UCASE: Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has selected IUPUI as one of four universities in Indiana to offer the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship. This initiative funded by a $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment and administered by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is designed to increase the number of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teachers in high-need Indiana schools.

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program will provide support to 80 selected fellows each year with a stipend of $30,000. The stipends are offered to either recent college graduates or career changers who possess a degree in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics. Each Fellow who accepts the $30,000 stipend and completes the program must commit to teach mathematics, science and/or engineering technology education for three years in a high-need Indiana secondary school.

Once accepted, the Woodrow Wilson Teachings Fellows will enroll in a combined master’s degree and teacher certification program. The on-line application is currently available at http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/teaching/indiana/index.php. The Fellows who are chosen to attend IUPUI will begin their master’s degree and STEM teacher education in early June of the admitted year.

The program at IUPUI is designed around the core components of the Transition to Teaching (T2T) curriculum and includes integrated STEM courses that are designed to prepare the Fellows to teach in urban schools. Fellows may select one of the three Master of Science degree options that closely align with their professional advancement goals:

Master of Science in Secondary Education-Science Education:
Course schedule [PDF]
Course descriptions [PDF]
Tuition and Fees Cost Estimate: In-state [PDF] | Out of State [PDF]
Master of Science in Mathematics-Math Education:
Course schedule [PDF]
Master of Science in Technology-STEM Education
Program descriptions and course schedules [PDF]

The IUPUI Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Overview

Basic Overview of the WWITF program [PDF]

The program at IUPUI aims to prepare exemplary secondary teachers in science science (Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Space Science, Physics, and Physical Science), mathematics, and technology to serve diverse learners in urban settings. The Fellows will attend a secondary school-based, graduate-level, teacher education program that is complemented by intensive mentoring during the pre-service year and throughout the first three years of teaching.

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship curriculum at IUPUI is research-based and designed by an interdisciplinary team of faculty members from three nationally reputable academic units: the Purdue School of Science, the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, and the IU School of Education. The curriculum of 36 graduate credits focuses on developing the depth of content knowledge and integrating inquiry-based instruction in an inviting, collaborative, and rigorous learning environment. The Fellowship program at IUPUI embraces the following core values:

Creation of supportive and reflective learning environments that respect diversity
Use of ongoing assessment of student learning to evaluate and improve practices
Development of expertise in designing and implementing culturally responsive and equitable learning opportunities

The curriculum is structured around Indiana Professional Standards Board competencies for middle and high school science and math teachers, Indiana Department of Education academic standards for student learning in the STEM disciplines, and the Indiana University School of Education Principles of Teacher Education.

Fellows will qualify for the Indiana teaching license certification at the end of the first year of the program and will complete the remaining six credits necessary for graduation during their first year of full-time teaching.

For the specific academic degree program information, please contact Dr. Kathy Marrs, kmarrs@iupui.edu, Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship Project Director. For general fellowship eligibility and application information, please contact Dr. Kim Nguyen at knguyen@iupui.edu or 317-274-1126.