Recruiting Future Physics Teachers through a Field-Based Summer Enrichment Program
The study that informed this chapter proposed to determine whether any aspect of a Noyce program intervention, in particular a summer program, affected students’ decisions to teach or not teach physics in a high-need school. Research questions were: (1) In what ways does the program compare to Noyce programs being conducted at other universities for similar purposes? (2) How do physics majors’ ideas about education shift as a result of participating in a summer physics teaching program?
Teach (STEM)3: A Clinical Residency Model for Preparing Effective STEM Teachers
The University of Indianapolis Teach (STEM)3 awards a MAT degree with licensure in Chemistry, Biology, or Math. UIndy TS3 consists of multiple layers of support, including a clinical residency, integrated and scaffolded coursework, and two years of in-service mentoring. Evaluation and retention results indicate that candidates are well-supported in their high-need classrooms by these program components. The 3-year retention rate of 93% over eight cohorts is higher than the national average.
Comparing Robert Noyce Scholars and Non-Robert Noyce Scholars Perceptions of Teaching
Our study investigates how the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program influenced students’ decisions to become high school mathematics or science teachers and their dispositions about teaching in schools. We administered a 70 item survey to 61 participants (29 experimental group, 32 control group) during the summer of 2015. Findings indicate statistically significant differences in three areas: (a) scholarship recipients’ decisions to become a high school mathematics or science teacher, (b) plans for graduate education, and (c) teacher preparation.
Impact of a Robert Noyce Scholarship on STEM Teacher Recruitment
This study examined the first 3 years of the University of Portland Noyce program to determine its effectiveness in attracting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors to the teaching profession, using surveys and focus group interviews.
