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.
Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining High Quality Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers for Urban Schools: The Cal Teach Experimental Program
This article focuses on the design of the Cal Teach program compared to the traditional pathway through which teachers are prepared. It focuses on challenging issues in recruiting strong candidates (i.e., STEM majors) and how they are addressed, the preparation of candidates, problematic aspects of traditional teaching education programs and how Cal Teach is modeled and designed to overcome these problems. Mechanisms used to help retain graduates in the teaching force are described.
Like-Minded People: University-Based Interdisciplinary Collaborations in STEM Teacher Preparation Programs
This article describes a study that analyzed the motivation, development and sustainability of collaborations between STEM and Education faculty and university supervisors to enhance STEM teacher education programs. Seven universities with NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship programs participated.
Strategies for Supporting Educator Preparation Programs’ Efforts to Attract, Admit, Support, and Graduate Teacher Candidates From Underrepresented Groups
This publication outlines some of the challenges that educator preparation programs face including more teacher candidates from underrepresented groups and provides literature-based strategies for meeting the challenges.
An Integrated Model for STEM Teacher Preparation: The Value of a Teaching Cooperative Educational Experience
This article describes and evaluates an intensive, integrated model for teacher preparation, specifically, a preservice STEM teacher education model which incorporates science or mathematics content with pedagogical content knowledge in an early, intensive classroom immersion program based entirely in a local school.
