STEM educationU.S. launches national corps of STEM teachers
On Tuesday President Barack Obama announced his plan to create a new, national STEM Master Teacher Corps that fosters peer-to-peer professional development; the corps would start with fifty of the nation’s top STEM teachers established in fifty sites and, over four years, expand that core group to 10,000 teachers
On Tuesday President Barack Obama announced his plan to create a new, national STEM Master Teacher Corps that fosters peer-to-peer professional development. The corps would start with fifty of the nation’s top STEM teachers established in fifty sites and, over four years, expand that core group to 10,000 teachers. These teachers will then instruct other teachers in best practices so America’s students can benefit from the best in STEM education.
Obama said he would immediately redirect $100 million of the existing Teacher Incentive Fund to help school districts implement, identify, develop, and leverage effective STEM teachers.
The president proposes fully to fund the program with $1 billion from his 2013 budget request currently before Congress. The program would require teachers to make a multi-year commitment to the corps, and in return receive an annual stipend of up to $20,000 on top of their base salary. The teachers will provide their expertise, service and leadership in training other teachers to become more skilled and effective in teaching STEM subjects.
