Who We Are
MƒA Boston Fellowship
MƒA Boston Master Teacher Fellowship
Professional Development
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Who We Are
MƒA Boston was launched in 2010 with a mission to improve mathematics education in greater Boston public secondary schools by recruiting, training and retaining talented mathematics teachers. MƒA Boston offers the MƒA Fellowship and MƒA Master Teacher Fellowship. MƒA Boston is a partnership with Boston University (BU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Wellesley Scheller Teacher Education Program (STEP), with support from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program and private foundations.
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MƒA Boston Fellowship
The MƒA Boston Fellowship is a five-year program that rewards highly qualified individuals who wish to become public secondary school mathematics teachers. Fellows are STEM professionals or recent graduates who are interested in urban education and working with a diverse group of young people.
How the Program Works
Year One: Prepare to become a public secondary school math teacher.
- Full-tuition scholarship to Boston University’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program in mathematics
- $25,000 stipend
- Membership in a rich mathematical community of undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, mathematics educators and mathematicians through workshops, meetings and social events.
Years Two through Five: Teach in a Boston area public secondary school.
- $50,000 in stipends over four years, in addition to a full-time teacher’s salary in a high-need district in Boston
- Mentoring, support and professional development opportunities and participation in MƒA Boston corps activities.
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MƒA Boston Master Teacher Fellowship
The MƒA Boston Master Teacher Fellowship provides experienced secondary school mathematics teachers with the opportunity to become instructional leaders in their schools. MƒA Boston Master Teachers continue to teach in a high-need Boston school for at least five years. The program includes stipends totaling at least $50,000 over five years as well as professional development and leadership opportunities, including:
- Enrollment in graduate courses in either mathematics or mathematics education that may lead to advanced degrees.
- Participation in Professional Development through workshops associated with Boston University’s “PROMYS for Teachers” program and MƒA Boston supported seminars.
- Leadership activities with other Master Teachers that can be implemented into affiliated school districts.
- Contributing to university pre-service education programs and mentoring MƒA Boston Teaching Fellows.
- Opportunities to present work at regional or national mathematics/education conferences.
- Membership in a vibrant community consisting of teachers, mathematicians, mathematics educators, researchers and graduate and undergraduate students.
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Professional Development
The Fellowships offer membership in a vibrant mathematical community of undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, researchers, mathematics educators and mathematicians. MƒA Boston has opportunities for Fellows in their first year to meet regularly with the Noyce Program Director to discuss current events in education and video of classroom instruction, analyze student work and receive coaching on securing a teaching position. MƒA Boston Fellows are given funds for teaching materials, professional journals and support to attend conferences. Once Fellows are teaching, MƒA Boston provides continuous training and opportunities to meet one-on-one with other Fellows and Master Teachers for advice and guidance. MƒA Boston Master Teachers engage in leadership activities focused on mathematics and how students learn mathematics, attend ongoing workshops with a strong mathematical focus and have the opportunity to act as a teaching assistant, cooperating teacher for a student teacher or mentor for a teacher-in-training.
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Support MƒA Boston
Math for America Boston is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with tax exempt status. We welcome support in any amount. Donate online now.
If you would like more information on supporting MƒA Boston, please contact Katie O’Malley or (617) 358-2388.
Donations may be sent by mail to:
Math for America Boston
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Boston University
111 Cummington St
Boston, MA 02215
Contact Information
Eileen Lee
Executive Director, MƒA Boston
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