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MSTEP ACHIEVES its GOAL by...
- Offering comprehensive, customized inservice training for New York City science and math teachers.
- Giving its teacher-participants the opportunity to participate in the development of model instructional and lab activities which can be distributed through print and other multimedia formats.
- Coordinating this development process and overseeing the implementation, dissemination and evaluation of teacher-produced activities.
MSTEP INSTRUCTIONAL and LAB ACTIVITIES...
- Are based on ongoing research in math, science and technology teaching and learning practices.
- Integrate strong content which is aligned with NYSED’s content standards.
- Employ effective pedagogy and strategies for incorporating recently developed technology into teaching.
- Integrate techniques, methods and practices useful for meeting the needs of diverse student populations.
MSTEP TARGET AUDIENCE...
- Inservice science/math K-12 public school teachers who are uncertified and/or teaching out of their license area.
- Community School Districts interested in improving the pedagogical skills and content mastery demonstrated by their science/math teachers.
MSTEP INVOLVES THE COLLABORATION OF...
- New York State Education Department (NYSED)
- School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University
- New York Community School Districts 2, 13, 19, Erasmus Hall High School/Brooklyn High Schools District
- Professional Development Lab (PDL)
- Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC)
We at MSTEP are willing to collaborate with school district officials to develop teacher enhancement models that uniquely address the needs of the teachers and students of that particular School District. To this end we would like to invite new school districts to join us in developing professional development plans specially tailored to meet their needs.
If our MSTEP or SLIP models for teacher enhancement seem appropriate to your needs we would be happy to welcome you on board.
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