Top Notch Teachers with Dual Degrees at the University of Missouri T2D2@MU

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助的。“该项目的目标是将密苏里大学-哥伦比亚大学本科理科教师教育项目毕业的中级理科教师人数增加一倍。为实现这一目标作出了贡献的有：1)招募高素质的STEM本科生从事科学教学工作；2)准备教授符合国家标准的科学；3)在新教师入职期间为科学教师提供支持。招聘策略包括在2010年、2011年和2012年暑期为10名大一和大二学生提供非正式的理科实习机会。在该项目的第三年到第五年期间，每年将向30名攻读科学和教育双学位课程的大三和大四学生颁发总计50美元的11,000美元奖学金。奖学金获得者有义务在高需求学区(最好是密苏里州)教授两年科学，每一年他们都会获得奖学金。这项义务必须在毕业后八年内完成。合作学区包括汉尼拔第60学区、墨西哥密苏里州公立学校、莫伯利学区和圣路易斯公立学校。诺伊斯学者在担任实习教师和新教师期间参与诺伊斯学者支持网络(NSSN)，这是一个在线合作和学习环境，过去、现在和未来的诺伊斯学者与密苏里大学的科学教育工作者和科学家一起组成一个学习者社区。有助于增加教师保留率的是合作学校的一支指导教师队伍，以及支持诺伊斯学者参加州和地区科学教师会议。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."The project's aim is to double the number of secondary science teachers graduating from Missouri University - Columbia's undergraduate science teacher education program. Contributing to the achievement of this goal are: 1) recruitment of highly qualified STEM undergraduates into science teaching careers; 2) preparation to teach science that is aligned with national standards; and 3) support for science teachers during the new teachers' induction years. The recruitment strategies include informal science internships for ten freshmen and sophomore students during the summers of 2010, 2011, and 2012. During the project's third through fifth years a total of fifty $11,000 annual scholarships will be awarded to thirty juniors and seniors enrolled in the dual science and education degree program. Scholarship recipients are obligated to teach science for two years in a high need school district (preferably in Missouri) for each year they received a scholarship. This obligation must be completed within eight years of graduation. Partner school districts include Hannibal School District No. 60, Mexico Missouri Public Schools, Moberly School District, and the Saint Louis Public Schools. Noyce Scholars while serving as student teachers and as new teachers participate in the Noyce Scholar Support Network (NSSN), an on-line collaboration and learning environment where past, current, and future Noyce Scholars, along with Missouri University science educators and scientists, form a community of learners. Instrumental to increasing teacher retention is a cadre of mentor teachers in the partner schools, and support for Noyce Scholars to participate in state and regional science teacher conferences.