A technical assistance model for increasing the competitiveness of HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions in seeking funds to expand teacher training through the Noyce program was evaluated by the Quality Education for Minorities network. This study looks at the potential of the models.
Transforming Teacher Education to Reform America’s P-20 Education System
This article briefly reviews the history of reforming teacher preparation and describes several potentially transformative initiatives currently under way to redefine and strengthen teacher education programs.
The Influence of the CSU Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program on Undergraduates’ Teaching Plans
Large scale studies of the impact of the Noyce program indicate that it is not likely to influence decisions to teach but may persuade participants to initially teach in high need schools. This article offers case studies of two Noyce scholarship recipients at different stages: (1) a former scholarship recipient who has graduated and is currently teaching, and (2) a second-year recipient who is currently pursuing a teaching certificate. This qualitative analysis provides insights that may have implications for optimizing scholarship programs for recruiting and retaining highly qualified STEM teachers.
In Pursuit of Sustainable STEM Certification Programs
This article investigates the impact of a prescholarship internship available to freshman and sophomore science majors exploring the possibility of becoming secondary STEM teachers. Based on positive results with a limited number of students, recommendations are made on how a university-based certification program can better accommodate STEM undergraduates who want to explore teaching as a career possibility.
Models are a “Metaphor in Your Brain”: How Potential and Preservice Teachers Understand the Science and Engineering Practice of Modeling
This research study explored beginning secondary science teachers' understandings of the science and engineering practice of developing and using models. The team conducted interviews and used grade-level competencies outlined in the NGSS to analyze the beginning teachers' understandings.
