Recruiting and Supporting Secondary Math and Science Education Majors

圣安布罗斯大学（SAU）正在与四个当地高中学区合作启动罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金计划。通过这个项目，SAU正在帮助缓解爱荷华州东部和伊利诺伊州西部城市和农村学区中高素质中学数学和科学教师的严重短缺。SAU Noyce计划旨在到2010年再培养22-28名中学科学和/或数学教师。这比目前SAU数学和科学专业寻求二级教师认证的人数增加了86%。这个项目消除了两个主要障碍，让更多的学生进入圣安布罗斯的数学、科学和教育课程，特别是社区学院的课程：(1)缺乏资金；(2)缺乏对教师培训项目的了解。南澳大学转学专家和数学、科学和教育教师每月访问当地社区学院；在当地高中，特别是少数民族人口较多的高中，集中营销、招聘和项目；而奖学金有助于缓解这些障碍。通过Noyce计划，SAU(1)每年招收11-14名数学和/或科学专业的学生来寻求中学教学认证，重点关注高中和转学生，特别是那些在STEM领域代表性不足的群体（如少数民族和女性）；(2)每年毕业5-7名数学和/或科学专业的学生，符合二级教师资格认证；(3)每年颁发诺伊斯奖学金（或津贴）给11-14名符合资格的STEM专业学生，他们攻读中等教育认证；(4)为毕业生在前五年的教学工作提供持续的支持，以帮助他们顺利过渡到教学工作，并帮助他们在义务服务期间和之后留任。

St. Ambrose University (SAU) is initiating a Robert Noyce Scholarship Program in partnership with four local high need school districts. Through this program SAU is helping to alleviate the significant shortage of highly qualified secondary school math and science teachers in both urban and rural school districts in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The SAU Noyce Program is designed to graduate an additional 22-28 secondary science and/or math teachers by 2010. This is an 86% increase over the current number of SAU math and science majors who seek secondary teaching certification. This project removes two major obstacles to more students matriculating to St. Ambrose's math, science and education programs, especially from the community colleges: (1) lack of finances; and (2) lack of knowledge about teacher preparation programs. Monthly visits to the local community colleges by SAU transfer specialist and math, science and education faculty; focused marketing, recruiting, and programs in the local high schools, especially those with high minority populations; and scholarships help alleviate those barriers. Through the Noyce Program, SAU is (1) recruiting an additional 11-14 math and/or science majors per year to seek secondary teaching certification, focusing on high school and transfer students particularly those from groups underrepresented in STEM fields (e.g., minorities and women); (2) graduating 5-7 additional math and/or science majors annually qualified for secondary teaching certification; (3) awarding Noyce Scholarships (or stipends) annually to 11-14 qualified STEM majors who pursue secondary education certification; and (4) providing on-going support to graduates during their first five years of teaching to ease the transition into teaching and aid retention during and beyond their obligatory service period.