Teaching Myth Busters: What is the teaching profession actually like?

1. Teaching Myth Busters: What is the teaching profession actually like?

2. Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is TEAM-UP? • How to get involved

3. Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is Teach@Mines? • How to get involved

4. Turn & Talk • What are the reasons individuals are interested in teaching? • What are barriers that prevent individuals from pursuing a teaching career?

5. Teaching Myths & Realities

8. Starting salaries Which is closest to the typical starting salary for K-12 teachers in the Denver area? • $23,000 • $32,000 • $43,000 • $52,000 • $65,000

9. Mid-career salaries After 15 years of teaching and earning a master’s degree, which is closest to the typical Colorado K-12 teacher salary? • $30,000 • $45,000 • $60,000 • $75,000 • $90,000

10. Teacher Salaries9 month ($40K annualized: $53K, $75k:$100K)

11. Additional Opportunities for Income

12. Secondary vs. College?

14. Colorado Teacher Benefits Information Retirement Colorado schools offer PERA Retirement Benefits • Begin teaching at 22 years old, full retirement benefits at 57 • 87.5% of highest annual income

15. Hidden Benefits How does this PERA pension plan compare in value to the typical industry 401K? • PERA less valuable by $10,000 / year • PERA less valuable by $5,000 / year • PERA equivalent to typical 401K • PERA more valuable by $5,000 / year • PERA more valuable by $10,000 / year

16. Teaching vs. Industry Teaching Lockheed Martin Salary + Retirement Benefits (4% contribution into 401K) Early: $66K + $3K = $69K Mid: $95K + $3K = $98K Contract 12-month contract 10 – 40 days off Retire at 65 salary depends on market performance & life expectancy Salary + Retirement Benefits Mid-Career Salary + Benefits • Early: $43K+ $17K = $60K • Mid: $75K+$17K = $92K Contract • 9-month contract • 74 days not on contract • Retire late 50’s with 87.5% of HEI

17. FederalLoan & Grant Programs Direct/FFEL Forgiveness • $17,500 • 5 years of consecutive teaching • low income school • TEACH Grants • $4,000/year

18. Noyce Internship Program • Paid professional Internship to explore the teaching profession in conjunction with a new class this spring (more at end of talk) • $500 stipend for the semester • Apply through DiggerNet • “Spring 2019 Noyce Internship” • Announced to TEA list via email when applications are live

19. Noyce Scholarship Program • Know you want to give back to a high-needs community as a math or science teacher? • Online application (tiny.cc/noycescholarship) • $10k/semester starting junior year and until you complete your license • Induction program in first year of teaching • Access to professional development and national network of Noyce Scholars/Teachers • High needs school district has one school with one of the following: • high % of students on free/reduced lunch • high teacher turnover rate • high % of teachers teaching outside their subject area

21. Teacher Retention What fraction of grade 7-12 teachers remain in the profession at year 5? • 28% • 41% • 59% • 78% • 90%

22. Retention and Job Satisfaction • 78% of secondary teachers continue into year 5.† • Five out of six science teachers said they would choose the same career again. • 27.8% of Teach For America teachers remain in the profession after 5 years.‡ • 95% of Boettcher Teacher Residency teachers remain after 5 years.†† †2015 U.S. Dept. of Ed Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study ‡Donaldson & Johnson. "Teach For America teachers: How long do they teach? Why do they leave?." Phi Delta Kappan 93.2 (2011): 47-51. †† https://boettcherfoundation.org/boettcher-teacher-residency/

23. Intellectual Challenge and Satisfaction

24. Day-to-Day Satisfaction

25. Relative Demand by Field Considerable shortage (5.00 – 4.21) • Spec. Ed. – Severe/Profound Disability 4.61 • Spec. Ed. – Visually Impaired 4.59 • Physics 4.53 • Mathematics 4.42 • Chemistry 4.42 In high demand 2014 AAEE (American Association of Employment in Education) Educator Supply and Demand in the United States Report

26. Summary of Teacher Benefits • Starting pay ~$43K, school year base • Mid-career ~$75K, school year base • Retire before age 60 w/ pension - 87.5% HEI • 74 days not under contract (breaks & holidays) • 78% teaching in year 5† • Intellectual challenge and satisfaction rated equal to or higher than private sector STEM careers†† †2015 U.S. Dept. of Ed Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study ††http://www.aip.org/statistics

