What are the responsibilities of a KSTF Teaching Fellow?
The fellowship is renewable for up to five years, contingent upon fulfilling certain requirements. These requirements include: successfully completing a teacher credential program, obtaining a full-time teaching position within the area of certification, participating in all fellows' meetings, submitting required reports and teaching portfolios and adhering to KSTF policy guidelines.

What are the benefits of becoming a teaching fellow?
Teaching fellows receive both financial and professional support for up to five years while enrolled in a teacher credential program and during the first few years of teaching.

How does KSTF support me financially?
In the 2007-08 academic year, fellows who were full-time students received up to $10,000 in annual tuition assistance and a monthly stipend while they were working toward a teaching credential. Full-time teachers are eligible for small materials grants and support for a mentor-teacher relationship. All fellows receive funding for summer professional development and summer living stipends. KSTF also supports membership in a professional organization and travel to professional meetings (See Awards.)

How am I trained and supported?
Aside from receiving financial support, teaching fellows are part of a network of like-minded individuals who share a dedication to science and mathematics education, and are grappling with the same issues of teacher preparation and induction. Throughout the year, fellows communicate with each other and with KSTF staff through an electronic bulletin-board. At Fall, Spring and Summer Fellows' Meetings, fellows develop into a community of scholars of high school science and mathematics teaching, and are exposed to a variety of resources, curriculum materials, research, and experts in the field.

What is a typical summer professional development activity?
KSTF assumes that teaching fellows, striving to become professional teachers, will engage in a program of ongoing professional development even after completing a teacher credential program. For full-time teachers, these opportunities typically occur in the summer. Fellows may choose to take coursework at a college or university, attend a workshop for teachers, engage in a research project, or participate in an internship. Professional development activities depend on an individual's interests and needs and will look different for each fellow.

Where are your teaching fellows located?
KSTF Teaching Fellows are spread throughout the country and are currently located in 25 different states.

Can I change locations/schools during my five-year commitment?
You do not have to remain in the same location for all five years of the fellowship. Many of our fellows have changed locations between completing a teacher education program and beginning their teaching jobs, or even from one year of teaching to the next. However, you must continue to teach in a U.S. high school.