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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>NSF Grant Paves the Way for Future
Teachers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>by Todd Ransom<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>An $887,433 National Science Foundation grant from
the Robert Noyce Scholarships Program will fund a program that involves more
than 50 classrooms in six middle and five high schools, supporting one to15
district mentor teachers per year and approximately 2,000 students in the
rapidly growing, low-performing <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Moreno</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Unified</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <br>
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Surrounding school districts are also likely to benefit from the award. <br>
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The grant was given to Pamela Clute, executive director of the Academy of
Learning through Partnerships for Higher Achievement (ALPHA); Brad Hyman,
professor of biology, and faculty director, Science Mathematics Initiative
within the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences; and Maria Simani,
director of the UCR P-20 Regional Alliance and future UCR Noyce program
director. <br>
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“This grant allows us to capitalize on the university’s internal
partnership between the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, the
Graduate School of Education and the ALPHA Center for Academic
Partnerships,” said Clute. “Together we have a mission to find
the best students and mentor them through undergraduate and graduate school
and into teaching jobs in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Moreno</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.” <br>
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Progress will be observed to determine the impact of the program on teacher
performance, commitment to serving the district, impact as a student role
model, longevity to the profession and ability to assume leadership. The end
goal is to establish a model that can be replicated to shape teachers who
will best prepare students for the 21st century. <br>
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“The training infrastructure and curriculum are already in place at
UCR, but we hope to expand upon those elements to create a continuum of
teacher preparation and development,” Hyman said. “The end result
will be more than 40 new secondary mathematics and science teachers who are
prepared and motivated educators within our partnership district.” <br>
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“The goal of the Noyce program is to increase the number of
high-quality teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) who are prepared and motivated to face the educational challenges of
high-need schools,” Simani said. “Our Noyce scholars will have an
important impact on the lives and careers of students and teachers in our
partnering schools.” <br>
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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
academic programs for undergraduate science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM
degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><b><font size=4 color=navy face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Garamond;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Leslie Bushong<br>
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w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>
Teach-Science/Mathematics Initiative (CaTEACH-SMI) <br>
1104 Pierce Hall<br>
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