2012 Noyce Conference Program - The Robert Noyce Scholarship ...

PI POSTER ABSTRACTSnership with high‐need school districts in Marion County, includingIndianapolis Public Schools (IPS) The first Noyce Program hassuccessfully prepared 34 highly‐qualified science and mathteachers for the urban high‐need classrooms in Indiana since2007.Noyce Phase II has three objectives: (1) continue to increase thenumber of secondary science and mathematics teachers ‐ 10teachers each year, with an emphasis on the recruitment of individualsfrom ethnic minorities, (2) enhance retention of noviceteachers by providing ongoing mentoring for the new teachers,and (3) implement a longitudinal evaluation plan to assess theeffectiveness of the IUPUI Noyce program.Noyce Phase II focuses on recruitment of diverse scholars whopossess developed skills in inquiry‐base teaching and commitmentto serving in urban high‐need schools. It aims to enhanceteacher retention through instructional coaching provided to inserviceNoyce teachers. This new feature of the program offersan additional mechanism for assessing the effectiveness ofNoyce scholars’ teaching in high‐need school districts. Thebroader impact of this project would be recognized by the higherpercentage of teachers retained in STEM teaching at high‐needurban classrooms beyond the required service periods and theenhanced diversity of math and science teachers who commit toincreasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of students in urbanschools who will enter STEM fields in the next decades.62Title: K‐State TEACH: The Robert Noyce Scholarship ProgramNSF Noyce Award Number: 0934905Principal Investigator: Christopher T. CulbertsonEmail: culbert@ksu.eduInstitution: Kansas State UniversityKansas State University, Co‐PI(s): Sanjay Rebello, Carolyn Ferguson,and Matthew BruesekePresenter(s): Christopher T. Culbertson, Kansas State University,culbert@ksu.eduThe Phase I K‐State Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is designedto increase the supply of highly qualified middle and highschool teachers (Grades 6‐12) in biology, chemistry, earth andspace science, and physics.The program seeks to:1. Provide opportunities for 25 freshmen and sophomores towork in informal STEM education settings both on and offcampus;2. Increase by 17 the number of undergraduates in the targetedSTEM disciplines receiving licensure; and3. Enable 12 graduates in the targeted STEM disciplines to gainlicensure through a newly established Graduate Certificatein Teaching and Learning.High needs schools have been identified and recruited throughthree existing partnerships: the Professional DevelopmentSchool Partnership, the Center for Intercultural and MultilingualAdvocacy, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools.These targets schools serve a high percentage of individualsfrom families with incomes below the poverty line, a high percentageof English language learners (ELLs), and/or rural populations.The program is managed by a leadership team with membersfrom Education, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Geology.The evaluation plan includes the development of a database formaintaining demographic data; the Scholars’ academic progressand perceptions of the usefulness of the program elements; theeffectiveness of program elements, especially new teacher support;and subsequent teaching challenges in high need schools.63Title: Kennesaw State University’s I‐IMPACT (The Initiative toInspire and Mentor Physics and Chemistry Teachers) Noyce IIProjectNSF Noyce Award Number: 1035451Principal Investigator: Greg RushtonEmail: noverley@kennesaw.eduInstitution: Kennesaw State UniversityCo‐PI(s): Taha Mzoughi, David Rosengrant, and Brett CriswellPresenter(s): Greg Rushton, KSU, grushton@kennesaw.eduNancy Overley, KSU, noverley@kennesaw.eduKennesaw State University has been awarded two Noyce projectsto recruit, prepare, and retain STEM majors and professionalsinto secondary K‐12 teaching careers in chemistry and physics.Our poster focuses on the strategy behind our recruitmentefforts for our Noyce II for career changers, how we developedour marketing plan, how and where we implemented the plan,the outcomes of year one, and why and how our recruitmentplans will change and be implemented in year two as a result ofour analysis. Profiles of our fellows will be included.64Title: Increase Mathematics Teachers for ALL StudentsNSF Noyce Award Number: 0934791Principal Investigator: Desha L. WilliamsEmail: dwill178@kennesaw.eduInstitution: Kennesaw State UniversityCo‐PI(s): Belinda Edwards, Karen Kuhel, Adrian Epps, and DanaHartleyPresenter(s): Desha Williams, Kennesaw State University,dwill178@kennesaw.edu, Ian Frame, Kennesaw State University,ianframe3@gmail.com2012 NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program ConferenceA26