Funded by the CSU Chancellor’s Office, the Mathematics and Science Teachers (MAST) Project is an innovative partnership of the Colleges of Education and Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University Fullerton to provide strong, collaborative, and comprehensive efforts to improve practices in the areas of mathematics and science teacher candidate recruitment, pre-service preparation, induction, beginning teacher professional development and retention.

The MAST Project goal is to develop highly-qualified secondary mathematics and science teachers whose training enables them to enter the classroom with the skills and knowledge to effectively serve students and enhance student achievement.

• Strengthen/expand current Science, Mathematics, and Foundational Level Math (FLM) programs;
• Recruit/support Multiple Subject (MS), Single Subject (SS), and Education Specialist (ES) candidates and teachers who add authorizations in FLM or ISMA in Math or Science;
• Recruit/support math and science majors into the teaching credential pathways;
• Emphasize math and science teaching in our current high school Future Teachers Program;
• Improve coordination of/articulation MAST Continuum of programs that recruit, train, and support mathematics and science teachers by identification/closure of gaps; and
• Ensure Credential Program growth.

• Seven departments and programs: Secondary Education, Elementary and Bilingual Education, Special Education, Mathematics, Science Program, Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, Center for Careers in Teaching;
• Three major grants and projects: two Improving Teacher Quality Projects (Professional Development Resources Online for Mathematics [PD-ROM] and Continuum for the Advancement of Science Teachers [CoAST]) and the CDE-funded Mathematics Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute (MCTEI);and
• In collaboration with nine local school districts/county offices of education/community colleges, including Orange County Department of Education, Anaheim Union, Fullerton Joint, Fullerton City, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Corona Norco Unified, Santa Ana, Orange Unified, Capistrano Unified, Fullerton College, and Santa Ana College.

• PROJECT DIRECTOR
  Victoria Costa, Director of Science Education
  
  
• PROJECT CO-DIRECTOR
  Mark Ellis, FLM Program Advisor
  
  
• SINGLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL PROGRAM LIAISON
  Helen Taylor, Coordinator Secondary Education
  
  
• MATHEMATICS EDUCATION LIAISON
  Marty Bonsangue, Associate Chair Department of Mathematics
  
  
• TEACHER RECRUITMENT PROJECT LIAISON
  Hallie Yopp, Professor Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education