WW Teaching Fellows come from many different backgrounds but are united by a single goal: to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (the STEM fields) to some of the nation’s highest-need students. But what makes these Fellows tick? What inspired them to pursue a career in the classroom? In this WW Perspectives series, we hear […]
Today, the nation remembers the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including his commitment both to opportunity and to service. Congress, which created the MLK holiday in 1983, officially designated it a day of service in 1994. MLK Day aims to honor Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community—“a global vision,” the King Center […]
WW President Arthur Levine was a panelist for a MIT Solve talk called “Are We Teaching STEM Wrong?” The discussion touched on topics such as assessment, advice for parents, and recruiting and retaining science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers. The panel was hosted by Google in Cambridge, MA, and included Chris Rogers of Tufts and Tina Grotzer of the […]
WW Teaching Fellows come from many different backgrounds but are united by a single goal: to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (the STEM fields) to some of the nation’s highest-need students. But what makes these Fellows tick? What inspired them to pursue a career in the classroom? In this WW Perspectives series, we hear […]
WW Teaching Fellows come from many different backgrounds but are united by a single goal: to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (the STEM fields) to some of the nation’s highest-need students. But what makes these Fellows tick? What inspired them to pursue a career in the classroom? In this WW Perspectives series, we hear […]
WW Teaching Fellows come from many different backgrounds but are united by a single goal: to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (the STEM fields) to some of the nation’s highest-need students. But what makes these Fellows tick? What inspired them to pursue a career in the classroom? In this WW Perspectives series, we hear […]
Leading up to #GivingTuesday on December 1, WW Perspectives is featuring just some of the ways the foundation has changed the lives of its Fellows. Tamara Markey WW TF ’14, shown in the video below, remembers the names of the teachers who inspired her to chase her dreams. Now, as an engineering teacher in Indiana, […]
WW Teaching Fellows come from many different backgrounds but are united by a single goal: to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (the STEM fields) to some of the nation’s highest-need students. But what makes these Fellows tick? What inspired them to pursue a career in the classroom? In this WW Perspectives series, we hear […]
In late October, at a White House event hosted by 100Kin10, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation—one of 100Kin10’s earliest partners—deepened its commitment to the initiative’s goal of recruiting and preparing 100,000 new STEM teachers by 2021. Stephanie Hull, the Foundation’s Executive Vice President and COO, reported that WW would meet its initial goal by 2016, thanks […]
This summer, WW New Jersey Teaching Fellows got a hands-on professional development opportunity at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. The three-day intensive focused on integrating art, math, and science in the classroom and included lectures, networking opportunities, and activities throughout the Science Center. Held in partnership with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the sessions also included presentations from […]
