Recruiting More (and More Diverse) Science and Math

TeachersPresentation for the PRIME Conference, March

2009Mark Ellis, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education

Marty Bonsangue, Professor of MathematicsVictoria Costa, Director of Science Education

Mathematics Credential

• Recruit from undergraduate mathematics majors

• Web-based information• Special recruitment strategies for women• Master of Arts in Mathematics with

Teaching Emphasis

Web-Based Information -FAQs

SMART Girls

Project MISS

FLM Credential Program

• Stand-alone program• Focused on middle school math teaching• Recruit from undergraduates and mid-

career changers• Web-based information• Dedicated web forum• Master of Science in Education, Emphasis

in Foundational Level Mathematics

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Community College Outreach

Community Math Education Center

Dear CSUF Teacher Credential Students:• Cal State Fullerton math education faculty will be working with 5th and 6th

grade students from Richman Elementary School on improving theirknowledge of math concepts and skills through the Community MathEducation Center (CMEC) project. An important part of the success of this project is the involvement of CSU Fullerton teacher credential students to work with small groups of students doing math activities. Please consider becoming involved with CMEC!

• What will you do?– Work one-on-one or with a small group of 5th/6th grade students to increase their

knowledge of math concepts and skills through planned activities under the guidance of CSUF math education faculty.

– The student intervention sessions will be conducted on five (5) Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1 at Richman Elementary School in Fullerton.

– You will need to commit to at least 2 consecutive sessions and may sign up for all five.

Results• 4 CSU Fullerton math education faculty are involved• 25 5th/6th graders and their parents signed up• 35 CSU Fullerton credential students are volunteering 4-10 hours

Science Credentials

• Information on 9 Science Credentials• SciNET and MAST Wiki• Emphasis in new FLGS Credential• Minor in Natural Sciences• PRISE Summer Internships• Recruiting and Supporting Science Majors• Planned: Publicize Bilingual Science

Teachers• Technology-Rich Science Cohort

GET THE WORD OUT!

Tools to Recruit Diverse Students into Teaching Science

Science Education Wikihttp://mast.wikispaces.co

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SciNET Electronic Network Archived at

mast.wikispaces.com

Foundational Level General

Science Credential

MINOR IN NATURAL SCIENCES

• By completing the minor, future teachers:

– Gain additional preparation in science content areas;

– Learn about important and current concepts and issues in science; and

– Prepare for teaching earth, life, and physical science in grades 5-10.

• The minor readily combines with any major when the student carefully selects the appropriate lower division general education classes. Assuming efficient lower division GE science selections, the minor may require only 9-11 units of additional coursework.

There are two credential pathways to middle school science teaching via the Foundational Level General Science Credential

• Candidates may earn a Multiple Subject Credential and add the Foundational Level General Science Credential by passage of #118 and #119 CSET Subtests AND successful completion of EDSC 542S Advanced Methods of Teaching Middle School Science (offered each summer)

• Candidates earn a Single Subject Credential in Foundational Level General Science by completing the single subject credential program.

The Minor in Natural Sciences helps prepare candidates for CSET subtests:

• #119 Subtest I General Science: Astronomy; Dynamic Processes of the Earth; Earth Resources; Waves; Forces and Motion; Electricity and Magnetism

• #119 Subtest II General Science: Ecology; Genetics and Evolution; Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Cell and Organismal Biology; Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics; Structure/Properties of Matter 16

17

Lower Division CoursesTake at least 3 units from each group

for a total of 9-11 unitsMust have an * course from Life Science and a second one from

either Physical Sciences or Earth/Astronomical Sciences.

Life Science3 Units Minimum

Biology 101, 101L*, 102 or equivalent

Life Science3 Units Minimum

Biology 101, 101L*, 102 or equivalent

Earth/Astronomical Sciences3 Units Minimum

Geology 101, 101L*, 102*, or equivalent.

Physics 120

Earth/Astronomical Sciences3 Units Minimum

Geology 101, 101L*, 102*, or equivalent.

Physics 120

Physical Sciences3 Units Minimum

Chemistry 100, 100L*, 105, 111, 115 or 120A*, 120B*,

Physics/Chem 102*Physics 101, 101L*, 115, 211*, 212*

Physical Sciences3 Units Minimum

Chemistry 100, 100L*, 105, 111, 115 or 120A*, 120B*,

Physics/Chem 102*Physics 101, 101L*, 115, 211*, 212*

Minor in Natural Sciences RequirementsUpper Division Courses

12 Units Total: At least 2 units from three course groups: Teacher Education Core,

Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics. Natural Sciences Minor advisor

must approve course election.

