FAME 2015 Application |
1. Faculty Academy for Mathematics Excellence (FAME) Program
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The Faculty Academy for Mathematics Excellence (FAME) is a professional development program for math teachers in grades 6 - 10, who teach in districts that are part of the East Side Alliance (e.g., Oak Grove, Franklin-McKinley, Alum Rock, Berryessa Union, and Evergreen school districts and the corresponding Eastside Union High School District schools for these feeder schools). Teachers in other districts may apply for any available open spaces in the program.
This program is offered by the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College, in collaboration with the Santa Clara County Office of Education. More information is available at: http://tinyurl.com/KCI-FAME2015 .
FAME 2015 Summer Institute: July 20 - 31, 2015
This program is offered by the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College, in collaboration with the Santa Clara County Office of Education. More information is available at: http://tinyurl.com/KCI-FAME2015 .
FAME 2015 Summer Institute: July 20 - 31, 2015
Berryessa, Alum Rock, Franklin-McKinley, and Oak Grove Applications are due by 11:59pm, March 1, 2015.
Evergreen SD teacher applications are due by 11:59 March 31, 2015.
East Side Union High School District applications are due by 11:59 April 13, 2015.
Applications from teachers in other districts are due by 11:59 April 20, 2015.
Applications will be accepted online only at this website [http://tinyurl.com/FAMEapply2015].
Program Description
The FAME program consists of a two-week summer institute at Foothill College and four follow-on sessions during the academic year. In the 10-day summer institute, teachers explore ratios and proportional reasoning, expressions and equations, algebraic functions and tranformational geometry concepts with an emphasis on topics that students often find challenging to master while also learning how to integrate computer and Internet technologies (e.g., GeoGebra, spreadsheet software, and virtual manipulatives) to support teaching and learning.
Eligibility
This program is open to mathematics educators who teach in grades 6 - 10 in districts that are part of the East Side Alliance (e.g., Oak Grove, Franklin-McKinley, Alum Rock, Berryessa Union, and Evergreen school districts and the corresponding Eastside Union High School District schools). Teachers in other districts may apply for any available open spaces in the program.
Participant Requirements
• Attend all 10 days of the FAME 2015 summer institute (July 20 - 31, 8:30am-3:30pm).
• Redesign several math lessons or a unit of study during the summer institute that you will then subsequently teach in the Fall quarter.
• Participate in 3 of 4 academic year follow-on sessions.
• Support from school principal who is required to complete an online support form available at: http://tinyurl.com/FAME2015-principal.
• Agree to take the Content Knowledge for Math Teaching survey before and after the summer institute and again at the end of the program.
• Allow the FAME team to collect student performance data for program evaluation purposes only (required by the program funders).
• Allow the FAME team to collect data about you that will be used to help us determine if the program’s goals have been met, and