Career Awards for Science and Mathematics Teachers
About the Award
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers recognizes outstanding STEM teachers in the North Carolina public primary and secondary schools.
The award provides $175,000 over five years and is available to North Carolina teachers who have an outstanding performance record in educating children and who demonstrate solid knowledge of STEM content.
This award presents opportunities for professional development and collaboration with other master science and/or mathematics teachers who will help to ensure their success as teachers and their satisfaction with the field of teaching. The award offers schools and school districts the opportunity to fully develop and empower teachers as leaders in the field.
Special consideration will be given to teachers working in hard-to-staff, economically deprived classrooms in North Carolina. Special consideration will also be given to efforts that integrate environmental science and climate change into STEM-related curriculum.
The Fund and the State Board of Education recognizes that improving STEM education in North Carolina will require systemic revision of K-12 instruction.
Teachers who are content-area experts and have the pedagogical skills are critical to ensuring a students’ success in understanding STEM subjects. These teachers can make a difference by serving as change agents, not only for their students, but also for other educators across the state.
The largest hurdle in accomplishing these goals has been a severe shortage of STEM teachers (even beyond North Carolina’s ongoing teacher shortage). In 2015, just 13 percent of the University of North Carolina system’s 4,675 newly prepared teachers were certified in computer science/technology, science, and mathematics.
Eligibility and Application Process
Please review the Request for Proposals for detailed information on eligibility and the application process.
Due: September 30th, 2020 by 4:00pm
Questions
View the Frequently Asked Questions page.
If your question is not answered after reviewing the FAQs, email Alfred Mays or Tiffanie Taylor with “2021 CASMT” as the subject line.
2021 CASMT Request for Proposals
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IDEA-CON provides educators with a flexible professional development program this summer. Sessions are available online beginning July 30-31, and renewal credits will be provided. Sessions will range from 15 minute splashes to 30 minute discussions. Live interactions will be hosted in an
interactive Facebook Group, and a combination of live plenary speakers and door prizes will keep things interesting! IDEA-CON will combine STEM-focused sessions with general professional development on engaging online and preparing for the upcoming academic year. And best of all – this conference is FREE!
1ST ANNUAL ONLINE CONFERENCE APPALACHIANSTATE UNIVERSITY
IDEA-CON opens on July 30-31, but most materials will be available to participants for 4 months for your convenience.
A combination of live and prerecorded sessions available online make this conference super convenient but still engaging.
IDEA-CON focuses on great ideas for your classroom, including technology, hands on activities, and resources available to you.
Register Here!
For more information about the conference and how to register, please visit the Mathematics and Science Education Center site.
All registrants will receive additional update emails as we near the conference date that provide information on accessing the conference online, how to request renewal credits, and an up to date agenda. Questions? Contact the Mathematics and Science Education Center at [email protected].
NCCAT Programs
15372 – MAKERSPACE 101: USING THE MAKER MOVEMENT TO REACH ALL STUDENTS’ NEEDS – VIRTUAL
July 6, 2020 to July 9, 2020 Located at
Note: This program is virtual
Explore how teachers and students with no prior knowledge can use the Maker Movement to become inventors and designers. Teachers will learn the basics of the Maker Movement and how to integrate hands-on creative lessons into their standards to reach the needs of all students. We will explore green screen projects, basic robotics, coding, design theory, 3D printing, building and making, STEAM projects, and much more!
CLICK HERE TO APPLYProgram type: Standard
NC Conference for Educational Equity
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:00 a.m. – Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:00 p.m.
Join educators from across the state for a FREE two-day virtual conference dedicated to exploring the multiple dimensions of educational equity. NC Conference for Educational Equity will focus on rethinking our practices, disrupting a broken system and discussing innovative solutions that create equitable outcomes for every student in North Carolina. Throughout the conference, participants will select from a variety of interactive sessions that focus equity as it relates to systemic educational barriers, race, LGBTQ+, English Learners, Exceptional Children, and much more.
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Session Schedule: COMING SOON!
Day 1: Tuesday, July 21st
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Keynote Address
10:15 AM – 3:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions
Day 2: Wednesday, July 22nd
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Educator Panel
10:15 AM – 3:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions
Keynote Speakers
Tru Pettigrew: Tru is a celebrated author, an engaging speaker, a committed community leader, and an award-winning marketing executive with 20 years of experience at the nation’s top advertising & marketing agencies. Tru currently serves as founder and President of Tru Access (www.Tru-Access.com), which is an inspiration and empowerment consultancy that serves individuals and organizations by helping them to bridge gaps. His first book, “Millennials Revealed” serves as a guide for countless individuals and organizations across the country to help them build meaningful connections across diverse generations. As a Diversity & Inclusion advocate and committed Community Bridge Builder, Tru has established a strong reputation for building bridges across racial, cultural, social, and relational lines. Tru currently lives in Cary, NC with his wife of 17 years, Tameka, and their 7-year-old son Austin.
Tony Godwin: Tony retired in January 2019 as the Chief of Police for the Town of Cary. His 30-year career with the Cary Police Department began as an intern when he was a Senior at NC State University. Following graduation, he began as a patrol officer and went on to work nearly every assignment in the department over the next 3 decades. He served as the Region VII Director for the NC Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, The Chairman of the Carolinas Region for the Atlanta/Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area through the US Drug Enforcement Agency and finally, he was appointed by the Governor of North Carolina as a state commissioner for the Industrial Hemp Commission. During the last 5 years of his career Tony found his passion for building bridges between law enforcement and communities of color, which is the work he continues today through his partnership with Tru Pettigrew at Tru Access. Tony is married for over 20 years to a former law enforcement officer, Shannon, and they have two sons, Wyatt (18) and Colton (9).
