Teaching as a Primary Profession (TAPP) in Biology and Biochemistry

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。“每年有50个奖学金发放给36个人，每个奖学金10,000美元。24名学生获得一年奖学金，10名学生获得两年奖学金，两名学生获得三年奖学金。每位奖学金获得者还会收到一台笔记本电脑，供他/她在本科期间和进入入职教学期间使用。这些奖学金支持那些正在攻读或已经完成生物学或生物化学学士学位的学生，并同意参加二级证书项目，从而获得授权教授高中生物和化学的教师证书。五年制项目的最后一年将重点放在认证要求上。该项目的合作伙伴是阿纳海姆联合高中学区、圣安东尼奥山学院(一所两年制社区学院)和加州大学洛杉矶分校。该项目是一个强调内容和教学内容知识的第五年计划的典范。最初对财政需要的要求改为颁发奖学金的功绩标准。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."Fifty annual scholarships of $10,000 each are being distributed among thirty six individuals. Twenty four students are receiving one-year scholarships, ten students, two-year scholarships and two are receiving three-year scholarships. Each scholar also receives a laptop computer for use during his/her undergraduate years and on into the induction to teaching period. The scholarships support those who are in the process or have completed a bachelor's degree in biology or biochemistry and agree to enroll in the secondary credential program leading to a teaching credential with authorization to teach both high school biology and chemistry. The last year of the five year program focuses on the credentialing requirements.Partners in the project are Anaheim Union High School District, Mount San Antonio College (a two-year community college) and the University of California at Los Angeles. The project is serving as a model for a fifth year program emphasizing content and pedagogical content knowledge. The initial requirement of financial need was changed to merit based criterion for the award of a scholarship.