The NSF Noyce Scholars Grant, STEM Upstate NY (STEM Up NY), addresses the shortage of STEM secondary teachers in high-need schools.
A team of five professors at Clarkson have been granted $1,199,780 through the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to help address the shortage of STEM secondary teachers in high-need schools. Under the direction of Seema Rivera (PI), assistant professor in STEM Education and co-PIs Katie Kavanagh, professor in math, Michael Ramsdell, associate professor in physics, Jan DeWaters, associate professor in engineering, and Ben Galluzzo, associate professor in Math/STEM Education, the STEM Up NY Program benefits society by integrating teacher preparation and research to recruit, prepare, and retain a talented and effective STEM education workforce of culturally responsive teachers with cutting-edge capabilities.
In order to build a strong STEM Teacher community in Northern New York, the project provides scholarships for 20 students during both their undergraduate senior year and the post-baccalaureate/MAT degree year. This award starts this July 2019 and is expected to end in 2024. Interested students should contact the PI or co-PI for further details.