TUteach
​Explore the Many Pathways to the Teaching Profession

Temple University’s TUteach program is a Pennsylvania state recognized alternative route to Teacher Certification.  A fundamentally new approach to education, the non-traditional route grants students with an opportunity to teach in elementary and middle school environments in his/her first semester.  The intense balance of STEM and Educational coursework awards students with a Bachelor of Science degree, as it better prepares future science and mathematics teachers to serve diverse learners across the region and the nation. 
 
In TUteach, science and math majors get early and intensive pre-service teaching experience, the latest pedagogical tools, and extensive  mentoring and support as they become effective, state-certified teachers whose passion for their subject is passed on to their students.   As the signature program with the College of Science & Technology's STEM ED Network, TUteach serves as a gateway to service learning, community engagement and internship & research opportunities.  Ideally, it prepares all STEM students with the professional, communicable soft-skills that are highly desired by prospective employers.  
 
TUteach was built on the UTeach model, which is recognized nationally for developing and supporting teachers of high quality. TUteach partners with the School District of Philadelphia and other local school districts to address the nation’s shortage of math and science teachers.  Additionally, our many partnerships with community organizations aim to extend STEM learning opportunities outside the classroom. 

Recruitment

Explore Teaching via SCTC 1389
The first required course in the TUteach major sequence, SCTC 1389 is open to all matriculating CST students who seek to explore a field teaching experience as early as their semester! As with pre-professional/certification programming, there is a higher GPA standard to degree/program completion. This is attractive to STEM students who parallel academia with pre-professional/medical school planning, and seek to gain service work to enhance his/her portfolio. Many students have "discovered" teaching via the SCTC 1389 experience, declared a TUteach Major and have matriculated to successful degree completion and rewarding careers in the STEM field.
Spring, 2021 Semester:  SCTC 1389 Class Offerings

Days           Section           Time                    CRN         Instructor
 TR            001                 11:00 - 12:20       24982        Dr. Ruff

 MW         002                3:30 - 4:50         24983        Dr. Ruff
Elective courses offer mini-research opportunities, internships, community engagement, and informal science experiences.  Below is a list of some of the electives available:

SCTC 1385:
Community Engagement: STEM Mentoring and Service Learning  

SCTC 2385: 
Internship in Informal Science Education

SCTC 2389:
Step 3: STEM Classroom Teaching

SCTC 3185:
Laboratory Experiences in STEM for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

SCTC 3201:
Research On and Assessment of STEM Teaching Practices

*SCTC 3485: 
Science and Mathematics in the Classroom

​*SCTC 4485:
​Integrating STEM Practice in Diverse Teaching Environments

*  Alternative course options: (TUteach Candidacy/PA Teacher Certification considerations.)
SCTC 1013:  Data Science for the Life and Physical Sciences
Based on the foundations of Data Science (Data 8) this course will help students understand how data is generated, collected and used within the sciences.  Both inferential and computational thinking will be applied to common and practical problems faced by all in the sciences. The breadth of the course will also provide students with basic computer programming and statistical inference via hands-on applications and real-world, problem-based activities.  Applications will focus on experimental design, basic simulation and data analyses.  

***This course is new to the required TUteach course sequence, and is recommended to be completed in the first year experience. However, the course  is also available as an elective to all matriculating CST students who wish to benefit from the breadth of the course content.   

SCTC 4401:  Cyber-STEM Lessons
Environmental changes have not only expedited the demand for innovations in technology, but it has also placed a premium in the teaching profession for teachers to deliver effective lessons in an online, virtual environment.  This course will help matriculating TUteach students build on the foundations in teaching pedagogy, and further develop effective instructional techniques that will enhance each student's ability to deliver his/her STEM content knowledge in online platforms.

***This course is an elective and is eligible to students who have achieved TUteach Candidacy.

Majors of Study

For more information regarding declaration of a TUteach major, course offerings and major sequencing, contact:

Dr. Kenneth Ruff
Assistant Professor
Director of Academics & Faculty Advisor - TUteach
kruff@temple.edu