University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teacher Initiative (USC-SMTI)

科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）专业的学生原本不会考虑从事大学预科科学和数学教学工作，现在他们进入了教学硕士（MT）项目。准备科学和数学中学教师只能通过研究生水平的课程。MT项目是第五年的项目，只对完成STEM学科学士学位的学生开放，该学科具有教育核心。与米德兰兹和奥兰治堡-卡尔霍恩技术学院的合作伙伴关系加强了对大一和大二STEM专业学生的兴趣，使他们能够参加一门课程，从而获得具有教学认证的STEM学位。大学和两年制学校都为未来的教师提供较低级别的研讨会课程。所有合作院校的STEM专业学生都有机会与Noyce项目的教师一起在一个为数学和科学中学教师和学生建立的暑期专业发展项目中工作。MT项目预计在为期五年的项目中，将有多达41名诺伊斯学者毕业。由此产生的高素质的科学和数学教师承诺在一个高需求的学区任教两年，每两年获得最多三年的奖学金支持。五个高需求学区正在参与该项目；这些是：卡尔霍恩，列克星敦2，奥兰治堡5，里奇兰1和2县学区。

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors who would not otherwise consider a career in precollege science and mathematics teaching are entering a Master in Teaching (MT) program. Preparation of science and mathematics secondary teachers is via graduate level programs only. The MT program serves as a fifth year program open only to candidates completing the B.S. degree in a STEM discipline with an education core. Partnerships with the Midlands and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical Colleges enhance the effort to interest freshmen and sophomore STEM majors in undertaking a course of study leading to a STEM degree with teaching certification. Lower division seminar courses for prospective teachers are offered at both the university and the two-year schools. Summer internship opportunities to work with Noyce program faculty in an established summer professional development program for mathematics and science middle school teachers and students are available to STEM majors at all the partnership institutions.The MT program expects to be graduating up to forty one Noyce scholars over the course of the five year project. The resulting highly qualified science and mathematics teachers are committed to teach two years in a high needs school district for each of up to three years of scholarship support received. Five high needs school districts are participating in the project; these are the: Calhoun, Lexington 2, Orangeburg 5, and Richland 1 and 2 County School Districts.