STEM Teacher Preparation for High-Need Schools: Inventory of Selected NSF Robert Noyce Programs

Results of a Principal Investigators Programmatic Data Inventory (PDI) of a National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Track Four project are discussed in this paper. The PDI results shed light on the development of STEM teacher scholars as they progress through the programs and of the qualifications and procedures of the application process. The PDI inventory focused on the demographics and qualifications of the Noyce scholar pool, changes during the training process, progress of high-priority teacher candidate groups, etc. A survey was developed and administered anonymously through Qualtrics to the Principal Investigators in four institutions housing Noyce scholarship programs. Key findings of the Inventory are presented and discussed with recommendations and implications.