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

PI POSTER ABSTRACTSThrough the University of South Carolina Noyce Grant we seekto increase the number of qualified secondary STEM teachers inhigh‐needs school districts. We provide up to $10,000 per yearper scholar. Recipients of the scholarship have opportunitiesthrough our EDSE 310/410 courses to work in our partner schooldistricts for more hands‐on experience in high‐needs classrooms.Our fellows have opportunities to attend local, state, and nationalconferences in their field. We also hold monthly groupmeetings with guest speakers from the education field. Ourclose cohorts provide excellent support for our future teachers.156Title: USF Robert Noyce STEM Scholar ProgramNSF Noyce Award Number: 1035273Principal Investigator: Gladis KersaintEmail: kersaint@usf.eduInstitution: University of South FloridaCo‐PI(s): Allan Feldman, Mile Krajcevski, and Jeffrey RyanPresenter(s): Gladis Kersaint (PI) Kersaint@usf.edu, AthenaWhite (Scholar) awhite7@usf.edu, University of South FloridaThe University of South Florida (USF) Robert Noyce Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Scholars programprovides $30,000 stipends to 31 graduating seniors, recentgraduates, and career changers who are interested in earningtheir teaching credentials in mathematics or science by enrollingin a one‐year accelerated Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT)program as a full time student. The stipend covers the cost ofattendance (i.e., tuition and fees) and other expenses. In return,the Noyce STEM scholars commit to teach for at least two yearsin one of the following Tampa Bay area high needs school districts:Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas,Polk, or Sarasota.The first cohort (2011‐2012) of eight scholars is a diverse group,including three males and five females with different ethnicbackgrounds: 2 African American, 1 Hispanic, 1 Middle Easternand 4 White. Three students will earn certification in Mathematics6‐12 and five will earn Certifications in Biology 6‐12. This cohortof students will complete their coursework this summer andbegin teaching fulltime in the fall, simultaneously completingtheir internship requirement for the program with support. Aspart of their program requirements, scholars completed twopracticum experiences in urban settings: one at the middleschool level and one at the high school level.and Michael F. EscalantePresenter(s): Frederick W. Freking, University of Southern California,freking@usc.eduThe USC Robert Noyce Science Scholars Program has many levelsof support. All USC Noyce Science Scholars are part of a cohortof science teachers that learn together and support one anotherthrough two pedagogy courses and two guided practice placements.To further support our USC Noyce Science Scholars, wehave created an online Urban Science Teacher Network (USTN).The USTN will provide additional support for our MAT@USCNoyce Scholars, their mentors, and eventually our Noyce Alumni.Synchronous online monthly meetings allow fellows to sharelesson plans, literacy strategies, management ideas, or any othertopic these teachers deem necessary. As Science Scholars participatein both synchronous and asynchronous teams, they receiveand provide support, encouragement, and feedback asthey analyze lesson plans, videos of instruction and studentwork. We also plan to use this network to connect scientistswith our Noyce Scholars. In this poster session, we will sharedata from the online forum that is shaping how we structure theonline USC Urban Science Teacher Network.158Title: Noyce Scholarship Program at the University of SouthernMississippiNSF Noyce Award Number: 0630436Principal Investigator: Deborah BoothEmail: Deborah.Booth@usm.eduInstitution: University of Southern MississippiCo‐PI(s): Mary Peters, Chris Sirola, Sherry HerronPresenter(s): Deborah Booth, University of Southern Mississippi,deborah.booth@usm.eduThe University of Southern Mississippi has funded twenty‐fourundergraduates in our Noyce Scholarship Program. Four havefulfilled their agreements, eleven are currently working in highneed school districts and are in the process of fulfilling theiragreements, one will graduate this May, and three students willgraduate in May 2013. One student who graduated in Decemberis currently looking for a job. Three students have droppedout, and the remaining three will graduate in May 2013. In the2012/2013 year of our program, we hope to fund six full scholarships.157Title: The Development and Implementation of an Online ScienceTeacher Support NetworkNSF Noyce Award Number: 1136442Principal Investigator: Frederick FrekingEmail: freking@usc.eduInstitution: University Of Southern CaliforniaCo‐PI(s): Anthony B. Maddox, Douglas G. Capone, Gary Scott,159Title: Offering Future Teachers of STEM Training in the SkillsRequired to Successfully Engage High School Classes in Cross‐Disciplinary Team Research on STEM ProjectsNSF Noyce Award Number: 1136102Principal Investigator: Susan E. RiechertEmail: riechert@utk.eduInstitution: University of Tennessee2012 NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program ConferenceA62