMPORTANT DATES
- March 11, 2019: Application materials due (no later than 11:59PM)
- May 1, 2019: Take Praxis 5161: Math Content Knowledge exam on or before this date (or as soon as you can thereafter)
- Interviews: We will call you to set-up an on-site interview
- May 24, 2019: Decision letters sent via email
- September 7, 2019: First PD for applicants admitted into the program
APPLICATION PROCESS:
The application package contains forms and further instructions.
If you have any questions about the MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to ec-apply@mfala.org or calling us at (213) 821-3438. We're here to help!
Math for America Los Angeles mailing address:
Math for America Los Angeles
USC Rossier School of Education
1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90015
- By March 11, 2019, each applicant submits a completed two-page information form to ec-apply@mfala.org. This form must be accompanied by a resume, personal statement, and list of math courses taken. If you have issues with the fill-in forms, please check to make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed. Mac users: do NOT use Preview.
- Arrange to have two letters of recommendation (each with a rating sheet--found in the application package) mailed to our office or emailed to ec-apply@mfala.org by March 11, 2019 by the person writing the recommendation--not by the applicant. One letter from your principal; the second from your assistant principal/ administrator in charge of the math department or from your math coach.
- Arrange to have official transcripts for all post-secondary coursework mailed from the institution to the MƒA LA office (address at the bottom of this page) or emailed to ec-apply@mfala.org by March 11, 2019.
- Each applicant must take the Praxis 5161: Math Content Exam. A reimbursement for the $120 test fee is available if a completed Early Career Teacher Fellowship application is submitted and the applicant meets the basic criteria for admission. Proof of payment will be required. This is a computer-delivered test. A final decision regarding acceptance into the program cannot be made absent the test results.
- Candidates will be contacted regarding an on-site interview at their school.
- Applicants will be notified by email as to whether they are accepted into the program.
The application package contains forms and further instructions.
If you have any questions about the MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to ec-apply@mfala.org or calling us at (213) 821-3438. We're here to help!
Math for America Los Angeles mailing address:
Math for America Los Angeles
USC Rossier School of Education
1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90015
