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

PI POSTER ABSTRACTSman year through the UCR Credential Program and teacher inductionphase. Relying on strong recruitment strategies thatfocus on attracting students from underrepresented groups, ourNoyce Scholar cohort now includes 15 students‐‐5 undergraduatesand 10 credential year student53% of whom are non‐Caucasian/non‐White underrepresented minorities. Approximately50% of our Noyce Scholars concurrently pursue the Master’sin Education (M.Ed.) Program while completing the singlesubjectteaching credential certification program.In addition to academic year placements in the Moreno ValleySchool District, professional development opportunities alsoinclude summertime apprenticeships in STEM enrichment programsheld at local elementary and secondary schools under thesponsorship of UCR’s California Mathematics Science TeachersInitiative, College University School Partnership, Girls Excelling inMathematics with Success, and Mathematics Academy forTeaching Excellence programs, accompanied by enriched contentand pedagogy training via UCR’s Dynamic Genome andSMI’s Scientific Teaching intensive summer institutes. By longitudinalsurveillance of our Noyce Scholars via internal and externalevaluations, we are asking relevant questions that addressnew teacher retention.One specific research avenue investigates just how rapidly beginningin‐service teachers are able to introgress deep contentknowledge into their classrooms in the face of overwhelmingchallenges confronting young educators that may catalyze prematuredepartures from teaching careers.118Title: Undergraduate Mathematics and Science Education Initiative(UMSEI) at UCSDNSF Noyce Award Number: 0934223Principal Investigator: Amanda DatnowEmail: chalter@ucsd.eduInstitution: University of California, San DiegoCo‐PI(s): Jeff RemmelPresenter(s): Chris Halter, UCSD, chalter@ucsd.eduEducation Studies (EDS) and the Physical Sciences Division (PSD)at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are collaboratingon an initiative to significantly increase the number of undergraduateSTEM majors who pursue a career in public schoolteaching. The UCSD Undergraduate Mathematics and ScienceEducation Initiative (UMSEI) is part of the University of CaliforniaSystemwide California Teach Program. EDS and PSD implementedtwo undergraduate minors in mathematics educationand science education in 2006‐07. These minors engage lowerdivisionSTEM students in early field experiences and upperdivisionstudents in education foundation coursework, disciplinespecificpedagogy and intensive apprenticeship experiences toprepare students to enter the UCSD graduate intern credentialprogram. The focus of the minor is to support the developmentof content specific pedagogy, powerful teaching practices coupledwith deep content knowledge, within perspective K‐12mathematics and science teachers. The work around the CaliforniaTeach project has also supported deep and consistent collaborationbetween EDS and PSD about teacher knowledge andpreparation. Noyce Scholarship funding is utilized to recruit 65mathematics, chemistry, physics, geoscience and engineeringmajors into the undergraduate minors and graduate intern credentialprogram.119Title: Noyce Master Teacher Fellowship (MTF) @ UCSDNSF Noyce Award Number: 1136369Principal Investigator: Amanda DatnowEmail: christopher.halter@gmail.comInstitution: University of California, San DiegoCo‐PI(s): Jeff Remmel, Christopher HalterPresenter(s): Chris Halter, UCSD, chalter@ucsd.eduThe Education Studies Program and the Physical Sciences Divisionof the University of California San Diego have established aMaster Teacher Fellowship (MTF) program as part of their CaliforniaTeach (CalTeach) Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.This effort is a partnership with local high‐needs school districts,mentor teachers, and local community colleges.The intellectual merit is realized through the professional developmentoffered to 42 local STEM teachers to serve as mentorsand education leaders in high‐needs school districts. Throughoutthe academic school year, Fellows participate in targeted onlinecourses to further develop specific content and pedagogicalskills. During the summer, Fellows join UCSD faculty for institutesin either mathematics or science instructional topics. UCSD hasalso established a Master Teacher in Residence program thatrecruits an MTF to join the university faculty each year, engagingthem in teaching university coursework and supervising NoyceScholars.Expectation for broader impacts result from the project's furtherunderstanding of four vital components of learning and expertisedevelopment for teachers: the importance of mentorship,expertise development through experience, social networks, andblended learning. Finally, by enhancing the quality of mentorshipthat UCSD prospective teachers in the STEM fields receive, theproject helps support the recruitment of highly qualified teachersin high need schools.120Title: Math for America San Diego Noyce Teaching Fellows andMaster Teaching FellowsNSF Noyce Award Number: 0934695Principal Investigator: Guershon HarelEmail: bedwards@ucsd.edu2012 NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program ConferenceA48