- Year 2018
- NSF Noyce Award # 1339939
- First Name Paul
- Last Name Heideman
- Discipline Other: Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Physics, and Mathematics
- Co-PI(s)
Meredith Kier, College of William and Mary, mwkier@wm.edu
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary, rhmacd@wm.edu
Marguerite Mason, College of William and Mary, mmmaso@wm.edu
Melody Porter, College of William and Mary, mcporter@wm.edu - Presenters
Meredith Kier, College of William and Mary, mwkier@wm.edu
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary, rhmacd@wm.edu
Marguerite Mason, College of William and Mary, mmmaso@wm.edu
Melody Porter, College of William and Mary, mcporter@wm.edu
Need
(a). Noyce programs provide highly skilled new STEM teachers motivated to teach in high need school districts and high need schools. (b) The project benefits teachers during their preparation as well as during induction. The project also benefits the many students who will be taught by these skilled teachers.
Goals
(a) To recruit and prepare 27 new science and mathematics teacher in the original grant proposal, plus 9 additional new teachers in a grant supplement (36 total). (b) Activities include recruitment, including early teaching experiences in high need settings, workshops on topics such as equity in education, two add-on Noyce courses, research, and induction mentoring.
Approach
(a) The goals of the project have been achieved by producing more than the total proposed number of new teachers (36 proposed, 46 prepared), with nearly all teaching in high need school districts. (b) The framework follows an early experience and preparation model designed to increase self-efficacy by experiences in high need settings and effective preparation. This includes two Noyce Add-on courses specifically designed for to meet these goals. (c) The PI and one Co-PI are based in the sciences (Biology and Geosciences, respectively), two Co-PI’s are based in a School of Education (one math specialist and one science specialist), and one Co-PI is the Director of the College of William and Mary Office of Community Engagement. In addition, the program has a recruiter/mentor and an early experiences coordinator.
Outcomes
(a) The key outcome is the preparation of new science and mathematics teachers who teach in high need school districts. This program developed more than the 36 new teachers proposed, for a total of 46 new mathematics and science teachers (16 biology, 11 chemistry, 14 mathematics, 4 earth science, 1 physics). Of the students in our Phase I and II programs, nearly all taught in high need school districts, and 45% are teaching in high-need schools. (b) The key deliverables are the new STEM teachers prepared to serve in high need school districts. (c) The current grant proposal is ending, and we will be beginning a new funded Noyce proposal in Fall 2018.
Broader Impacts
(a) The preparation of new STEM teachers who are well prepared to teach in STEM. We have also published on the project. (b) The 46 new STEM teachers prepared, and the 1000’s of students they will teach in each year. (c) Conference presentations, including at discipline-based conferences, state and regional STEM teacher conferences (e.g., posters and panel discussions), and publication.
