Mathematics Preservice Teacher Scholarship Application

The deadline for this scholarship application is May 1, 2020!

Any student attending a Texas college, university (public or private), or Texas approved alternative certification entity and who plans on student teaching during the 2020-21 school year in order to pursue teacher certification at the elementary, middle or secondary level with a specialization or teaching field in mathematics is eligible to apply. All applicants must be non-certified in the teaching profession prior to the 2020-2021 school year and have maintained a GPA of 3.0.

You must mail one (1) copy of your official college transcipt(s) to Kimberly Moore. Her address is listed in the box on the right.

You must submit to Ms. Moore either electronically (via email or uploading through this website in the access provided below) or in hard copy the following documents:

  1. Completed application form (see webform below or PDF link in the box on the right).
  2. Two letters of recommendation:
    • One from either a mathematics or mathematics education professor you have taken coursework from and is not related to you.
    • One from a K-12 classroom teacher of mathematics you have worked with recently or that was a former teacher of yours and is not related to you.
    • It is required that at least one of these recommendations come from a current member of TCTM, it is preferred that both recommendations come from current members of TCTM.
  3. An essay of 1,500 words or more that describes your philosophy of teaching mathematics and how you will implement this philosophy with your future students. Specific examples of how you will teach a mathematics concept, which should include an explanation of the topic, are required to illustrate your teaching philosophy. Or you may write an essay that explains a specific mathematics topic or concept, for example, a paper on proportionality and strategies you will use to teach this mathematics topic.

 

Online Application Form for the Preservice Teacher Scholarship

Applicant Name
Applicant Address (best contact, professional or home)
Applicant City Address
Applicant State Address
Applicant Zip Address
Applicant Primary Phone number
Applicant Primary Email Address
Applicant birth date. Optional.
Name of College
Street address of college
City address of college
state address of college
zip address of college
Please attach your letters of recommendation as a PDF file, or mail them to the address listed on this page.
Please upload your essay as a PDF file, or mail it manually using the address listed on this page
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