Teacher Education Core CoursesGroup 1

Biology 453, Geology 410

Teacher Education Core CoursesGroup 1

Biology 453, Geology 410

Biological Science CoursesGroup 2

Biology 300, 305, 306, 310, 311, 318, 319, 330, 352, 360, 409, 453

Biological Science CoursesGroup 2

Biology 300, 305, 306, 310, 311, 318, 319, 330, 352, 360, 409, 453

Chemistry/Biochemistry CoursesChemistry 303 A, B, C, 311, and 313

A, B, C

Chemistry/Biochemistry CoursesChemistry 303 A, B, C, 311, and 313

A, B, C

Geological Sciences CoursesGeology 310T, 410, 420

Geological Sciences CoursesGeology 310T, 410, 420

Physics CoursesPhysics 301

Physics CoursesPhysics 301

See www.assist.org to identify community college and lower division courses that

articulate with Cal State Fullerton courses.

PRISE Internship ProgramPromoting Resources in Informal Science

Education• Who and What: Summer Internships for Future Science Teachers• Amount: $1,000 plus $200 for materials• Established by: Funding for the Promoting Resources in Information Science

Education (PRISE) Summer Internships is generously provided by Boeing Corporation and the CSU Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI) through the Cal State Fullerton Math and Science Teachers Project (MAST).

• Internship Activities: Successful applicants will receive a summer stipend of $1,000 and $200 in materials to develop a science education project for the Fullerton Arboretum, Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Ocean Institute, Newport Back Bay Science Center, Discovery Science Center, or Santa Ana Zoo. Internships may also be available at the CSUF Center for Careers in Teaching and Science Education Programs Office.

• Timeframe: Projects must be completed between June 1 – August 14, 2009. • Course Option: Internship students may also enroll in and earn 3 units of credit for

SCED 495A Internship.• Open to: This opportunity is open to CSU Fullerton junior, senior, or post-baccalaureate

students, including credential candidates who are pursuing a single subject teaching credential in science.

• Criteria: Selection criteria include: 3.0 GPA; good academic standing; pursuing, planning to pursue, or just completed (completion date no earlier than Fall 2008) a single subject teaching credential in chemistry, biology, earth sciences, physics, or foundational level general science; and successful completion of at least one single subject credential program prerequisite course OR passage of one of the CSET subtests #118 or #119.

• Recruit more science majors– Presentations to high school prospects, entering freshman and

transfer students, students considering Minor in Natural Sciences– Support development of new undergraduate degree and programs

• BA in Earth Science, Biology Major Teacher Track

• Support current science majors– Scholarships for Science Majors Pursuing Teaching– Supplemental Instruction (SI) Model

http://www.usu.edu/arc/supplemental_instruction/

More Science Majors

More Science

Teachers⇒

MAST SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCIENCE MAJORS

PURSUING TEACHING

PLANNED: Bilingual Science Teachers

• Recognition that about 1/3 of our science candidates are also bilingual

• Plan to create SciNET Special Issue of program completers highlighting their language skills along with other skills

• Seeking funding to provide scholarships to this special pool of candidates

Technology-Rich Science Cohort

California State University FullertonSingle Subject Credential Program

Science Education2008-09

Teacher Candidate Resources• Macintosh Laptop free loan for academic year (fall-spring semesters):

– Loaded with trial versions of Inspiration, Soft Chalk, Snag It– Loaded with licensed versions of Turning Technologies Audience Response, Inspire Data,

Logger Pro, Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel• Access to Synergy Classroom Laboratory• Vernier LabQuest Probes check-out for secondary classroom use• Access to and practice with Web resources:

– Science Education Portaportal– MAST Wiki– United Streaming, Merlot, Intel Interactive Tools

• Instruction in and practice of lesson planning and implementation with– The JASON Project– Inspiration and Inspire Data– Soft Chalk, Intel Interactive Tools, Google Earth and Sky– Gizmos, United Streaming, MERLOT, PBS Interactives– Vernier LabQuest Probes and Logger Pro– MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel– Audience Response System– Document Camera– SMART Bard– Airliner Tablets

• Trained in Intel Education Essentials Curriculum (EDSC 304)

Synergy Classroom Laboratory

• Wireless Internet to accommodate student laptops• Interactive SMART Board• Connected PC Computer Station with LCD Projector• ELMO Document Camera• Science Laboratory Stations

– Venier Lab Quest Probeware and Logger Pro– Mac and PC computers

• Intel Play QX3 Microscopes at each station• Model appropriate safety in the secondary science laboratory.

Example of Technology-Rich Science

– Experiment/investigation planned with Inspiration Scientific Method Template

– Data collected with Vernier Lab Quest – Data analyzed with Logger Pro, Inspire Data, or MS Excel– Images of research process captured with Digital or Cell Phone

Camera– Report composed in MS Word and peer reviewed with Track

Changes– Report presented via MS PowerPoint Laboratory Presentation

template– Report submitted through Blackboard or Wiki

Experiments and Field Investigations

Lab Report Format