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Recruiting and Supporting STEM Teachers for High Need School Districts

  • Year 2018
  • NSF Noyce Award # 1339963
  • First Name Anne
  • Last Name Seitsinger
  • Discipline Other: Sciences and Math
  • Co-PI(s)

    Bryan Dewsbury, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, dewsbury@uri.edu

    Kathy Peno, Ph.D., School of Education, University of Rhode Island, ktpeno@gmail.com

    David Byrd, Ph.D., School of Education, University of Rhode Island, dbyrd@uri.edu

    Jay Fogleman, Jr., Ph.D., School of Education, University of Rhode Island, fogleman@uri.edu

    Cornelis de Groot, Ph.D., School of Education, University of Rhode Island, degrootc@uri.edu

  • Presenters

    Anne Seitsinger, University of Rhode Island, anneseitsinger@uri.edu

Need

Teachers with strong backgrounds in science and mathematics are needed to teach students in high need school districts. This project recruited, prepared, and now supports 16 Noyce Scholars teaching in five states at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Goals

Goal: To increase the overall number, diversity, and percentage of teacher candidates with strong STEM backgrounds by:
recruiting undergraduate STEM majors and STEM career changers
supporting them through their induction years

Approach

Recruited freshmen and sophomores work in informal science and math settings and are paid 10-week summer internships.
20 juniors and seniors with STEM majors are recruited and prepared as teachers at the elementary, middle, and/or high school levels.
Scholars are supported through professional development opportunities and classroom research materials.

Outcomes

16 Scholars are teaching in five states.
Survey and interviews results indicate they are well-prepared, enthusiastic, challenged and teaching in high-need schools, serving high percentages of new comers.

Broader Impacts

We are finding that our Scholars are teaching in schools that need them. Classroom/research materials are being used to improve teaching and learning. Findings have been presented at international, national, and regional conferences and other venues.

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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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