The New Teacher Project (www.tntp.org) is a nationally recognized transition to teaching program for professionals who desire to teach math, science, Spanish, or mild interventions in the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). On December 19, 2006, Indianapolis Public Schools officially announced the launch of the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows (ITF) program.
The New Teacher Project has been in operation since 1977 and has recruited, prepared, or certified nearly 20,000 high-quality teachers, worked with more than 150 school districts, and established more than 40 programs in 22 states. The organization’s focus is on helping the nation’s public school systems and, in particular, those that serve poor and minority students-especially in urban areas. The IPS Teaching Fellows program will meet the critical needs areas identified by the school system: mathematics, science, Spanish, and mild interventions.
Marian University has been selected by The New Teacher Project to provide licensing assistance, with the option for a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, to a group of carefully selected degreed professionals who must meet stringent application requirements in order to become teacher candidates.
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree or higher,
- A transcript review,
- Successful passage of both the PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II (subject area) tests.
Upon acceptance, prospective teachers undertake a two-year program that begins with a summer institute and includes a five-semester, structured curriculum designed to give new teachers the knowledge, instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, and dispositions they will need to be successful in the classroom. Classroom-based observations during the school year will focus on delivery of curriculum through instruction, assessment of student learning, and cultural competency.
ITF Courses
To apply for the ITF program, visit the web site at
www.indianapolisteachingfellows.org.
For more information on coursework, contact
Christine Squier
Director of the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows at Marian College
csquier@marian.edu
317.955.6093