Recruiting and Supporting Secondary Math and Science Education Majors

圣安布罗斯大学(SAU)正在与当地四个高需求学区合作，启动罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金计划。通过这项计划，南加州大学正在帮助缓解爱荷华州东部和伊利诺伊州西部城乡学区高素质中学数学和科学教师的严重短缺问题。南加州大学诺伊斯计划的目的是到2010年额外增加22-28名中学科学和/或数学教师。这比目前南加州大学数学和科学专业申请二级教学认证的人数增加了86%。该项目消除了更多学生进入圣安布罗斯数学、科学和教育项目的两个主要障碍，特别是来自社区学院的障碍：(1)缺乏资金；(2)缺乏对教师培训计划的了解。SAU转学专家以及数学、科学和教育专业人员每月访问当地社区大学；在当地高中，特别是那些少数族裔人口较多的高中，专注于营销、招聘和项目；奖学金有助于缓解这些障碍。通过诺伊斯计划，南澳大学(1)每年额外招收11-14名数学和/或科学专业的学生，以寻求中学教学认证，重点是高中和转学学生，特别是那些在STEM领域代表性不足的学生(如少数民族和女性)；(2)每年额外招收5-7名有资格获得中学教学认证的数学和/或科学专业的学生；(3)每年向11-14名获得中学教育认证的合格STEM专业的学生颁发诺伊斯奖学金(或津贴)；以及(4)在毕业生任教的头五年为他们提供持续的支持，以方便他们过渡到教学阶段，并在他们的义务服务期内和之后帮助他们留住。

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.