Supporting Career Changers to Become Mathematics and Science Teachers in Missouri

该项目的目标是招募更多高素质的人才从事数学和科学教学工作。特别是，该计划招募具有数学或科学本科（或更高）学位并计划改变职业道路进入教学领域的个人。目标是将密苏里-哥伦比亚大学（MU） 5-12年级数学和科学教师的人数增加两倍。罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金通过招募高素质的个人进入学士学位后的替代认证项目，促进实现这一目标。该项目的智力价值取决于合作伙伴在招聘、准备和留住更多高素质科学和数学教师方面的承诺。该项目更广泛的影响是为密苏里州的学校增加了高素质的数学和科学教师，同时该项目有可能建立新的模式和策略来解决教师短缺问题，这将为其他面临类似问题的州提供信息。

The goal of this project is to recruit more highly qualified individuals into careers in mathematics and science teaching. In particular, the program recruits individuals having undergraduate degrees (or higher) in mathematics or science and who are planning to change career paths into the field of teaching. The goal is to triple the number of grades 5-12 mathematics and science teachers prepared at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). The Robert Noyce scholarships facilitate reaching that target through recruitment of highly qualified individuals into the post-baccalaureate alternative certification programs. The intellectual merit of this project rests on the commitment of partners to advance knowledge concerning recruiting, preparing, and retaining more highly qualified science and mathematics teachers. The broader impact of the project is the increase in highly qualified teachers of mathematics and science teachers for Missouri schools, as well as the potential of the program to build new models and strategies for meeting the teacher shortage that will inform other states experiencing similar problems.