Grant Funded Programs

Ruth S. Ammon School of Education faculty bring innovation to their clinical practice and to their research.

The School’s grant-funded programs will prepare science and math educators, and will provide students with tuition stipends and other benefits as they are prepared to teach in New York’s high-needs school districts.

Project BEST: Bilingual Educators in Science Technology

OVERVIEW

A joint partnership with Adelphi University, and the Westbury and Roosevelt School Districts, Project BEST is a New York State Race to the Top funded grant program that prepares qualified bilingual candidates for a fulfilling career in science education through clinically rich study and practice.

The U.S. Department of Education awards Race to the Top money to programs “that are leading the way with ambitious yet achievable plans for implementing coherent, compelling, and comprehensive education reform.”

PROGRAM DETAILS

Project BEST is a graduate residency program that provides intensive and in-depth teacher education.

PROGRAM BENEIFITS:

• Earn an M.A. in Science Education, with initial New York State certification (grades 7-12) in a science discipline (biology, earth science, physics, or chemistry) and a bilingual extension
• Mentoring by highly qualified teachers and University faculty through a one-year, full-time teaching residency
• Involvement with the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
• Receive a $10,000 tuition stipend
• Receive a $30,000 living allowance

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

To qualify for Project BEST, students must:

• be bilingual in Spanish or Haitian Creole
• be interested in teaching science at a middle or high school level
• give back to a community in need
• be a college graduate with a strong background in science
• devote one year toward intensive study in a clinically rich training program

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT:

Dr. Tracy Hogan
p – 516 877-4019
e – hogan@adelphi.edu

Interested students must apply for admission to Adelphi University.

The Adelphi SEA Program

OVERVIEW

Adelphi’s SEA program is a National Science Foundation/NOYCE Scholarship for undergraduate students in our STEP program and graduate science education students that uses Long Island’s natural environment for teaching and provides unique training in science education.

Students will receive scholarship funds leading to the completion of an M.A. in Science Education with initial New York State certification (grades 7-12) in a science discipline (biology, earth science, physics, or chemistry).

PROGRAM DETAILS

PROGRAM BENEFITS:

• $55,000 (3 years) of tuition scholarship funding for undergraduate (STEP) students
• $22,000 (1 year) of tuition scholarship funding for students enrolled in the accelerated graduate program
• Paid Nassau BOCES internship with the marine biology program
• Participation in marine science field courses on Long Island and in Australia
• Unique mentoring and professional development support throughout the program

STUDENTS MUST:

• have a strong science background and commit to teaching in a high-needs district after program completion

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT:

Dr.  Tracy Hogan
p – 516.877.4019
e – seanoyce@adelphi.edu.

Interested students must apply for admission to Adelphi University.
Preference will be given to those applications received by February 15, 2012.

The Adelphi Teacher of Mathematics Scholarship (TOMS) Program

OVERVIEW

Adelphi’s TOMS program is a National Science Foundation NOYCE Scholarship for mathematics majors who are pursuing a secondary teaching credential through Adelphi’s STEP.

PROGRAM DETAILS

TOMS provides students with the following financial support and training:

• $14,000 towards financial support during the junior and senior years
• $22,000 towards financial support during Graduate year
• Special Training which includes the following classes:
  • Methods of Teaching College Placement Calculus I
  • Methods of Teaching Geometry
  • Issues of Learning Mathematics in High Needs Schools: Race, Gender, Equity & Social Justice
  • Measurement & Evaluation of School Based Mathematics Learning Programs and Testing
• Periodic seminars while a student; Access to Peer Support Website; One-on-one counseling; and support during first year of teaching
• Based on your individual financial need, students could have the remaining portion of tuition paid for

STUDENTS MUST:

•  commit to teaching in a high-needs district after completing the program

CONTACT

For more information, contact contact Dr. Danté A. Tawfeeq, Program Coordinator.

Interested students must apply for admission to Adelphi University.