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Only 3 more days until the application deadline! Get your application in now.

Big News!  Hamilton County was one of only three districts in the state to receive funding as part of the Tennessee Department of Education's Teacher and Principal Residency Competitive Grant Program.  Part of the First to the Top initiative, these funds will be used by the Hamilton County Department of Education in partnership with the Public Education Foundation and Tennessee Technological University to expand the TEACH/Here program to include fourth through eighth grade urban math classrooms throughout the district.  Apply now!

Due to the 4th through 8th grade program expansion, we're extending the application deadline until February 15, 2011!

The first Selection Day event for 2012-2013 will be held December 9 in Chattanooga!  If you would like to be considered for this early decision date, please submit your application by December 1.  For details, please contact Lindsey at LFrost@teachhere.org.   We look forward to reading your application! 

Apply now to become a TEACH/Here Resident!

TEACH/Here announced today that the resident applicant deadline has been extended to noon on Thursday, April 22.

We're still accepting applications for math and chemistry residents!  Spots are still available in these high-need areas.  E-mail LFrost@teachhere.org for more information.

Attention current Hamilton County and Knox County math and science teachers!  We're now accepting applications for 2011-2012 Clinical Instructors (formerly called "Mentors")!

Jill Reese is an accomplished math educator now working to supervise and support TEACH/Here residents in Chattanooga classrooms.  From time to time, Jill sends us wonderful stories about things going on in TEACH/Here classrooms...

TEACH/Here residents had an interesting opportunity to become part of the national conversation on education reform when former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee visited Chattanooga yesterday.  Two residents were part of a special afternoon forum with Rhee at the Public Education Foundation, and several others attended the Waiting for Superman star's evening speech at the Tivoli Theater. 

You have 7 days to apply to be a part of the TEACH/Here 2011 cohort!

TEACH/Here Recruiting Deadline Fast Approaching
Innovative teacher residency initiative is recruiting highly qualified math and science teachers for Knox and Hamilton County schools

Chattanooga – April 16 will be the deadline for applicants who are interested in joining TEACH/Here, an innovative teacher residency program that will recruit and train highly qualified math and science teachers for hard-to-fill positions in Knox and Hamilton County schools.

Have you read our August newsletter?  It arrived in inboxes Friday!   If you didn't receive it, don't worry, you can read it here.

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TEACH/Here Clinical Instructor Lee Ziegler was recently featured on News 12. Check out the video!

TEACH/Here Mentor Lee Zielger and Resident Dedric Landrum were recently featured on News Channel 12.  You can watch the segment online here!

Check out this great article at KnoxNews.com featuring Knox County mentor Kathryn LaMance!  Congrats to all of the TEACH/Here mentors and residents involved in this fabulous event.

Check out news articles featuring TEACH/Here.

Did you see the TEACH/Here mention in last Sunday's Chattanooga Times Free Press?  Read the op-ed by Dan Challener, President of the Public Education Foundation, here! 

A local Chattanooga paper published a great article today about TEACH/Here!  John Cooper, mentor, and John Cotten, resident, were profiled.  Check out the blog next week for our own in-depth profile of Mr. Cotten, a science resident at Tyner Academy!

Read the Article

We're now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 residency year!

UTRU has published a profile of TEACH/Here on their blog! 

Clinical Instructors in TEACH/Here's 7th through 12th grade STEM program have something new to look forward to this year.  As a result of their participation in TEACH/Here, these CIs are being offered the opportunity to participate in the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Urban Specialist Certificate Program...

There are exciting new changes on the TEACH/here website!  We've updated pictures to feature current residents and graduates and have added the ability to post videos on the home page.   There's also a great new contact form that can be used to sign up for our e-mail list or RSVP for an info session.  What do you think about all of the changes?  We love the new look!