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Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Partner Universities

The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship has partnered with 31 universities across Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to prepare over a thousand STEM teachers since 2008. Now recruiting in Pennsylvania, there are three partner universities to which candidates can apply. While the program of study varies at each university, all universities offer:

  • • A master’s degree in a science or mathematics teaching area, redesigned in consultation with the WW Foundation.
  • • A rigorous, clinically-immersive curriculum with the goal of giving Fellows the best possible preparation for advancing student learning in middle- and high-school classrooms.

When applying to the program, candidates are asked to rank in their order of preference the participating universities they would like to attend as a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow. Some things to consider when choosing which university is a good fit for you:

  • • Which areas of certification does your university of choice offer? Does the university offer a certification area that is of interest to you?
  • • In which school districts does the university place Fellows for the clinical immersion placements? Are these close enough to where you want to be on a daily basis?
  • • Does your university of choice work with urban or rural school districts for the clinical placement period? How important is this to where you plan to teach in the future?
  • • What does the program look like at the university? What types of courses are offered at your university of choice?
  • • How many days per week do Fellows spend in schools?
  • • What kind of support does each university offer Fellows?
  • • What is the tuition for a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the university?
  • • How does it differ from the tuition at other partner universities or for non-Woodrow Wilson Fellows?
  • • How many credit hours are required to complete a master’s degree program? How long will it take?
  • • After the Fellowship, what does the university do to support Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows in job placement? What is the process?

If you have special circumstances that may limit how far you can travel to complete the master’s program, the application contains a section to note extenuating circumstances, which will be taken into consideration when your application is reviewed. However, Fellows are urged to remain as open and flexible as possible about university placement.

Many teacher preparation programs are comprised of traditional university coursework, with only brief exposure to a practicum—student teaching—at the end of the program. The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship is designed to provide clinical immersion in the classroom experience from the beginning, along with content-rich courses that specifically prepare candidates to teach in their fields of expertise.

By offering clinical preparation in science and math classrooms prior to teacher certification and as part of the master’s degree program, the Fellowship enables new teachers to begin their teaching career with extensive practical experience.

Continued Support

Each university has a dedicated university faculty member/Program Director who oversees the Teaching Fellowship and works with Fellows to ensure their successful progress and growth, including the development of strong relationships with colleagues in the school(s) where Fellows prepare to be teachers. The university Program Director continues to work with Fellows once they earn their master’s degree, become certified teachers, and begin teaching full time, to help them transition to the classroom and address challenges in their work.

Learn more about the university partners in each state below. For tuition information, please click here.

Pennsylvania Partner Universities

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