Share Paper: Noyce East Tennessee STEM Teacher Recruitment

  1. Aimee Govett, East Tennessee State University, United States
  2. Mohammad Uddin, East Tennessee State University, United States
Friday, April 10 11:30-11:45 AM Room 6 - https://tinyurl.com/siteroom6

Abstract: East Tennessee State University (ETSU) received an NSF Noyce Track 1 Teacher Recruiting program beginning April 2019 targeting majors in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, and Mathematics. The program has three parts: 1) a summer teaching internship program for undergraduate STEM majors designed to recruit students into the teaching profession, 2) scholarships and mentoring for a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, and 3) a mentoring program and continuing professional development for newly minted teachers to retain them as teachers. We would like to share our experiences and see if colleagues within the CTE teacher preparation programs can ...