Robert Noyce Scholarships: Preparing Teachers for a New Era

密歇根州立大学的诺伊斯奖学金计划将为39名有才华的大学生提供1年和2年的奖学金，这些学生承诺在高需求地区成为K-12数学或科学教师。奖学金可以用于学生在本科教师预备课程的第四年或第五年，也可以用于学士学位后课程的一年。这些资金由科学和数学教育司管理。这项工作建立在密歇根州立大学“新时代教师”（TNE）全校倡议的基础上，该倡议涉及为教师准备、课程开发和修订以及实施新的教学和评估学生的方法制定标准。一个由自然科学学院和教育学院教员组成的委员会负责监督诺伊斯学者的招聘、选拔和指导工作。有经验的评估员正在进行评估。研究生协助指导和评估。诺伊斯奖学金计划使从密歇根州立大学毕业并受益于TNE工作的学生能够与密歇根州及其他地区高需求地区的中小学分享他们的知识和技能。奖学金及相关活动预计会增加主修或副修数学或科学的教师人数，由2000至2003年每年约135名增加至2006至2008年每年约155名。在此期间，密歇根州立大学数学或科学专业毕业生在高需求学校任职的人数预计也会相应增加。诺伊斯奖学金计划和密歇根州立大学最近启动的其他招聘工作预计将增加代表性不足的群体在教学中的参与度。此外，诺伊斯奖学金预计将推动密歇根州立大学启动的一项筹款计划，该计划旨在为选择K -12年级数学或科学教学职业的学生建立奖学金。

The Noyce Scholarship program at MSU will fund both 1-and 2-year scholarships for 39 talented college students who commit to becoming K-12 mathematics or science teachers in high-need districts. The scholarships may be used during a student's 4th or 5th year of an undergraduate teacher preparation program or toward one year of a post-BA program. The funds are being administered through the Division of Science and Mathematics Education. This effort builds on MSU's all-university initiative called Teachers for a New Era (TNE) that involves creating standards for teacher preparation, course development and revision, and implementing new ways of teaching and assessing students. A committee of faculty from the Colleges of Natural Science and Education is overseeing the recruitment, selection, and mentoring of the Noyce Scholars. An experienced evaluator is conducting the evaluation. Graduate students are assisting with mentoring and evaluation. The Noyce Scholarship program is enabling students who graduate from MSU and benefiting from the TNE work to share their knowledge and skills with elementary and secondary schools in high-need areas throughout Michigan and beyond. The scholarships and associated activities are expected to increase the number of teachers graduating with either a major or minor in mathematics or science from about 135 per year in 2000 - 2003 to about 155 per year in the years 2006 - 2008. The number of MSU graduates with mathematics or science majors taking positions in high need schools is also expected to increase proportionately during this period. The Noyce Scholarship program and other recruitment efforts initiated recently at MSU are expected to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in teaching. Further, the Noyce Scholarships are expected to add impetus to a fundraising program begun at MSU to establish a scholarship endowment for students choosing careers in teaching mathematics or science in Grades K -12.