You Teach Physical Science: Noyce Scholars Enhancing Technical Capacity in Arkansas

YouTeach Noyce奖学金项目正在支持28名化学和物理专业的本科生成为高素质的7-12年级物理教师。该计划正在与阿肯色大学的UTeach复制网站YouTeach合作并增强其功能。该项目正在通过奖学金支持增加参与者数量，并允许更多的高级本科生在硕士教师(MT)的支持下加入该项目，以帮助YouTeach的发展。MT还为提前毕业的学生提供入职支持。除了UTeach模式的要求外，所有Noyce学者都从MT接受了针对高需求课堂教学需求的额外培训和支持。目前正在特别注意招聘和支持多样化教师群体。诺伊斯学者受益于与当地学区和教师的广泛联系，这些联系来自于之前资助的项目，包括费耶特维尔公立学校、史密斯堡公立学校、西罗亚姆斯普林斯学区和斯普林代尔公立学校。领导团队在国家专业组织中处于有利地位，可以在国家一级提供通过该项目吸取的经验教训。该项目正在开发物理和化学部门合作培养科学教师的持久模式，大多数教师将同时教授化学和物理，因为阿肯色州的新执照要求同时教授这两个学科的专业知识。在阿肯色州的课堂上安置28名合格的物理科学教师改善了STEM教育，并鼓励学生在这个大学入学率非常低的州的高需求课堂上进入STEM专业。融入专业学习社区作为学院准备MSP的一部分，正在提供专业支持，并向教师通报上大学的障碍。所有招聘活动都被仔细记录下来，以形成一种资源，将在Compadre和PhysTEC的一个组成部分--PTEC图书馆中出版并加以介绍。

The YouTeach Noyce scholarship program is supporting 28 undergraduate chemistry and physics majors to become highly qualified 7-12th grade physical science teachers. The program is partnering with and enhancing YouTeach, the University of Arkansas' UTeach replication site. This project is aiding the growth of YouTeach by increasing the number of participants through scholarship support and by allowing more advanced undergraduates to join the program with the support of a Master Teacher (MT). The MT is also providing induction support to the early graduates. All Noyce scholars are receiving additional training and support in the teaching demands of the high-need classroom from the MT beyond that called for by the UTeach model. Special attention is being paid to the recruiting and support of a diverse teacher community. The Noyce scholars are benefiting from the extensive connections with local school districts and teachers that have grown out of previous funded projects including Fayetteville Public Schools, Fort Smith Public Schools, Siloam Springs School District, and Springdale Public Schools. The leadership team is well placed in national professional organizations to make lessons learned through this project available at the national level. This project is developing a lasting model of the cooperation of physics and chemistry departments to produce science teachers, most of whom will teach both chemistry and physics as the new licensure in Arkansas requires expertise in teaching both disciplines.Placement of 28 qualified physical science teachers in Arkansas classrooms is improving STEM education and encouraging matriculation into STEM majors by students in high-needs classrooms across a state with very poor college attendance rates. Integration into Professional Learning Communities developed as part of the College Ready MSP is providing professional support and informing teachers of the barriers to college attendance. All recruiting activities are being carefully documented to form a resource that will be published and featured in the PTEC library, a component of comPADRE and PhysTEC.