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If you think of the Noyce program, the first name that likely comes to mind is Kathleen Bergin. As a program director, Dr. Bergin had been a steadfast champion of the program in her decades serving the National Science Foundation. For Bergin, “teaching is the noblest profession,” and her passion for supporting preservice and in-service […]

“To really know a place is to understand how environment, culture, and politics have worked to shape it, and to appreciate that any particular place may have diverse and competing meaning for different groups or individuals.” (Greenwood, 2013, p. 94) Adopting a critical and cultural equity perspective challenges science teachers to examine issues of access, […]

The decision to remain a science or math teacher, or to continue teaching within a particular school, is closely related to sense of identity (Ware & Kitsantas, 2007). The development of strong professional identities may be able to help teachers navigate through challenging experiences, thereby supporting commitment to the profession (Brown & McNamara, 2011; Proweller […]

Early career STEM teachers are a huge benefit to the profession. They provide innovative instructional ideas and advance STEM education but are often drained in their quest to become highly effective teachers. Covey and Covey (2020) presented habits of highly effective people, and noted that being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting […]

The University of West Florida (UWF)-Teach Program prepares STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts (HNSDs) and provides the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Robert Noyce Teacher scholarship to qualified candidates (DUE #1660615 and #2151061). Noyce scholar teacher candidates are placed in school districts with higher populations of low-income and minoritized students who […]