Master of Arts in Teaching: Noyce Fellowship for Math and Science

Master of Arts in Teaching: Noyce Fellowship for Math and Science
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Applications are due Friday, April 2, for the NSF-funded Noyce Scholarship to complete the one-year M.A.T. program 2021-22, and receive additional financial support for the first four years of teaching.

Application forms and more information are available on the Noyce Fellowship page.

Graduates and seniors in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and other STEM fields can apply for the Noyce Scholarship, which allows a student to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and an Arkansas teaching license for grades 7-12. Up to nine applicants will be selected.

In addition to the M.A.T. coursework and teaching internship, Noyce Teaching Fellows will:

  • Experience what "authentic practice" means in the disciplines of science or mathematics, and how it can deepen your passion for teaching the subject you love.
  • Learn teaching practices that develop student agency.
  • Mentor secondary students to prepare a project for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Fair, and create your own such project.
  • Receive a $10,000 salary supplement per year for your first four years of teaching in a high-need school district, contingent upon your contractual agreement to teach in a high-need school district for four years following graduation.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree in a STEM discipline (awarded by May 2021)
  • 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application and interview (virtual)

Selection of Noyce Teaching Fellows will consider application and interview responses, passion for teaching, potential to engage all students in learning math or science, and interest in making a difference in high need schools.

Read more about the grant creating the Noyce Fellowships.

Contacts

Shannon G. Magsam, director of communication
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138, magsam@uark.edu

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