Note: This Research Action Cluster is no longer active. Its work is presented here as it may continue to be useful.
Statement of the Problem
Secondary Mathematics Teacher Programs* (SMTPs) are not enrolling or graduating enough secondary mathematics teachers to satisfy the needs of U.S. middle and high schools.
Salary, stereotypes, job satisfaction, career prestige, and the challenges of learning mathematics contribute to low enrollments in mathematics teacher preparation programs.
*An SMTP is a program that includes a nationally accredited course of study housed at an institution of higher education that leads to licensure for teaching mathematics in grades 6-12.
Attract and maintain an adequate supply of secondary mathematics teacher candidates
Purposeful and sustained marketing plan and effort to attract a diverse population of teacher candidates and counter the negative narrative about teaching
Address needs of different institutions and programs
Marketing sensitive to diverse audiences Investigate how to retain those we recruit with strong potential for teaching secondary mathematics
Provide models for developing and launching purposeful and sustained marketing campaigns that re-brand teaching to appeal to STEM majors
Include adaptions for programs focusing on undergraduates, UTeach, alternative pathways, and other models
Identify critical experiences in mathematics and clinical work that impact recruitment and retention
Annual number of graduates reported to SMTI
Number individual initiated inquiries about mathematics teaching (by email, phone, walk-in, etc.) monitored continuously through form and aggregated monthly
Annual data summary on diversity that includes race, ethnicity, and gender
Number of individuals who declare an appropriate SMTP major aggregated monthly
Number of individuals who apply for admission to an SMTP aggregated each semester
MTE-Partnership Driver Diagram
MATH Driver Diagram
Progress
The RAC has created and disseminates a 9-module Secondary Mathematics Teacher Recruitment Campaign Implementation Guide available at http://bit.ly/MATHImplGuide .
The Data Literacy Institute – a partnership between APLU and the Association for Institutional Research with funding from Ascendium – brings together cross-departmental teams from 11 Powered by Publics institutions from Cluster 14 to engage in training that enhance their use of data to improve equitable student outcomes. In May 2022, Powered by Publics held […]
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