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

PI POSTER ABSTRACTSyears. We have made 17 NOYCE Scholarship Awards as of March31, 2012, and have implemented support and mentoring activitiesfor Noyce graduates. We have initiated a new delivery sitefor STEM teacher education in Woodburn, OR, adding six newscholars being prepared in a redesigned, clinically based program.We are continuing the Woodburn delivery site next yearby adding a local office and classroom space and recruiting anew cohort of up to 10 scholars.85Title: Science Teaching Service Learning as a Means for RecruitingSTEM Majors into Teaching: A Pilot ProgramNSF Noyce Award Number: 0833298Principal Investigator: Lynn A. BryanEmail: labryan@purdue.eduInstitution: Purdue UniversityCo‐PI(s): John R. StaverPresenter(s): Lynn Bryan, Purdue University,labryan@purdue.eduThe Robert Noyce Scholars Program at Purdue University aims toattract the very best teacher education candidates to STEM educationin high need schools, particularly schools in rural Indianacommunities. One of the challenges of recruiting undergraduateSTEM students into teaching is that while STEM students mayhave an interest in teaching, they often have had few, if any,well‐structured and supported experiences in teaching. Thecentral purpose of the Science Teaching Service Learning coursewas to provide students majoring in a STEM discipline who wereinterested in STEM education with an opportunity to experientiallylearn about science teaching and learning, while providingmeaningful service to a community organization.During the pilot version of this course, students worked in teamsto complete a project that actively engaged them in meaningfuland personally relevant science teaching activities while buildingand strengthening their relationship to the broader community.As a result of the course, several students decided to seek teachingcertification through the Robert Noyce Scholars Program atPurdue. Findings from students’ experience in the course will beshared, and implications for science teaching service learningexperiences as a means of recruiting STEM majors into teachingwill be discussed.86Title: Rio Salado College’s Innovative Noyce Scholars Post BaccalaureateTeacher Preparation ProgramNSF Noyce Award Number: 1136435Principal Investigator: Janet JohnsonEmail: Karen.Nave@riosalado.eduInstitution: Rio Salado CollegeCo‐PI(s): Richard Vaughn and John JensonPresenter(s): Janet Johnson, Rio Salado College, Faculty Chair ofEducation, Janet.Johnson@riosalado.eduKaren Nave, Rio Salado College, Noyce Scholars Program Manager,Karen.Nave@riosalado.eduThe Rio Salado College (RSC) Science and Math Innovative LearningEnvironments (SMILE) Program for Encore Careers in Educationwill support the recruitment and training of 40 STEM professionalsto aid their transition into teaching careers in 7th‐12thgrade math and science classrooms in Arizona. Working withSTEM‐related industries in Arizona, we will identify STEM professionalswho are interested in transitioning to teaching careersand assist them in meeting eligibility requirements and applyingto the program. Successful applicants will complete a comprehensive12‐month teacher certification program (based on thecollege’s Post‐Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Program) withonline course instruction and onsite student teaching experiencesin conveniently located school districts. RSC will also providementoring and professional support to SMILE participantsas they fulfill the required two‐year teaching commitment inhigh‐need schools.SMILE’s primary goal is to increase the number and quality ofmath and science teachers available to high‐need schools in Arizona.Over the next five years, the program will support an additional40 new teachers recruited from a relatively untapped, butacademically qualified pool of potential applicants. Each participantwill receive a 12‐month stipend of $16,500 approximatelyequal to the current in‐state cost of attendance. The hybrid formatof the SMILE program will allow some participants to continueworking as they complete online coursework, minimizingthe financial impact of participation and potentially limiting theperiod of unemployment to the time required for onsite studentteaching. This approach, coupled with the demand for qualifiedmath and science teachers in high need districts, will minimizethe perceived financial risk of switching careers and thus increasethe pool of potential applicants.87Title: Scientists, Technologists, Engineers, and Mathematiciansfor Education Scholarship Program (STEM‐ESP)NSF Noyce Award Number: 1136381Principal Investigator: Evelyn LaffeyEmail: ehlaffey@rci.rutgers.eduInstitution: Rutgers UniversityCo‐PI(s): Eugenia Etkina, Keith H. Weber, Mohan Kalelkar, ThomasV. PapathomasPresenter(s): Evelyn Laffey, Rutgers University, ehlaffey@rci.rutgers.eduIn order to compete in the global innovative economy, our nation’suniversities must attract, retain, and graduate qualifiedSTEM majors, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, race, or financialneed. Universities and K‐12 school districts must work inpartnership to achieve this goal. One collaborative effort in‐A352012 NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference