Texas A&M University AggieTeach Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

AggieTeach奖学金计划是Noyce的第二阶段项目，将向30名从事8-12年级教学工作的STEM专业本科生颁发47份奖学金。该项目设在数学和科学教育中心，该中心是该大学科学学院和教育学院之间的合作项目。该项目与当地两个学区合作，为未来的教师提供早期的实地经验和指导。AggieTeach的所有努力都是为了满足对更多、准备更充分的STEM教师的需求。该计划的特点包括早期识别和招聘，免除学生在第一个实地基础课程的学费，集中建议以协调学位计划和认证要求，以及在理学院的整个本科经历中提供指导。通过Noyce奖学金计划和相应的入选者支持，AggieTeach计划确保该机构将扩大其在全州范围内的努力，以培养致力于在高需求学校任教的高素质STEM教师。除了解决州和国家的严重短缺之外，这个特殊项目的一个独特的智力价值是评估，它记录了一所大型州立大学教师培训项目的最佳实践，这可以在全国范围内产生广泛的影响。通过在专业会议上的演讲和在受人尊敬的评审期刊上的出版物，广泛分享了研究结果。

The AggieTeach Scholarship Program is a Noyce Phase II project that is awarding 47 scholarships to 30 undergraduate STEM majors pursuing teaching careers in grades 8-12. This program is housed in the Center for Mathematics and Science Education, a collaborative effort between the Colleges of Science and Education at the University. The program partners with two local school districts to provide early field experiences and mentoring for the future teachers. All of the efforts of AggieTeach address the need for more and better-prepared STEM teachers. Hallmarks of the program include early identification and recruitment, tuition waivers for students in the first field base course, centralized advising to coordinate degree plans and certification requirements, and mentoring throughout their undergraduate experience in the College of Science. Through the Noyce scholarship program and corresponding inductee support, the AggieTeach program is ensuring that the institution will expand its state-wide effort for the production of highly qualified STEM teachers committed to teaching in high-need schools. Beyond meeting a critical shortage in the state and nation, a unique intellectual merit of this particular program is the assessment that is documenting best practices for teacher training programs at a large state-supported university, which can lead to a broad impact throughout the nation. Results are being shared extensively through presentations at professional conferences and publications in respected refereed journals.