APS Forum on Education Newsletter - Summer 2010 Edition

published by the American Physical Society

In the Teacher Preparation Section of this edition, Gay Stewart talks about the Arkansas Noyce Scholarship Program and Gabe Popkin discusses the PhysTEC Noyce.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2010/index.cfm

Raising funds for UTeach

written by Michael Marder

The article includes a brief history of the UTeach program at the University of Texas - Austin and a detailed discussion of raising funds for the program through private donations.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2007/marder.html

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program

written by the National Science Foundation

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and programs for students who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733&org=DUE&from=home