Albany State University NOYCE Teaching Fellows Program

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ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY NOYCE TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

This program aims to serve the national interest by developing highly-qualified STEM teachers who can adapt a unique blend of teaching strategies to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. ASU NOYCE Teaching Fellows are placed in high-need secondary schools to make a transformative impact on local and regional communities. ASU will engage with schools and community partners in southwest Georgia (Dougherty, Randolph, and Terrell counties) where regional challenges caused by poverty and inequity contribute to minimal production of “locally grown” STEM teachers. ASU NOYCE Fellows are licensed  to teach a STEM discipline and implement an innovative STEM curriculum based on Citizen Science – which involves collecting scientific information from nearby areas and attempting to solve real world problems that are pertinent to the lives of the students and other citizens in those local communities. Fellows receive training in our unique brand of Citizen Science, which links the benefits of three key teaching skills:

  1. The utilization of culturally-responsive instruction,
  2. An embrace of how learners connect new understanding and knowledge to what they already know (constructivism) 
  3. The creation of teaching exercises and lessons which combine and interweave concepts from multiple STEM areas during the problem-solving process into a comprehensive whole (integrative learning)

ASU NOYCE Fellows engage in internships with local non-profits and community partners to link their Citizen Science training with problem-based learning in the real world. The primary goal of the program is to increase and diversify the STEM teacher pipeline in Georgia school districts.

ASU NOYCE Teaching Fellows program addresses one of the most challenging issues facing public education in America: how to produce adequate numbers of STEM-certified minority teachers who are exceptionally qualified and willing to stay in high-need schools.

For more information such as program requirements, dates, and benefits, CLICK HERE. 

Interested applicants should contact Dr. Erica DeCuir at Erica.decuir@asurams.edu or 229-500-2143