This Project Grant award of $736,651 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program aims to prepare 30 high-quality secondary STEM teachers to serve in high-need schools in Massachusetts over a five-year period. The key products and services to be delivered include: Recruiting and providing two-year scholarships for four cohorts of 7-8 undergraduate STEM majors in biology, mathematics, chemistry, or general science, to prepare them for STEM teaching careers in high-need schools....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award to Bemidji State University (BSU) provides $939,280 over 5 years to prepare at least 16 highly qualified STEM teachers to work in high-need rural school districts in northern Minnesota. The project aims to: 1) recruit and educate diverse undergraduate STEM majors to become licensed teachers, 2) enhance their knowledge and skills through trainings on social-emotional learning, adverse childhood experiences,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,128,652 to Boston College to build teacher capacity for teaching across science disciplines using "smart" greenhouses. The project will engage teachers in professional development to adopt a transdisciplinary approach, integrating engineering, computer science, and horticulture, as they work with students to design and build smart greenhouses. The research will investigate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $816,569 in funding to Kings College to support the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The project aims to address the national shortage of STEM teachers by funding the preparation, retention, and mentorship of high-quality STEM graduates to teach in K-12 classrooms, particularly in high-need school districts. Over a 5-year period, the program will provide...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $653,653 to Southern University and A&M College, a historically black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to diversify STEM teacher education. The project aims to recruit, prepare, and retain high-quality secondary STEM teachers from diverse backgrounds to serve high-need schools in underserved communities. Key activities include engaging 15 interns in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $3,259,377 Project Grant under the NSF STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Rochester to establish the Northeast Noyce Professional Learning Network. The project aims to support the growth and development of highly effective K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts, particularly among underrepresented student populations. Key activities include: Connecting and leveraging the expertise of master STEM teachers to...
This $645,744 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of anti-racist, community-based STEM teaching among future secondary teachers. National-Louis University will provide $15,000 scholarships over four semesters to 22 STEM teacher candidates as part of coterminous BS/MAT degree programs in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics. Scholarship recipients will engage with...
This $821,742 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Virginia in preparing pre-service science teachers to integrate engineering design, language, and literacy into science instruction. Over five years, the University will provide 40 scholarships for science and engineering graduates to become certified K-12 science teachers in high-need school districts in Virginia. Scholarship recipients, or Noyce Scholars, will...
The National Science Foundation awarded Education Development Center, Inc. a $1,642,585 project grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how Noyce teacher preparation programs prepare scholars to be science and mathematics teachers in high-needs schools, and the relationship between alumni's preparation and their persistence as teachers in these schools beyond their service requirement. EDC will collaborate with 10...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,307,273 to the University of North Texas to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need secondary schools. The project aims to recruit and support two cohorts of STEM Teaching Fellows, targeting diverse candidates, who will complete a Master's in Education, lead a STEM summer camp for secondary students, and teach for four years in high-need schools. The project will also...