- Year 2024
- NSF Award #1950112
- Registration Noyce Scholar/Teaching Fellow/Master Teacher
- Role Current Noyce Scholar
- First Name Emaddudin
- Last Name Ahmadzai
- Discipline Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, STEM Education (general)
- Institution California State University, Sacramento
Abstract
Educating Mathematics and Science Teachers Who Can Prepare High School Students for 21st Century College and Career Pathways is a Track 1 Noyce project with the goal of increasing the number, diversity, and quality of preservice teachers entering and graduating from Sacramento State’s Single Subject Teaching Credential Program in science and mathematics. This poster was created by current Noyce Scholars in our project to describe their personal stories of what has been most impactful to their journeys of becoming STEM teachers in their own words. Scholars describe aspects of the Noyce program at Sacramento State, including financial and moral support as part of being in this community of educators, as well as other components of their teacher preparation that most influenced their development as STEM teachers. Additionally, Scholars describe some of the barriers that they overcame to become math and science teachers. Finally, Scholars provide advice to teacher educators supporting the development of new socially-just mathematics and science teachers.
Focus
Lessons learned from developing/implementing a Track 1 project, Track 2 project, Track 3 project, or Track 4 Research project, Culturally relevant pedagogy, Developing self-identity
