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Teaching MythBusters : What is the teaching profession actually like?. Overview. Teaching Myths and Realities What is TEAM-UP? How to get involved. Overview. Teaching Myths and Realities What is TEAM-UP? How to get involved. Turn & Talk.
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Teaching MythBusters: What is the teaching profession actually like?
Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is TEAM-UP? • How to get involved
Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is TEAM-UP? • How to get involved
Turn & Talk • What are the reasons individuals are interested in teaching? • What are barriers that prevent individuals from pursuing a teaching career?
Starting salaries Which is closest to the typical starting salary for K-12 teachers in the Denver area? • $23,000 • $32,000 • $43,000 • $52,000 • $65,000
Mid-career salaries After 15 years of teaching and earning a master’s degree, which is closest to the typical Colorado K-12 teacher salary? • $30,000 • $45,000 • $60,000 • $75,000 • $90,000
Colorado Teacher Benefits Information Retirement Colorado schools offer PERA Retirement Benefits • Begin teaching at 22 years old, full retirement benefits at 57 • 87.5% of highest annual income • Minimum of $10,000/year value over industry 401K plans
Teaching vs. Industry Teaching Lockheed Martin Salary + Retirement Benefits (4% contribution into 401K) Early: $66K + $3K = $69K Mid: $78K + $3K = $81K Contract 12-month contract 10 – 40 days off Retire at 65 salary depends on market performance & life expectancy Salary + Retirement Benefits Mid-Career Salary + Benefits • Early: $43K+ $17K = $60K • Mid: $75K+$17K = $92K Contract • 9-month contract • 74 days not on contract • Retire late 50’s with 87.5% of HEI
Teacher Retention What fraction of grade 7-12 teachers remain in the profession at year 5? • 28% • 41% • 59% • 78% • 90%
Retention and Job Satisfaction • 78% of secondary teachers continue into year 5.† • Five out of six science teachers said they would choose the same career again. • 27.8% of Teach For America Teachers remain in the profession after 5 years.‡ †2015 U.S. Dept. of Ed Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study ‡Donaldson & Johnson. "Teach For America teachers: How long do they teach? Why do they leave?." Phi Delta Kappan 93.2 (2011): 47-51.
High School Teacher Private Sector STEM Positions Intellectual challenge and satisfaction rated equal to or higher than private sector STEM careers
Physics Teachers What fraction of physics teachers have a major in physics or physics education? • 17% • 32% • 51% • 64% • 88%
Relative Demand by Field Considerable shortage (5.00 – 4.21) • Spec. Ed. – Severe/Profound Disability 4.61 • Spec. Ed. – Visually Impaired 4.59 • Physics 4.53 • Mathematics 4.42 • Chemistry 4.42 In high demand 2014 AAEE (American Association of Employment in Education) Educator Supply and Demand in the United States Report
Summary of Teacher Benefits • Starting pay ~$43K, school year base • Mid-career ~$75K, school year base • Retire before age 60 w/ pension - 87.5% HEI • 74 days not under contract (breaks & holidays) • 78% teaching in year 5† • Intellectual challenge and satisfaction rated equal to or higher than private sector STEM careers†† †2015 U.S. Dept. of Ed Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study ††http://www.aip.org/statistics
Turn and talk • What did you already know? • What surprised you? • What questions do you still have? • What would you think if one of your best classmates decided to become a secondary science or math teacher?
Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is TEAM-UP? • How to get involved
Our Mission Passion for STEM + Drive to Teach = Impact Those who can, do. Those who can also inspire, teach.
Mutual Benefits: Mines & Our Local Schools Benefit from TEAM-UP • Mines graduates serve as ambassadors! • High schools students will have realistic expectations & preparation to excel. • Exceptional teachers with strong content knowledge • Prepare high school students for college.
Coursework Any Mines student can take these courses! Recommended first classes: • Early Field Experience (1 credit, Fall & Spring) • Conceptions of Schooling* (3 credits, Fall) • Educational Psychology* (3 credits, Spring) 14 additional credits required prior to student teaching *Count for 300-level HASS/LAIS electives
Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is TEAM-UP? • How to get involved
Noyce Internship Program • Paid professional Internship to explore the teaching profession • Apply through DiggerNet • “Fall 2018 TEAM-UP Noyce Internship” • $11.25/hour (up to $900 for semester) for classroom hours with Early Field Experience • Priority Deadline April 9th
Noyce Scholarship Program • Know you want to give back to a high needs community as a math or science teacher? • Online application (Priority Deadline March 23rd) • $10k/semester starting junior year and until you complete your license • Induction program in first year of teaching • High needs school district has one school with one of the following: • high % of students on free/reduced lunch • high teacher turnover rate • high % of teachers teaching outside their subject area
Student Club: TEA • Book Club • Meets every Wednesday from 4:45-5:45pm in the CoorsTek 370 • TEA Party • Next one Friday March 9th from 3:30-6:30pm • Purpose: Build and support a community of people interested in teaching • Create a database of teaching related jobs/opportunities • Bring in speakers to talk about the profession
Advising & Register for Classes • Sign up for a one-on-one advising appointment (instructions will be sent out to TEAM-UP student email list by March 15th) • Get paper registration form at appointment • Complete form and return/email to Mines registrar • Courses automatically transfer after completion of semester (mid-level HASS and/or free electives)
TEAM-UP House 1706 Illinois Street Blaster Card access available to TEAM-UP students!
TEAM-UP Student Ambassadors Kayla Kurkowski kkurkowski@mymail.mines.edu Megan Kallis mkallis@mymail.mines.edu
TEAM-UP Faculty Advisors Kristine Callan kcallan@mines.edu Wendy Adams wkadams@mines.edu Lacy Cleveland lcleveland@mines.edu Stephanie Fanselow Stephanie.Fanselow@unco.edu