Teacher Excellence: Ensuring Student Competitiveness
Cadre 2 began with three four-day teacher workshops held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in July 2008. These workshops were part of a statewide project to assist teachers in developing advanced math and science activities for the classroom. Participants in the workshops can view the presentations and other material from the workshop they attended by logging in below (note: user name and password required):
To receive three hours graduate credit for the program, see Syllabus for Graduate Credit.
Program Overview
Cadre 2 teachers will participate from Summer 2008-Spring 2010. This cadre will consist of 120 teachers (60 in science and 60 in mathematics) from across the state (40 in East Tennessee, 40 in Middle Tennessee, and 40 in West Tennessee). The math focus will be pre-calculus/calculus. The science focus will be physics/physical science. Review the 2008-2009 Teacher Excellence Program information and application material (PDF files): Program Overview, Application Form, and Informational Flyer.
The two year program for teachers is outlined in the following schematic:
