http://www.ptec.org/ PTEC's Funding en-US Copyright 2010, ComPADRE.org editor@ptec.org (Managing Editor) Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:42:37 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.ptec.org/services/images/LogoSmallPTEC.gif http://www.ptec.org/ 125 35 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.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=10190 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2010/index.cfm http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=10190 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST This National Science Foundation-funded program supports scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors, and graduates with STEM degrees, who commit to teaching in high-need school districts. The program also includes funding for exemplary STEM teachers who commit to becoming master teachers in high-need school districts. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=9922 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733 http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9922 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate; baccalaureate; or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=9186 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257 http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9186 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The National Science Foundation's 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. Initiated in 2002, the program was reauthorized in 2007 through the America COMPETES Act. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8593 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/spring2009/prival.cfm http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8593 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST The national shortage of highly qualified math and science teachers points to a need to focus more attention and resources on teacher preparation. However, physics faculty often have little time to spare for activities outside of traditional research and teaching. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has strongly supported teacher preparation efforts, primarily through the Directorate of Education and Human Resources. What may be lesser known is that the NSF "broader impacts" criterion opens the door for more conventional research proposals to include teacher preparation activities as well. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8017 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2008/plisch.cfm http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8017 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST There is no question that a university or external funding agency must make a significant financial commitment to support a Teacher-in-Residence. Nevertheless, several PhysTEC sites have made the commitment to fund TIRs out of their own budgets, in order to sustain the benefits that only a Master Teacher can bring to a department that wishes to prepare high-quality teachers. In addition, several universities have attracted external corporate funding for a Teacher-in-Residence program. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7018 http://phystec.org/components/master-teachers/strategies.php http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7018 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The Transition to Teaching program enables IBM employees, who are interested in second careers in education, to become certified math and science teachers. Through Transition to Teaching, IBM employees can engage in both online and more traditional courses and are offered a leave of absence for student teaching. Participants also are provided with online mentoring and support throughout the process. IBM initiated Transition to Teaching for a number of key reasons: to address the severe shortage of math and science teachers; to help raise the math and science achievement levels of our nation's youth and prepare them for the demands of the global economy; and to respond to the needs of IBM's growing force of mature workers. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=5916 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2007/willner.html http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5916 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The U.S. Department of Education´s Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) program is administered by the Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Program (AITQ) in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title II, Part B. The goal of the MSP program is to improve academic achievements of elementary and secondary students in mathematics and science by increasing instructional quality. The ED-MSP website provides information about: MSP legislation, administrative guidance, resources, conferences and other events, and summaries of evaluation findings. The website is also used for MSP grantees to register for MSP conferences and report annual program implementation and impact reports to the U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7188 http://www.ed-msp.net/ http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7188 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7187 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257&org=DUE&from=home http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7187 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7186 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741&org=DUE&from=home http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7186 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7185 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=DUE&from=home http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7185 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST 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.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7184 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733&org=DUE&from=home http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7184 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Recent national reports, calling attention to the need to increase and enrich the nation's science and engineering talent pool, are placing an increased emphasis on expanding and strengthening the teacher workforce. This article offers information about and links to NSF initiatives in STEM teacher improvement and recruitment. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=5944 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall06-spring07/prival.html http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5944 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Teacher preparation programs will have a significant impact on the number of well-prepared physics teachers in classrooms around the country only if they are incorporated into departmental infrastructure, and do not simply depend on the volunteer effort of a small number of dedicated faculty members. Physics departments and university administrations must buy into the idea that they share some of the responsibility for addressing the nation's teacher shortage. Ultimately, sustainability depends on whether an institution is willing to devote substantial resources, in the form of faculty time, academic credit, and course reform support, to preparing the next generation of physics teachers. http://www.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7001 http://phystec.org/components/sustainability/strategies.php http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7001 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST 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.ptec.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=5915 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2007/marder.html http://www.ptec.org/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5915 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST