NAUTeach Program Implementation 2008 - 2013

NAUTeach.nau.edu

Since the mid 2000's there have been various reports and proposals to increase the number and quality of K-12 STEM teachers. Both President Bush and Obama have proposed a goal of ensuring the recruitment, preparation and induction support of at least 100,000 new STEM teachers over the next decade. NAUTeach addresses the need for highly qualified STEM educators who are effective in improving student learning and increasing science and mathematical literacy, which leads to greater interest in STEM-based career choices for our future workforce. This poster presents recruitment and retention information on the NAUTeach Program by examining enrollment patterns as well as employment patterns. Key findings from this data are used to improve recruitment for students in the program as well as program management.

Undergraduate Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation at Northern Arizona University

NAUTeach Students: Where Are They From?

Enrollment by Semester Program IdentityNAUTeach is administered through NAU’s Center for Science

Teaching and Learning (CSTL) in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Both of these departments are administratively housed within the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences (CEFNS). NAUTeach faculty and staff include two co-directors, six mathematics and science faculty, five “master teachers” / clinical professors and program support staff. NAUTeach has an established program name, logo, and website; is actively promoted through marketing materials, press releases, special announcements, and ceremonies that honor students; is the only undergraduate program at the university that recommends STEM majors for secondary certification; has been featured in articles in university publications and local media; and has established a freshman Learning Community and a student organization, WeTeach@NAU.

The majority of our students come from the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area. California and areas in Northern Arizona, including the Navajo, Hopi and Apache reservations make up about 15% of our student population.

Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 20130

75

150

225

300

46

57

131

245

12

254

277

256264

272

253

268

Enrollment in NAUTeach Courses by Semester

Total

Other States

California

AZ other

Greater Tucson

Greater Phoenix Metro

Reservations

Flagstaff/N.AZ area

Where Are NAUTeach Students From? (Spring 2013)

31

35

15

19

102

8

22

NAUTeach Students' Home Areas (Spring 2013)

Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013

2

3

9

5

8 8

1

4

7

5

11

8

NAUTeach Graduates by DisciplinesMathematics Science

Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013

0 0 0 0

3

7

16

10

19

16

NAUTeach Graduates Total #

25%

59%

5%

5%

7%

Geographic Distribu-tion of Employment

Placements (Spring 2011 - Spring

2013)

N. AZ area Greater Phoenix Metro

Greater Tucson AZ other

Out of State

62%

32%

3%3%

Geographic Distribu-tion of Student

Teaching Placements (Spring & Fall 2013)

Flagstaff/N.AZ area Greater Phoenix Metro

Greater Tucson AZ other

Student Teaching and Employment Placements

Number of NAU students enrolled in TSM courses from Fall 2008 through Fall 2013. Enrollment has remained fairly stable for the past 3 years.

Graduates: Mathematics and Science

Northern Arizona public schools mentor a clear major-ity ofNAUTeach student teachers. The majority of teach-ing jobs, however, are in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, where 59% of our graduates get their first teaching jobs.

The number of NAUTeach graduates are higher in the spring semester than in the fall semester. Prior to 2011, NAU graduated an average of 15 undergraduate mathematics and science teachers per academic year. We have more than doubled the number of graduates through the NAUTeach program!

Ethnic diversity of NAUTeach students is Very similar to the ethnic diversity of CEFNS