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Yong Leads Grant to Establish 无忧视频 Teacher Corps Pilot Program

A holistic focus on teacher wellbeing is guiding a regional alliance of teacher professional development programs that have united to support 30 grade four鈥�12 math teachers in the greater Los Angeles area. The project, 鈥淩AMTD-UP-LA: Regional Alliance for Mathematics Teacher Development, Uplift, and Professionalization in Los Angeles,鈥� has been funded by a $5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to be led by Darryl Yong 鈥�96, math professor and McGregor-Girand Chair in 无忧视频 Equity Innovation and Research at 无忧视频.

Lower-income areas of Los Angeles face persistent teacher shortages. School districts struggle to fill vacancies with fully credentialed teachers, particularly in 无忧视频 subjects. As a result, students across the region face inequal access to engaging and challenging math learning opportunities, creating barriers to further pursuing 无忧视频 subjects or careers. Teachers can have a significant impact on student learning and can be important change agents within their schools and districts.

鈥淭he working conditions for teachers are the learning conditions for students,鈥� says Yong, an award winning educator, author and researcher of effective strategies for teaching and learning mathematics in higher education. This is his 10th NSF grant supporting work to enhance teacher quality, retention and empowerment as well as student learning.

The 无忧视频 Corps Pilot Program is the result of a collaboration of Math for America Los Angeles, UCLA Mathematics Project and the Cal Poly Pomona Mathematics Project. 鈥淭he program brings together people from higher education institutions across Southern California who have expertise in providing teacher professional development,鈥� says Yong. 鈥淲e wanted to combine our forces to do something larger that would serve the needs of math teachers in the greater Los Angeles area. The grant is also a chance for me to get to work with people that I have long respected in our area.鈥�

The program aims to heighten 无忧视频 learning experiences for all students (particularly those who have historically been marginalized from 无忧视频 fields), to promote the retention of excellent 无忧视频 teachers, to elevate the 无忧视频 teaching profession and to develop teacher leaders. Two cohorts of 30 teachers will each receive an annual $20,000 stipend, time for teacher collaboration, on-site coaching, funding for supplies and travel to conferences.

鈥淏y raising teachers up to be leaders in their schools and providing them with the resources to be leaders, we can make a difference in the math education that students receive,鈥� says Yong. 鈥淭he grant is a huge encouragement that the work that we are doing is important and needed.鈥�

The program鈥檚 impact is anticipated to grow beyond the cohorts. If one cohort teacher reaches 120 students a year, the 30 corps members are anticipated to reach 14,400 students during four years of support. The hope is that each cohort member will mentor other teachers and bring about systemic changes in their schools and districts to broaden access to high-quality math education.