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Newark Elementary School Teacher Benefitting from New Jersey STEM Innovation Fellowship

A feature article in TAPinto Newark covers the New Jersey STEM Innovation Fellowship, which is modeled on MƒA and our proven teacher fellowship program in New York City.

Workshop Spotlight

We Got This! Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be

How might teachers infuse their instruction with anti-racist practices, student centered instruction, and equitable opportunities to support students during remote learning?

Stories

Teaching the Science Behind COVID-19 Vaccines: Creating a Ripple Effect Beyond the Classroom

MƒA Master Teachers Sarah Tazghini and Pooja Bhaskar are using cutting-edge science to inspire students and spread scientific awareness in their communities about COVID-19 vaccines.

Workshop Spotlight

MƒA MT²: Master Teachers on Teaching 2020

MƒA hosted our 9th Annual MT²: Master Teachers on Teaching event, which featured TEDx-style talks from six MƒA Master Teachers on the theme “Disruption: Finding A Way Forward.”

In the News

The Math Equation

MƒA President John Ewing recently joined host Howard Blumenthal on the Reinventing School video web series to talk about mathematics education.

Stories

Remote Teaching During the Pandemic: Trading in the Textbook for the Real World

MƒA Master Teacher Chaya Baras took the absence of state tests as an opportunity to reimagine science class and increase student engagement. 

Teacher Voices

Leaning into Vulnerability: Conversations about Racism Inside and Outside the Classroom

A student I recently spoke with wondered why he had to be the one to start the conversation about racism in his school.  

Workshop Spotlight

MƒA Affinity Groups

MƒA Affinity Groups meet regularly and are designed to give MƒA teachers a safe space to discuss various aspects of equity and inclusion related to life inside and outside the STEM classroom.

In the News

The Ridiculousness of Learning Loss

Should schools open for in person learning? Maybe. But not because of some ridiculous idea of learning loss, writes MƒA President John Ewing in his newest column for Forbes.

Workshop Spotlight

The Science of Remote Learning

The transition to remote learning has raised a variety of instructional challenges, which raises the question: How can psychology and neuroscience research inform the way teachers navigate their virtu