Welcome to the E=mc² (Transition to Teaching) Program

E=mc², Educating Middle-Grades Teachers for Challenging Contexts, is a teacher certification program designed to train midcareer and early retiree mathematics and science professionals as middle-grade teachers. To meet Pennsylvania's crucial need for mathematics and science teachers, E=mc² provides an accelerated path to Pennsylvania teaching certification that also enables professionals to begin the program while maintaining their current jobs. Participants receive practical and rigorous preparation to meet the needs of individual middle school students, with program academic coursework thoroughly integrated with field-based experiences. E=mc² offers a unique set of advantages designed to ease and speed the transition to teaching:
    • complete in 12 months, which includes student teaching with a cohort of similarly situated adults
    • a partial tuition subsidy of $5,000
    • be eligible to receive a Pennsylvania teacher certification upon completion
    • coursework geared to allow you to continue work at your current job for at least the first half of the program by offering courses on two Fridays and Saturdays a month
    • courses designed and taught by Temple University faculty that link mathematics or science, respectively, with teaching strategies appropriate for middle-school-aged children
    • initial practical experience in cooperating schools with middle school students followed by progressively more independent and involved classroom work
    • independent teaching supported by master teachers during 14 weeks of full-time student teaching

For more information, please contact Rosemary Jackson, Telephone: (215) 204-8149, E-mail: emc2@temple.edu.
 

Rey Llena leads a Praxis study session for E=mc² students.

E=mc² students hold a study session for the Praxis science test.

E=mc² students hold a study session for the Praxis math test.

 

Financial Support

For E=mc² Participants:
All qualified E=mc² participants earn up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies, made possible through federal Transition to Teaching grants. Recipients are required to commit to three years of teaching in one of three E=mc² partner districts: Chester-Upland, Harrisburg, or Philadelphia.

For "Wachovia E=mc² Educators":
Through the generosity of Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company, ten qualified E=mc² participants will be named Wachovia E=mc² Educators and will earn up to an additional $7,000 each in program support (Click here for the Wachovia press release concerning its $70,000 grant to E=mc²; click here for a story on the grant in Temple Today).

And for "Temple Noyce Scholars":
Through a Noyce grant of the National Science Foundation, an additional 12 qualified E=mc² participants will be selected to earn an additional $10,000 in tuition support (on top of the $5,000 from Transition to Teaching) plus a small stipend.
 
 

Links:
                                Growing Need for Qualified Math and Science Teachers
                                Staff
                                FAQ
                                U.S. Government Transition To Teaching Website
                                Partner Districts:
                                      • School District of Philadelphia
                                      • Harrisburg School District
                                      • Chester Upland School District

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