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Contact UsWho Is Dr. Robert Noyce?
Dr. Robert Noyce, nicknamed “the Mayor of Silicon Valley”, was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He is credited as one of the co-inventors of the integrated circuit (the microchip) that prompted the development of personal computers. The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program falls under the auspices of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
20th Anniversary of Noyce Program
“Without amazing teachers, our future is in jeopardy, quite honestly. Because this is where the next generation of everything is going to come from and we’re trying to produce the teachers that will make sure kids that have so much that they bring to the classroom don’t slip through the cracks.”
~ Kathleen Bergin
Lead Program Director 2022
National Science Foundation
Goals
- Recruit and graduate mathematics and science educators responsive to the needs of communities through highly effective, inquiry-based, integrated STEM instruction.
- Prepare and support Noyce U۰R STEM Scholars to become Noyce U۰R STEM Teachers through clinical experiences designed in collaboration with K-12 schools.
- Assist interested educators with professional STEM development, motivating teachers committed and able to work in schools with various high-need student populations.
- Utilizing ongoing mixed methods research, develop and test effective recruitment and graduation strategies focused on increasing the percentage of all students majoring in STEM fields who enter the teaching profession
Benefits
- A supportive community of Noyce U۰R STEM Fellows, Scholars, and Teachers to lean on and learn from along the road to licensure and a career in teaching
- Individualized support
- Professional development for Noyce U۰R STEM Fellows, Scholars, and Teachers
Frequently Asked Questions
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. At MSU Denver the following majors are eligible to pursue secondary education:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
In order to be formally admitted to the School of Education at the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate level, all prospective students must complete or meet the following requirements:
- Meet with the appropriate advisor(s)
- Read and review the Admissions Handbook
- Complete the online application
Check out the School of Education’s webpage to learn more and to begin your journey towards becoming an educator.
Thank you for your interest in the program. The Noyce U-R STEM program at Metropolitan State University of Denver is sunsetting and is no longer accepting applications.
If you are interested in pursuing secondary teacher licensure check out the School of Education webpage or contact one or the members of the Noyce U-R STEM leadership team.
