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Promoting effective teaching
Innovations in Teaching Awards | Math Scholars | Teachers Teaching with Technology
Effective teachers are integral to student achievement, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculums.
Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards
The TI Foundation established the Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teaching Awards in 2007 as part of a three-year commitment to recognize instructors at the secondary level who enhance student achievement and increase interest in high school classrooms in the Dallas, Plano and Richardson Independent School Districts.
As STEM fellows, the teachers participate in an annual professional development day at TI's facility designed to expose them to interesting, everyday uses of math and science in the technology business world. Recipients also receive $10,000 each, of which $5,000 is directly awarded to the teacher. The other $5,000 is to be used at the teacher's discretion for professional development or instructional technology. In the first two years, the TI Foundation inducted 20 teachers.
Math Scholars
In 2008, the TI Foundation continued funding our five-year, $1.1 million grant to the Math Scholars program at the University of North Texas Dallas campus, which is designed to encourage more students to seek mathematics degrees with math teacher certification. Students selected for this program must agree to teach in Dallas-area school districts for a minimum of two years upon graduation. To date, the program has met its admittance milestone of 30, with 19 students expected to graduate with mathematics degrees in the 2009-10 academic year.
Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3)
Sponsored by TI's Education Technology business, this endeavor was founded on the principle of teachers teaching other teachers. The T3 program includes both face-to-face and online professional development institutes, at which more than 100,000 educators from around the world have been trained on the latest methods in teaching math and science. In 2008, 79,971 math and science educators from around the country were trained through T3.
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