Supporting Career Changers to Become Mathematics and Science Teachers in Missouri

该项目的目标是招募更多高素质的个人从事数学和科学教学。特别是，该计划招募拥有数学或科学本科学位(或更高学位)并计划改变职业道路进入教学领域的个人。其目标是将密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校(MU)5-12年级数学和科学教师的数量增加两倍。罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金通过招募高资质的人参加毕业后的替代认证计划，帮助实现这一目标。该项目的智力价值取决于合作伙伴致力于促进有关招聘、准备和留住更多高素质科学和数学教师的知识。该项目的更广泛影响是增加了密苏里州学校数学和科学教师的高素质教师，以及该项目为满足教师短缺而建立新模式和新策略的潜力，这些模式和策略将为其他遇到类似问题的州提供借鉴。

The goal of this project is to recruit more highly qualified individuals into careers in mathematics and science teaching. In particular, the program recruits individuals having undergraduate degrees (or higher) in mathematics or science and who are planning to change career paths into the field of teaching. The goal is to triple the number of grades 5-12 mathematics and science teachers prepared at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). The Robert Noyce scholarships facilitate reaching that target through recruitment of highly qualified individuals into the post-baccalaureate alternative certification programs. The intellectual merit of this project rests on the commitment of partners to advance knowledge concerning recruiting, preparing, and retaining more highly qualified science and mathematics teachers. The broader impact of the project is the increase in highly qualified teachers of mathematics and science teachers for Missouri schools, as well as the potential of the program to build new models and strategies for meeting the teacher shortage that will inform other states experiencing similar problems.