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Meeting the Challenge of Meeting the Challenge of Increasing the Number of Increasing the Number of
Fully-Credentialed Fully-Credentialed Mathematics and Science Mathematics and Science
TeachersTeachers____________________________________________________
Carol Fry Bohlin ~ carolb@csufresno.edu
California State University, FresnoAMTE Annual Conference • Irvine, CA
30 January 2010
California Credentials for California Credentials for Teaching Science and Teaching Science and
MathematicsMathematicsMultiple Subject Single Subject
◦Mathematics◦Science: Biological Science, Chemistry,
Geosciences or Physics◦Foundational-Level Mathematics (FLM)◦Foundational-Level General Science (FLGS)…and teachers can add a Subject Matter Authorization in Mathematics or Science to an existing credential (32 units of coursework)
Pathways to a Single Subject Pathways to a Single Subject (SS) Credential in Math or (SS) Credential in Math or
ScienceScienceFull Math or Science SS Credential (teach all
courses)◦ Blended bachelor’s degree and SS credential program
(major in math or science)◦ Post-baccalaureate SS credential program ◦ Multiple Subject (MS) Credential Program plus take SS
teaching methods course and pass 3 subject matter area tests (California Subject Examinations for Teachers--CSET)
Foundational-Level Credential (teach up through “middle school” math or science courses in departmentalized setting)◦ Add to SS or MS credential by passing CSET subtests I &
II and (if MS) a SS teaching methods class.
…or teachers can add a Subject Matter Authorization in Mathematics or Science to an existing credential (32 units of specified coursework is required)—Can then teach through 9th grade level of math or science
Incentives to Teach Math or Incentives to Teach Math or ScienceScience
Expedited B.A./Single Subject CredentialMathematics Education Minor (plan
submitted)Numerous free or very inexpensive math
and science courses/workshops for teachers ◦ ChemTeach/PhysTeach (modeling approach)◦ Math 130-series courses taught after 4 p.m.◦ Specialized middle school mathematics and
science teaching methods courses◦ Math/Science content workshops (CSET prep)
Invitations to join NASA or SJVMP- and CVSP-sponsored activities (e.g., Tech Day: GeoGebra, graphing calculators, robotics,...)
Field trips to NASA/Ames Research CenterFree subscription to COMET (California
Online Mathematics Education Times)
Additional IncentivesAdditional IncentivesFinancial Support
◦ Scholarships (including TRP and Noyce)◦ APLE (Assumption Program of Loans for
Education)◦ Reimburse CSET and credential application fees◦ Paid early field experience in math/science
classrooms and in afterschool programsPromote need for math/science teachers and
how fulfilling this career is! ◦ New student orientations at Fresno State◦ Community Colleges◦ MATHCOUNTS, MESA, Math Field Day, and other
on-campus events◦ Direct e-mailing to prospective teachers and to
math/science majors