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Mathematics Teacher Leadership. Good Teachers who Influence Others Jan A. Yow, jyow@sc.edu. USC-SMTI. University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teacher Initiative National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarships. Project Team. PI: Jan Yow PD: Kathy Henson
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Mathematics Teacher Leadership Good Teachers who Influence Others Jan A. Yow, jyow@sc.edu
USC-SMTI University of South Carolina Science and Mathematics Teacher Initiative National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarships
Project Team PI: Jan Yow PD: Kathy Henson Co-PIs: Ed Dickey Bert Eli Gerry Lopez de Victoria (MTC) Christine Lotter Special thanks to Advisory Board members Nate Carnes and Steve Thompson.
Noyce Scholar Components • Freshman/Sophomore experiences (210, summer stipends) • Junior/Senior support (310, 410) • Monthly meetings with SSTEM scholars • Induction support during first 2 years of teaching • Mentors from high need math and science high schools • State, national, international conferences
Continued Challenge: Recruitment • USC Juniors/Seniors • MTC/OCTC Transfer Students • Summer Experiences • MTC/OCTC Scholarships ($8000 on each campus)
Conference Component • State Conferences 5 to SCCTM; 2 to SC2 • National Conferences 3 to National Noyce Meeting (Washington, DC); 1 to NCTM (Philadelphia, PA) • International Conferences 1 to NSF Computational Thinking & Inquiry Teaching (Crete, Greece)
EDSE 210 Format: One-hour elective course with classroom observations Target Audience: Freshman (Year 1)/Sophomore (Year 2) STEM majors at USC, MTC, and OCTC Last Year: 3000 fliers = 10 students This Year: 6000 fliers = 24 students (+20)
Continued Work Developing Math and Science Teacher Leaders through the Noyce Program Applying for second NSF Noyce Grant to support MAT students and Master Teachers