Future STEM Educators: Graduate Enrollment for Adelphi's STEAM Pipeline Program Opens
Garden City, NY (10/06/2021) — Graduate enrollment is now open for Adelphi University's New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline Program. Fourteen scholarships are available for candidates applying for the term beginning May 2022 -- and students also will receive a paid summer internship.
The 13-month-long New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline/NSF Robert Noyce Program based at Adelphi University's Manhattan Center is designed to encourage individuals with a background in science and/or training in STEM fields to prepare for a teaching career in science education. STEM is science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- with the arts, becoming STEAM. Those selected also will receive a $26,000 scholarship toward tuition.
"The program gives future teachers the opportunity to make a profound difference in the lives of students," said Tracy Hogan, PhD, professor of science education at Adelphi. "Once the program students graduate, they will receive two years of support from Adelphi faculty as they start their careers as teachers."
For the second year, Adelphi will partner with District 13 Brooklyn. Students selected for this year's STEAM Pipeline cohort will be placed in one of Adelphi's partner schools to gain valuable clinical experience and develop their teaching practices under dedicated mentor teachers and University faculty. Among the hands-on-learning opportunities will be working in a cutting-edge "makerspace," which supports students in creative and collaborative experiences with various tools, hardware and software.
The New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline: Preparing Next Gen Science Teachers program is framed by the following goals:
- Enhance and broaden strong partnerships between K-12 school partners, university faculty and administration, and regional informal learning environments.
- Increase the number and retention of highly qualified students from underrepresented groups that graduate with a science teaching degree.
- Increase the use of STEAM (STEM + Art/Design) practices in science classrooms to augment and enhance the science curriculum aligned to The Next Generation Science Standards/NGSS.
The program is for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree or 30 credits in one of the science disciplines, and are seeking a Master of Arts and initial New York State Teaching Certification for grades 7-12 in one of the science disciplines: biology, earth science, chemistry or physics. Graduates will commit to teaching for at least two years in an under-resourced school district within the United States in return for the scholarship.
In 2019, Adelphi was awarded a $1.2 million grant to support the New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline: Next Gen Science Teachers initiative, created to recruit, support and prepare science teachers, including those from typically underrepresented groups, to take science teaching positions in high-need school districts.
Learn more about the Noyce STEAM Pipeline Program and apply at adelphi.edu/steam-pipeline.
Adelphi's Manhattan Center is in lower Manhattan at 75 Varick Street.
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Graduate enrollment is now open for Adelphi University’s New York Noyce STEAM Pipeline Program.