Recruitment, Preparation and Retention of STEM Students as High School Teachers.

休斯顿大学罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金项目正在通过招聘、准备和留住理科专业的物理和化学教师来解决合格物理和化学教师短缺的问题。该项目以teachHOUSTON项目的成功为基础，每年为低年级本科生提供(1)12个暑期实习机会，让他们与科学硕士教师一起在一个面向服务不足学生的中学STEM夏令营工作；(2)在已建立合作学区的高需求学校进行早期实地考察；(3)每一年奖学金资助24名初高中物理或化学专业或攻读物理或化学教师资格证书的本科以上学生，每年奖学金资助金额为12,000美元，这些学生在毕业后承诺在高需求学区任教两年；(4)“物理探究课程”（Physics By Inquiry Course），让休斯敦教师项目的学者和STEM专业的学生参与有效的物理和化学探究教学法。该项目有可能为休斯顿地区服务不足的学校提供总共24名知识渊博的物理和化学教师，为物理或化学教师的招聘、准备和保留提供创新的方法，并促进基于主动探究的教学、培训和学习物理和化学的方法。该项目改善了教师的内容知识，增强了学生的学习，从而增加了学生的数量，特别是那些来自服务不足人口的学生，进入stem相关职业。从这个项目中获得的知识传播被传递给STEM和教育相关的会议。

The University of Houston Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is addressing the shortage of qualified physics and chemistry teachers through recruitment, preparation and retention of science majors for teacher certification in physics and chemistry. The program, built on the successes of the teachHOUSTON program, annually provides (1) 12 summer internships for lower division undergraduates to work with science master teachers at a middle school STEM camp for underserved students; (2) early field experiences to scholars in high need schools with established partner school districts; (3) $12,000 annual scholarships for 24 junior or senior level physics or chemistry majors or post baccalaureate students seeking physics or chemistry teacher certification who commit to teaching two years in a high-need school district for every year of scholarship support after graduation; and (4) a Physics By Inquiry Course that engages scholars and STEM majors in the teachHOUSTON program in effective inquiry-based teaching pedagogies for physics and chemistry. This project has the potential to provide a total of 24 content knowledgeable physics and chemistry teachers to underserved schools in the Houston area, provide innovative methods for recruitment, preparation and retention of physics or chemistry teachers, and promote active inquiry based methods for teaching, training, and learning physics and chemistry. This program leads to improved teacher content knowledge and enhanced student learning resulting in an increase in the number of students, particularly those from underserved populations, entering into STEM-related professions. Dissemination of knowledge gained from this program is transmitted to STEM and education related conferences.