What are the benefits of teaching math and science?
American students are consistently outperformed by their international peers when it comes to math and science. Out of 24 participating countries in a 2003 study, U.S. fourth-grade students ranked 11th in mathematics and 8th in science. As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, students need these skills now more than ever to be successful in their careers and lives. Fellows who teach math and science at the middle school level bring a strong foundation in their subject area and the ability to impact the lives of the students that they teach. By becoming a Phoenix Teaching Fellow, you have the opportunity to work to close the achievement gap by setting high expectations for the students in your classroom. Phoenix Teaching Fellows benefit from a streamlined application process, a network of like-minded professionals and new educators, and a specialized summer training institute which focuses on leveraging prior experiences to translate previous successes into future classroom
