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The Wipro Science Education Fellowship (SEF) is a teacher-leadership program funded by the Organization. The Wipro SEF program is a teacher-leadership program that supports experienced K - 12 science teachers to deepen their practice while staying in the classroom. The program uses a model of teacher support and development to increase the capacity of teacher-leadership in their respective districts.
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», School of Education is excited to team up with University of Massachusetts at Boston to become the Dallas partner of the Wipro Science Education Fellowship. Dr. Ratna Narayan of the School of Education at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Dallas was awarded the $1.1 million grant to lead the Wipro Science Education Fellowship at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³».
The Wipro SEF at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» will support three cohorts of 24 science teacher fellows each from five local districts during a two-year fellowship that focuses on leadership in science education. Districts who will participate in the five-year initiative are: , , , and . Districts were selected through an application process and will remain partners through the five years. District Science Coordinators from each district will work closely with Co-PIs of the grant. In addition, several informal science sites in Metro Dallas will also be participating in the Wipro SEF at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» program such as: , ,, , , , , , , and the .
The goal is to keep good teachers in the classroom and develop their leadership skills both in the classroom and informal science settings. Major tenets of the professional development include vertical and horizontal articulation across districts and lesson observation and study. In year two, each fellow will lead professional development in their own district and work on a district-wide initiative of his or her choosing as well as in an informal science setting in Metro Dallas. This program has met success in its implementation thus far in Massachusetts and New Jersey.