Preparing Science, Math Teachers for High Need-Schools

University Communications
Nov. 13, 2012

The UA is offering a conference in collaboration with California State University's Fresno and Long Beach campuses with more than 200 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program participants and project leaders from eight states slated to attend.

The 2012 Western Region Noyce Conference will be held Nov. 16-18 at the University Park Marriott in Tucson.

The goal of the Noyce program is to increase the number of science and mathematics teachers prepared for teaching careers in high-need schools, those in which high proportions of students underachieve in science and math, which contributes to underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering and math careers after high school. 

The conference offers professional development opportunities for Noyce program participants, featuring speakers and workshops. Also, scholars, mentors, interns, principal investigators and others will exchange knowledge and techniques on ways to enhance learning in the classroom to help close the achievement gap. In particular, discussions will center on teaching, student success and disciplinary literacy in science and mathematics.

Noyce programs have been supported by the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education for more than 10 years, providing funding higher education institutions for forgivable loans, scholarships, stipends and programmatic support to recruit, educate and professionally develop science and math majors and post-baccalaureate professionals. In return, Noyce participants agree to teach for specified periods of time in high need school districts.

The UA has had continuous funding from the Noyce program since 2005. To learn more about the program, visit the UA program site. Also, the conference schedule is available online.

Contacts: Debra Tomanek, the UA's assistant vice provost for instruction and assessment, at dtomanek@email.arizona.edu 520-621-7380 or Ingrid Novodvorsky, who directs the UA's Science Teacher Preparation Program, at novod@email.arizona.edu 520-626-4187.

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