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$15,000 Scholarship for Future Teachers
Sep 17, 2019
Are you a future science or engineering teacher?
Noyce FIRST is a new $15,000 scholarship program at Cal Poly for future science and engineering teachers. FIRST stands for "Fostering Integrated Responsive Science Teaching." Noyce Scholars will become science or engineering teachers who can cross disciplinary boundaries and create engaging, inclusive classrooms.
Open to current juniors and senior science/engineering majors who are future teachers. Due to federal funding limitations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident.
Scholarship support in 2020-21 can be used to complete your undergraduate degree or teaching credential. A second year of scholarship support may be available.
Application URL: https://tinyurl.com/2020-Noyce-CP-Application (a
pplication deadline: W 9/30)
Information Sessions will occur via Zoom on:
Th 9/17, 7:10-8 pm
– https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/94334154048- T 9/22, 7:10-8 pm – https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/94334154048
Interested students can learn more at https://tinyurl.com/2020-Noyce-CP-Application or by emailing noyce-science@calpoly.edu.
Fortune Schools visit Learn By Doing Lab!
Apr 23, 2018
Future Cal Poly students loving science at the "Learn By Doing Lab" on campus April 18, 2018.
I sang, 'Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around' all day long. I've partnered with Cal Poly for 5 years and remarkably, we opened a science-themed high school together last fall with over 90% black students. My students will be Cal Poly ready. Diversity takes commitment. We are in it with Cal Poly for the long haul." - Margaret Fortune
A Great Teacher For Every Student
Nov 7, 2017
EduCorps- A Great Teacher for Every Student video
PAID Internship Opportunity
Jul 31, 2017
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, located in Santa Barbara, CA, is seeking motivated, creative people for a yearlong apprenticeship in informal science education. This program includes hands-on experience through a paid internship as a member of MOXI’s floor staff team, four quarters of instruction in informal science education through UC Santa Barbara, and opportunities to interact with a diverse group of learners of all ages in a variety of settings on the museum floor, Interactive Media Theater, Exploration Lab, Innovation Workshop makerspace, and offsite at local schools, youth organizations, and public events. Apprentices also learn to develop facilitation strategies and NGSS-aligned curriculum, conduct program evaluations, train volunteer floor staff, and generate creative, innovative ideas for informal science learning. For more information about the MOXI Apprenticeship in Informal Science Education, please visit – http://www.moxi.org/apprentice.
Making Science Teaching More Than A "Backup Plan"
Feb 10, 2016
Read the following article the impact of teaching:
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Making Science Teaching More Than 'A Backup Plan'