Western NY Noyce Scholars Partnership

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Western NY Noyce Scholars Partnership http//www.b
uffalostate.edu/physics/newnoyce/ Jane Cushman.
Luanna Gomez, Catherine Lange, Dan MacIsaac, and
David Wilson SUNY- Buffalo State College, NY 14222
NSF grants 0434103 1035360 This material is
based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 0434103. Any
opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are
those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation.

• Introduction to Buffalo State College
• State University of New York College at Buffalo
• Carnegie Masters I
• 12,000 students
• 16 minority
• 55 women
• - Largest SUNY comprehensive college and only
  SUNY urban college
• Originally Buffalo Normal School in 1871
• NCATE accredited
• 28 of undergrads
• 46 / 63 graduate programs are in education
• only NY NYSED Transitional B Certificate in
  Physics program (NSF DUE0302097)
• Introduction to BSC Noyce Project
• Investigators
• L. Gomez
• J. Cushman
• D. Henry

Abstract Since 2004, ten Buffalo State faculty
and staff have received funding to support STEM
teaching students at Buffalo State who will teach
in high needs schools. We have supported
forty-two pre-service teachers to date and will
support another thirty-five with major funding
through until 2015. Our new Noyce Phase II
project lead by Luanna Gomez, Jane Cushman and
Cathy Lange will include a significant research
project characterizing and studying effectiveness
of STEM teachers in Western NY. The research
data collection team lead by Kathleen Falconer
includes Dave Doty and Lowell Sylwester.

• Project Goals and Progress
• Project Goals
• - at least 44 new highly qualified K-12 STEM
  teachers recruited and prepared
• - particular efforts to recruit and support women
  and underrepresented populations in STEM teaching
• Progress To Date (Y3 of 5)
• -20 STEM teaching candidates supported
• 10 women
• 6 minority
• 2 more applicants currently in process for summer
  07
• - 8 working (6 confirmed HN schools 1 unknown
  one not HN)
• Programs at Buffalo State with funded Noyce
  candidates (n)
• -B.S.Ed. Mathematics (12)
• -M.S.Ed. Physics with NYSED Transitional B
  Certification (6)
• -M.S.Ed. (Childhood Ed 1-6) Including Initial
  Teacher Certification (MIITC) (1)
• -Biology Education (7-12) Post-baccalaureate
  teacher certification (1)

Applicants Applicants who already hold a STEM
Bachelors degree and who enter either a
post-baccalaureate or Masters Degree teacher
certification program may be eligible for a one
year maximum Noyce stipend of 15,000. Noyce
scholarships and stipends are intended to recruit
new science and mathematics teachers by defraying
real study costs (tuition, room, board etc. ) for
individuals transitioning to a STEM teaching
career. Noyce scholarship and stipend
recipients are expected to teach two years in
high needs districts for every year of
scholarship or stipend support received.
Participants must complete their certification
program within two years and they must meet
their teaching commitment within eight years
(undergraduate) or four years (graduates) of
completion of the program. Participants who fail
to meet the teaching requirement will be expected
to repay the NSF the amount of their Noyce
support plus 5 (fixed annual interest).
Summer Physics Class at Buffalo State College
23 Mathematics
13 Physics
2 Biology
2 Geology
1 Elementary Science (Specialist from Geology)
1 Technology Education
21 males and 21 females supported including 10
minority candidates
Ms. Tamara Mugel recently enrolled in the M.S.Ed.
(Physics with NYSED Transitional B Certification)
program at Buffalo State with Noyce financial
support. Tammy holds a B.S.Eng. from Cornell in
Agricultural Engineering and an M.S. Eng in
Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve
University, and worked as a design engineer and
in engineering management for 11 years. She has
worked with Bornhava Early Childhood school since
2005, and with the Girl Scouts, Northeast YMCA
and the United Methodist Church. She writes "I
would now like to change careers by using my
science background and project management
experience to pursue teaching. What I will bring
to teaching is maturity, caring, life experience,
work experience and creativity."
Teacher Certification New York State
certification requirements may be met through
traditional or alternative certification programs
at Buffalo State College. Additional information
may be found at http//.buffalostate.edu/physics/
newnoyce http//www.buffalostate.edu/teachercertif
ication/
Contact information Luanna S. Gomez gomezls_at_buffal
ostate.edu 1300 Elmwood Ave. SCIE-262 Buffalo, Ny
14222