A collaboration between three departments in the College of Science and Mathematics (Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry & Biochemisty) and the School of Education at CSUSM has resulted in an NSF-funded Noyce Scholar Program (NSF 1758492). The project consists of a unique tiered-participation model to recruit and prepare undergraduate STEM students for the California Single Subject Credential Program in the School of Education. The tiered approach gets potential high school teachers involved in middle school outreach programs as early as the lower-division STEM courses. Important early teaching components place upper-division students in a Learning Assistant program, or as tutors in the STEM or Math Tutoring Centers. An essential piece of this project is the formation of the Noyce Network. This network provides a venue for informal mentoring of current Noyce recipients and other STEM majors by faculty members and former Noyce Scholars who currently hold teaching positions. Since STEM faculty members have significant leverage inspiring their students in career choice, another component of this project is the participation of many STEM faculty members in the Faculty Champions for Teacher Recruitment group. This presentation will give details of how this project functions, as well as results of recruitment, credentialing, and job placement.<br/>

Building a tiered participation model for STEM teacher recruitment

2019 Fall National Meeting

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