Paul J. Sally, Jr.
Director of SESAME

Welcome to the website for the Seminars for Endorsement of Science and Mathematics Educators (SESAME) Program at the University of Chicago. We offer courses toward Illinois State Endorsement in Teaching Mathematics and/or Science in the Middle Grades, in addition to Chicago Public Schools Lane Credits and State Recertification.

Chicago Public School teachers are welcome to join our program at the start of any of our four yearly sessions: Autumn, Winter, Spring, or Summer. The academic year sessions (Autumn, Winter, Spring) take place on Wednesday evenings. During the summer, we offer a two-week program during the first half of August that includes both a morning and an afternoon session. Teachers may take one course during each session, and up to five each year. Each course consists of ten three-hour class sessions.

If you are a Chicago Public School teacher interested in enrolling in the SESAME Program, please contact the SESAME Office at sesame@math.uchicago.edu.