[Ike] FW: NSF Teacher Prep Program - FYI

[Weinand, Stacey]

> NSF SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
> TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
> 
> Based on projected enrollment increases and anticipated retirements, it is 
> estimated that the nation's schools will need to hire 2.2 million teachers, 
> including 240,000 middle and high school mathematics and science teachers, in 
> the next decade (National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for 
> the 21st Century, 2000). The demand for teachers is most pronounced in urban 
> and rural areas and within specific disciplines and grade levels of 
> mathematics and science. A survey of urban school districts conducted by the 
> Council of the Great City Schools and Recruiting New Teachers, Inc., in 
> 1998-99, indicated that 95% of responding urban school districts had an 
> immediate demand for high school science and mathematics teachers.
> 
> To respond to these needs, the National Science Foundation is currently 
> accepting proposals for  the Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
> Mathematics Teacher Preparation (STEMTP) program which supports the 
> development, dissemination, and institutionalization of exemplary science and 
> mathematics preK-12 teacher education models that produce effective teachers 
> who have the skills, confidence, and commitment to enable all students to 
> attain high standards of achievement in mathematics, science, engineering, 
> and technology. The goals of the program are:  1. To increase significantly 
> the number of preK-12 teachers who are certified and well-qualified to teach 
> mathematics and science, and, 2. To improve the quality of preservice 
> education, induction, and continued professional growth in mathematics and 
> science for preK-12 teachers.  Projects may address elementary, middle 
> school, or high school levels; and the program seeks to expand the pool of 
> potential teachers by targeting non-traditional sources of teachers.  For 
> full details and eligibility regulations, visit 
> www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02130/nsf02130.htm.
>