Robert Noyce Scholarship Program for Math, Science and Engineering K-12 Teachers

阿肯色大学费耶特维尔分校（UA）正在通过罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金计划培养36名学生成为中学数学和科学教师。学生们正在完成国家认可的UA教学艺术硕士（MAT）课程，使他们有资格获得在阿肯色州中学任教的数学或科学执照。该奖学金提供给三种类型的学生：1)那些已经完成了STEM本科学位，想教书，但没有经济能力继续从事教师培训的学生；2)寻求职业转变的STEM专业人士；3)在大三即将结束时表现出教学天赋并将其作为职业的学生。该计划支持学生在他们的高级和MAT年。获得诺伊斯奖学金的物理科学和数学专业学生必须参加以实验为基础的项目，这些项目旨在开发当前科学和技术领域的低成本实验，以便在课堂上使用。这些实验为K12教室提供了与尖端科学技术的联系。该项目将使亚利桑那大学目前的科学和数学教师人数增加40%，从而为阿肯色州的学校提供高素质的科学和数学教师。该Noyce项目建立在先前nsf支持的physstec项目的基础上，鼓励、培养和评估STEM专业的学生成为7-12名物理科学和物理教师；并将STEM学科、教育和7-12教师之间的合作扩展到更多的STEM部门。项目合作伙伴包括少数民族人口不断增长的大学区（罗杰斯、本顿维尔、费耶特维尔、斯普林代尔）和经济手段差距日益扩大的小学区（埃尔金斯）。诺伊斯奖学金学生在合作学校实习。每一所学校都与UA MAT项目有着长期的联系，并根据社会经济地位和ESL学生的百分比为该项目提供实习机会。这为诺伊斯奖学金毕业生提供了所需的经验，为他们在高需求学校的两年承诺服务做好准备。在完成所有课程要求后，奖学金获得者将在高需求学校担任职务，在那里他们将获得最初几年的教学帮助。阿肯色州的入职培训计划已经为新教师分配了一位导师。该项目提供了一个讨论板，允许MAT毕业生分享想法，提出问题并反思他们的经历。此外，正在进行的研究侧重于毕业生的教学内容知识问题。

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UA) is preparing 36 students to become secondary level mathematics and science teachers through a Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. Students are completing the nationally recognized UA Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, making them eligible for licensure in mathematics or science to teach in Arkansas' secondary schools. The scholarships are available to three types of students: 1) those who have completed an undergraduate STEM degree and would like to teach but do not have the financial means to pursue teacher preparation; 2) STEM professionals seeking a career change and; 3) students near the end of their junior year who demonstrate an aptitude for teaching and considering it as a career. The program supports students during their senior and MAT years.Physical science and mathematics students receiving Noyce scholarships are required to participate in experiment-based projects designed to develop low cost experiments in current scientific and technology areas for use in the classroom. These experiments are providing K12 classrooms with connections to cutting-edge science and technology. This project should result in a 40% increase over the current production of science and mathematics teachers at UA leading to the placement of highly qualified science and mathematics teachers in Arkansas schools.This Noyce program builds on the prior NSF-supported PhysTEC program which encourages, nurtures and evaluates STEM majors to become 7-12 physical science and physics teachers; and expands the collaboration between STEM discipline, Education, and 7-12 teachers to more STEM departments. Project partners include larger school districts with growing minority populations (Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale) and a small district with a growing disparity in economic means (Elkins). Noyce Scholarship students serve internships in the partnership schools. Each of the schools has a longstanding tie to the UA MAT program and provides the program with placements based on socioeconomic status and percentage of ESL students. This provides the Noyce Scholarship graduates with the type of experiences needed to prepare them for service during their two-year commitment in high need schools.After completion of all program requirements, scholarship recipients take positions in high need schools, where they are assisted in their initial years of teaching. Arkansas' induction program already assigns new teachers a mentor. The project provides a discussion board that allows MAT graduates to share ideas, ask questions and reflect on their experiences. In addition, ongoing research focuses on graduates' issues with pedagogical content knowledge.