27. Turn and talk • What surprised you? • What questions do you still have?

28. What would you think if … I would think it’s great if one of my best classmates who was passionate about STEM and teaching decided to become a high school or middle school teacher. • Strongly agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly disagree

29. Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is Teach@Mines? • How to get involved

30. TEACH@MINES Get the Facts Out Changing the conversation around STEM teaching TEA Teacher Education Alliance, Student Club TEAM-UP Teacher Education Alliance, Mines – UNC Partnership DAPT Denver Area Physics Teachers Noyce Scholarship Program Competitive internships and scholarships for future teachers PSI3 Partnerships for STEM Identity: Elementary teachers & students with future STEM teachers

31. Our Mission Passion for STEM + Drive to Teach = Impact Those who can, do. Those who can also inspire, teach.

32. Student Club: TEA • Purpose: Build and support a community of people interested in teaching • Professional development (TEA Meetings) • Social (TEA Parties) • Examples • Share opportunities for teaching related jobs/activities; Bring in speakers to talk about the profession; Outreach • Carve pumpkins; Game nights

34. Teaching Licensure Options • As an undergrad • 23 credits can be taken while earning Mines degree • 1 semester student teaching after graduation • After Graduation • TEAM-UP can be completed in 3 semesters

35. Blow Minds: Teach Science • Unlock the mysteries of how the brain works • Learn how to spark curiosity in students • Go behind the scenes to see how science curriculum is developed and delivered Logistics: • HNRS445: Explorations in Science, Technology, and Society (you do not have to be in McBride to take the course) • Class Meetings: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 PM + Field Experience • Instructors: Wendy Adams, Cherie Bornhorst, Kristine Callan, Stephan Graham, and Amy Nicholl

36. Advising • Sign up for a one-on-one advising appointment (instructions will be sent out to student email list by 10/29, or you can email kcallan@mines.edu) • Typically discuss • Interest in teaching and how you can explore it • What other career options you are considering • How to sign up for any classes you may want to take

37. TEA Student Officers Blue O’Brennan obrennan@mymail.mines.edu Cammi Benson cammibenson@mymail.mines.edu Zab Tan ztan@mymail.mines.edu Alyssa Teteris arteteris@mymail.mines.edu Nathan Beveridge beveridge@mymail.mines.edu

38. Overview • Teaching Myths and Realities • What is Teach@Mines? • How to get involved

39. Noyce Internship Program • Paid professional Internship to explore the teaching profession • Apply through DiggerNet • “Fall 2018 TEAM-UP Noyce Internship” • $11.25/hour (up to $900 for semester) for classroom hours with Early Field Experience • Priority Deadline April 9th

40. Noyce Scholarship Program • Know you want to give back to a high needs community as a math or science teacher? • Online application (Priority Deadline March 23rd) • $10k/semester starting junior year and until you complete your license • Induction program in first year of teaching • High needs school district has one school with one of the following: • high % of students on free/reduced lunch • high teacher turnover rate • high % of teachers teaching outside their subject area

41. Student Club: TEA • Book Club • Meets every Wednesday from 4:45-5:45pm in the CoorsTek 370 • TEA Party • Next one Friday March 9th from 3:30-6:30pm • Purpose: Build and support a community of people interested in teaching • Create a database of teaching related jobs/opportunities • Bring in speakers to talk about the profession

42. Advising & Register for Classes • Sign up for a one-on-one advising appointment (instructions will be sent out to TEAM-UP student email list by March 15th) • Get paper registration form at appointment • Complete form and return/email to Mines registrar • Courses automatically transfer after completion of semester (mid-level HASS and/or free electives)

43. Questions?

44. TEAM-UP Student Ambassadors Kayla Kurkowski kkurkowski@mymail.mines.edu Megan Kallis mkallis@mymail.mines.edu

45. TEAM-UP Faculty Advisors Kristine Callan kcallan@mines.edu Wendy Adams wkadams@mines.edu Lacy Cleveland lcleveland@mines.edu Stephanie Fanselow Stephanie.Fanselow@unco.edu