Math for America

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS: MFA IS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO TEACHERS. OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS TO STAY IN THE CLASSROOMS AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR IMPACT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. -FELLOWSHIPS: WE OFFER FOUR-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS FOR ACCOMPLISHED NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH. OUR FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDE AN ENORMOUS ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES - WORKSHOPS, MINI-COURSES, AND SEMINARS - WHILE BRINGING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF EXPERT TEACHERS WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE. -PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY: WE BELIEVE PARTICIPATION IN A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO SUSTAIN TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOM WORK. THROUGHOUT EACH FELLOWSHIP MFA TEACHERS ENGAGE IN NUMEROUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TOGETHER. THEY MEET REGULARLY BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND SOCIALLY, ONLINE AND IN PERSON, BUILDING STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE. THEY EXPLORE COMMON THEMES TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PRACTICE. -PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: THROUGH OUR FELLOWSHIPS, MFA TEACHERS DEEPEN THEIR OWN CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, REFINE AND EXPAND THEIR SKILLS AS PEDAGOGUES, AND EXAMINE THE BEST WAYS TO TEACH EVERY STUDENT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. MFA TEACHERS ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY, STEM-FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND EVENTS - MUCH OF IT DESIGNED BY AND FOR THE TEACHERS THEMSELVES - THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. -PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION: TEACHERS IN OUR FELLOWSHIPS ARE IMPRESSIVE PROFESSIONALS, AND WE ELEVATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS TO BUILD THE RESPECT, TRUST, AND RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE. WE PROVIDE STIPENDS TO TEACHERS, HONOR THEM THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR VOICES BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. IN ALL THESE WAYS, WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY OUR TEACHERS BUT THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

EXTENDING OUR MODEL: OUR GOAL IS TO SEE PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO THE MFA FELLOWSHIP MODEL REPLICATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE THE PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERLIE MFA ARE ESSENTIAL TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT THE VERY BEST MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS. WE ADVOCATE FOR TEACHERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND, TO BE RESPECTED AND TRUSTED AS PROFESSIONALS AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO A MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY WHERE THEIR VOICES ARE PROMINENT. WE WANT OUR FELLOWSHIPS TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT TEACHING IN AMERICA.