​Mƒ​A DC Teaching Fellowship​

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Cohort VI does Math on the National Mall

About 

​The Math ƒor America DC teaching fellowship is a five-year program launched in 2009 to provide support and incentives to those who want to make teaching math in an urban school a career.  The program provides an annual stipend of $10,000 and five years of mentoring by a teacher of at least twenty years' experience.  The first year of the program is a combination of graduate school training and student teaching.  Years 2 through 5 are required years of teaching in a D.C. public school or public charter school.  

Since 2014, MƒA DC is no longer accepting applicants for the teaching fellowship.

Year One
The first year of the fellowship includes both graduate school work and student teaching
  • Full Tuition scholarship and fees for a Masters in Teaching (MAT) degree program in Secondary Education- Mathematics at American University
  • $23,500 living stipend
  • Pre-service monthly professional development (PD) program and mentoring  

Years Two through Five

​Years two through five see fellows teaching in DC public schools or public charter schools with support from the MƒA teaching community. Fellows continue to attend once a month professional development (PD) program: 
  • $40,000 in stipends over four years, in addition to a full-time teacher's salary in Washington, DC
  • Mentoring, coaching, and support services
  • Participation in ongoing, interactive professional development (PD) program

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Through MƒA DC’s professional development we provide opportunities for fellows to meet and work together, help retain our most talented teachers, help develop leadership skills, and improve student outcomes. 

Monthly, mandatory, professional development (PD) in-person meetings are held on the first or second Saturday of the month, and once a month on a weekday.  These meetings are designed to build on all areas of teachers' pedagogical and content knowledge for math. 

During the PD sessions, fellows meet in a working group. These working groups are called professional learning communities (PLC) focused on a specific topic and are facilitated by experienced teachers. 

​Fellows receive financial support to attend national conferences organized by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Park City Mathematics Institute.