Dreams To Teach STEM Application Packet | Dreams To Teach STEM Initiative Flyer

PRE-COLLEGE SESSIONS

The summer after your junior year of high school, you will join 39 other like-minded rising high school seniors in an intensive six-week program at Morehouse College to kick-start your preparation for your college career and eventual profession as a scholar and teacher. You'll begin by polishing your skills in science, mathematics, and writing. Then you'll tackle some new ideas. In state-of-the-art laboratories, you will start to hone your techniques for research and teaching and begin to notice the relationship between the two. After six short weeks of experimentation, exploration, excursions, and explanations, you leave with a custom-built trajectory for launching an exemplary college career.

During your senior year of high school you will continue your preparation for college and career at the Morehouse Saturday Academy. Approximately twice a month, you will convene with your cohorts to revisit and rethink topics from the summer session. You'll also get help with studying for the SAT and writing essays for college applications.

Continue celebrating your high school graduation by returning to Morehouse for the six-week Summer Pre-Freshman Program. You will formally begin your college career with dual enrollment as a science or mathematics major and in the teacher preparation program. Building on your experiences from the previous summer and the Saturday Academy, you can leap-frog into college by earning college credit toward your degree and teacher certification and earning a stipend at the same time.

Freshman Year

• Start bachelor's/teacher preparation program at Morehouse
• $15,000 scholarship possible
• Paid research experience in summer
• Choice of faculty mentors
• Tutoring
• Teaching seminars

After all the applications, essays, entrance exams, and acceptance letters, you will join the men of Morehouse. You will receive financial support and participate in specialized programming in mathematics, science, education, and leadership theory. Your faculty research mentor will help you plan your program of study and research project. Experienced teachers from public schools will serve as your math/science education advisers.

Sophomore Year

• Continue bachelor's/teacher preparation program at Morehouse
• Continue summer research and present results
• $15,000 scholarship possible
• Tutoring
• Teaching seminars

During your sophomore year, your cohort will continue meeting with faculty mentors weekly, as well as for an intensive week of collaboration and planning at the end of each semester. You will showcase the research you began the previous summer and perfect your presentation skills at regional or national conferences.

Junior Year

• Continue bachelor's/teacher preparation program at Morehouse
• Eligible for Morehouse College scholarship
• Field Experience

By the time you reach your junior year, you will have established your reputation as a scholar and opportunities will abound, including summer internships and certainly a Morehouse College scholarship. As your understanding deepens in mathematical, scientific, educational, and leadership theory through seminars, travel, and study, your laboratory practice will enable you to fine tune your skills in research and teaching.

Senior Year

• School teaching experience
• Complete bachelor of Science
• Complete teacher certification
• Eligible for Morehouse College scholarship

After more than four years of preparation, you will be ready for this year of completions and beginnings. With your diploma and teaching certificate, you will have the credentials you need to begin your career as a K-12 teacher. Your experience in this program will allow you to be the extraordinary teacher that you dreamed of being.

Initiative & Eligibility

The demand for highly trained African American male K-12 teachers is high. Nearly half of our U.S. schools have no minority teachers (Johnson, 2010; Villegas et al., 2010). In order to meet this need a special program was developed, the discovery research education for african american men in STEM to teach (dreamS to teach) initiative. It is designed to integrate a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) based education with a teacher preparation program.

Participating in the dreams to teach pre-college sessions at Morehouse College will jump start your track to success to a K-12 STEM teaching career. Obtaining your bachelor's of science degree and teacher certification along with your expertise in STEM education will position you as a role model who will greatly impact the academic performance and futures of our young people.

Funding for all pre-college sessions is provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Eligibility Requirements for the dreamS to teach initiative:

• Citizenship requirements as defined by the NSF
• African American Male
• A demonstrated early interest in STEM careers during high school matriculation
• Show a potential for future professional success based on past accomplishments, communication skills, and articulated interests
• Maintain a high school GPA of at least 3.3
• Provide SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP or IB Exam Scores
• Financial need

Dreams To Teach STEM Application Packet | Dreams To Teach STEM Initiative Flyer