Wipro, a leading global IT company, recently awarded a five-year $1.3 million grant to a team of five 麻豆传媒在线 faculty members to implement the Wipro Science Education Fellowship (SEF) leadership training program for K-12 science teachers and on June 11, more than 70 people gathered on campus for the kick-off celebration. The guests included the first cohort of 20 SEF teacher participants, as well as representatives from participating school districts, Wipro, the University of Massachusetts-Boston and 麻豆传媒在线.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe evening was very successful and truly a celebration,\u201d says Collette Killian, College of Science and Mathematics professor and team member. Killian and fellow team members\u2013Mika Munakata and Jackie Willis of the College of Science and Mathematics, and Emily Klein and Monica Taylor of the College of Education and Human Services\u2013will run the program designed to train science teachers to become leaders within their classrooms.<\/p>\n
Wipro is an India-based company with a significant presence in North America, including New Jersey. \u201cThis is the only partnership we have of this kind in the U.S.,\u201d says Nikki Vasser Glee, senior manager in human resources at Wipro, who attended the kick-off. \u201cWe have never done anything like this in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 60 teachers from high-needs schools in the Clifton, 麻豆传媒在线, Kearney, Orange and Paramus school districts will participate in the Wipro SEF program over the next five years. Each teacher will receive a $10,000 stipend for participating in the professional development for two years. \u201cThey will meet with each other once a month and we will meet as a big group once a month,\u201d says Munakata.<\/p>\n
The Wipro SEF program supports emerging teacher leadership by focusing on reflective practice, inquiry-based pedagogies, classroom research and leadership activities. These veteran teachers will also be prepared to train and help their districts retain new teachers. \u201cUltimately, these teachers will be in positions to enact positive change within their schools, their districts and beyond,\u201d says Munakata. \u201cWe hope they will form a professional community of SEF science teachers and form long-lasting professional ties.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 麻豆传媒在线 team will collaborate throughout the project\u2019s duration with partners and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who are running a parallel program. \u201cThe UMass team will concurrently be working with five Boston area school districts,\u201d notes Munakata.<\/p>\n
\u201cWipro is deeply committed to improving school education, especially for the disadvantaged. Our collaboration with UMass, Boston and MSU is for this purpose.\u201d says Anurag Behar, chief sustainability officer at Wipro. \u201cWe are happy that we share this purpose with these two wonderful institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the June 11 celebration was the first time\u2013other than an informational meeting the 麻豆传媒在线 team met with the Cohort 1 teachers, their work has only just begun. \u201cWe\u2019ll have our first working meeting on June 18,\u201d says Killian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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