<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">If you know of anyone who might be interested in this program, please forward them the information below. Because of the emphasis on research and the thesis research requirement, the program is also a good launching point for people interested in pursuing graduate study in education research (a fair number of our graduates go on to doctoral programs in math or science education). Students are guaranteed two years of support as TAs or RAs.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Natasha</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The University of Maine's Master of Science in Teaching program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2010. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">This interdisciplinary, content-rich, research-based program is appropriate for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">current and future secondary mathematics or science teachers as well as people interested in graduate study in mathematics/science education research. </font></span></font></span></font></span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">The two-year program includes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> coursework (in education, educational research, and in your discipline), an education research thesis project, and the option of pursuing initial secondary teaching certification. </font></span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The program is designed for those with undergraduate degrees in a science, mathematics, or engineering. Full-time students are supported by teaching and/or research assistantships with a stipend minimum of $19,790 plus tuition waiver and partial support of health insurance. The program is also appropriate for part-time students, such as practicing teachers. For additional information, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">see </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.umaine.edu/center/mst-program/" target="_blank">www.umaine.edu/center/mst-program/</a>, </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">e-mail </font><a href="mailto:mstinfo@maine.edu"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">mstinfo@maine.edu</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">, or call (207) 581-1016.</font></span></font></span></font></span></span></font></div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><br></b></span></font><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>==================================</div><div>Natasha M. Speer</div><div>234 Neville Hall</div><div>Department of Mathematics and Statistics</div><div>University of Maine</div><div>Orono, Maine 04469</div><div>(207)581-3937</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:speer@math.umaine.edu">speer@math.umaine.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></span> </div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>