Who We Are
MƒA Boston Fellowship
MƒA Boston Master Teacher Fellowship
Professional Community
Board of Directors
Support MƒA Boston
News and Events
Contact Information
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 from the greater Boston area 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 four years. The program includes stipends totaling at least $40,000 over four years as well as professional development and leadership opportunities, including:
- Enrollment in graduate courses in either mathematics, computer science, or mathematics education that may lead to advanced degrees.
- Participation in Professional Development through workshops associated with Boston University’s “PROMYS for Teachers” program. MIT's Scheller Teacher Education Program, or 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, computer scientists, mathematics educators, researchers and graduate and undergraduate students.
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Professional Community
MƒA Boston supports the teaching and leadership practices of Teaching Fellows and Master Teachers in their schools through participation in a strong mathematical community of teachers, educators, and mathematicians. This community works collaboratively on mathematics, curriculum, and leadership projects selected to support MƒA Fellows’ school-based practices and responsibilities. Together, members explore deeply topics that are rooted in the secondary mathematics curriculum and develop projects, activities and lessons that will build a culture of exploration for their students.
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Board of Directors
- Al Cuoco, Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Mathematics Education at Education Development Center, Inc.
- Sol Friedberg, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the department at Boston College
- Steve Rosenberg, Professor of Mathematics at Boston University and Treasurer of Math for America Boston
- Glenn Stevens, Professor of Mathematics at Boston University and President of Math for America Boston
- J. Kim Vandiver, Dean for Undergraduate Research, Director of the Edgerton Center and Director of Undergraduate Research Opportunities at MIT
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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 Kristen Luce 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
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News and Events
MƒA Boston Master Teacher Elyssa Miller Spotlight: MHS Teacher Participates in Fellowship Program at BU
On April 24, 2012, Math for America and Boston University held the 2012 Massachusetts Noyce Meeting. Below are links to download materials from the conference, including:
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Contact Information
Eileen Lee
Executive Director, MƒA Boston
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