Noyce Pathway to Science: Transitioning From a Student of Teaching to a Teacher of Students

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 26
  In Roundtable Session: Inducting Newly Hired Teachers: Views of Teacher Development and Program Design

Abstract

Noyce Pathway to Science (PTS) is a collaborative program between a local university’s College of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, and a public school system. Pathway to Science addresses the desperate need to increase the number of science teachers in the school system through enabling recent science bachelor’s degree graduates to complete secondary science certification in an intensive four-semester program that culminates with certification and an earned master’s degree. To ensure that the investment in these newly certified teachers (Noyce Scholars) is successful, students participated in a two-year mentoring program designed to provide classroom support after graduation. These teachers' induction experience is the purpose of this study

Authors

• André M. Green, University of South Alabama

• Susan Ferguson, University of South Alabama

• Sarah (Katie) K. Guffey, University of South Alabama

• Andrea M. Kent, University of South Alabama