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Preparing Science and Mathematics Majors to Teach in High-Need School Districts

  • Year 2019
  • NSF Noyce Award # 1758406
  • First Name Kenneth
  • Last Name Smith
  • Discipline Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics
  • Co-PI(s)

    Angela Chapman, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, angela.chapman@utrgv.edu

  • Presenters

    Kenneth Smith, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, kenneth.smith@utrgv.edu

Need

This project focuses on recruiting undergraduate majors in science and mathematics and preparing them to become secondary science and mathematics teachers in high-need school districts in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and surrounding areas. This project has the potential to increase understanding of factors that contribute to the successful recruitment and retention of STEM teachers, particularly those serving in largely Hispanic populations.

Goals

Guiding questions: What strategies result in the successful recruitment of science and mathematics majors to become teachers? What is the nature of the teacher preparation program?

Approach

Strategies describing the recruitment of science and mathematics majors to become teachers, including e-mails, posters, and word-of-mouth methods are presented. In addition, the nature of the teacher preparation program, which is a UTeach replication site, is presented.

Outcomes

In the first year of the project, twenty-seven science and mathematics majors were recruited into the project. Recruitment is ongoing, and evaluation of the project outcomes has begun.

Broader Impacts

Broader impacts of this project focus on increasing the number of science and mathematics teachers teaching in high-need school districts.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Numbers DUE-2041597 and DUE-1548986. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.

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