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一年和两年的奖学金，这些学生承诺成为高需求地区的K-12数学或科学教师。这些奖学金可以用于学生本科教师预备课程的第四年或第五年，或用于攻读学士学位后课程的一年。这些资金是通过科学和数学教育司管理的。这一努力建立在密歇根州立大学名为新时代教师(TNE)的全大学倡议的基础上，该倡议涉及为教师准备、课程开发和修改制定标准，并实施新的教学和评估学生的方法。自然科学和教育学院的一个教职员工委员会正在监督诺伊斯学者的招募、遴选和指导。一位经验丰富的评估员正在进行评估。研究生正在协助辅导和评估。诺伊斯奖学金计划帮助从密歇根州立大学毕业并受益于TNE工作的学生与密歇根州及其他地区高需求地区的小学和中学分享他们的知识和技能。奖学金和相关活动预计将使主修或辅修数学或科学的毕业教师人数从2000-2003年的每年约135人增加到2006-2008年的每年约155人。在此期间，密歇根州立大学数学或理科专业的毕业生在高等需求学校任职的人数预计也将按比例增加。诺伊斯奖学金计划和最近在密歇根州立大学启动的其他招聘努力预计将增加代表不足的群体参与教学。此外，诺伊斯奖学金预计将为密歇根州立大学开始的一项筹款计划增添动力，该计划旨在为选择在K-12年级教授数学或科学的学生建立奖学金捐赠基金。

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.