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Title: How remote teaching impacted our STEM Noyce scholars: Some successes, some struggles.
Improving the quantity and quality of STEM teachers is one of the goals of the Noyce Scholarship Grant Program implemented through the National Science Foundation. Here, we examine how the change to remote learning impacted ASU'’s Noyce Scholarship program. Our research question was as follows: what kinds of successes and struggles did STEM Noyce (a) in-service and (b) pre-service scholars experience in the first year of remote teaching during the pandemic? We interviewed three different cohorts of Noyce scholars: preservice teachers, first year teachers and second year teachers. Results showed that some scholars saw benefits to remote learning including more free time for other learning activities. They also observed teachers dedicated to student success. Challenges included an inability to reach all students, a continued focus on standardized tests, and a lack of flexibility within the districts.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1758368
PAR ID:
10319568
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Langran, E.; Archambault, L.
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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