Sec. 3. National Science Foundation master teaching fellowships track
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The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862n et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 10A the following: As part of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program established under section 10, the Director shall establish a separate program to award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to administer fellowships in accordance with this section. The terms used in this section have the meanings given the terms in section 10. Fellowships under this section shall be available only to— science, technology, engineering, or mathematics professionals, who shall be referred to as National Science Foundation Teaching Fellows and who, in the first year of the fellowship, are enrolled in a master’s degree program leading to teacher certification or licensing; and mathematics and science elementary and secondary school teachers, who shall be referred to as National Science Foundation Master Teaching Fellows , and who possess a master’s degree in their field or who do not possess a master’s degree in education and/or their respective field but possess potential to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers and leaders in their respective schools.
In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall enter into a partnership that— shall include— not less than 1 high need local educational agency and a public school or a consortium of public schools served by the agency; a department within an institution of higher education participating in the partnership that provides an advanced program of study in mathematics and science; and a school or department within an institution of higher education participating in the partnership that provides a teacher preparation program; or a 2-year institution of higher education that has a teacher preparation offering or a dual enrollment program with an institution of higher education participating in the partnership; and may include 1 or more nonprofit organizations that have a demonstrated record of capacity to provide expertise or support to meet the purposes of this section.
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by the eligible entity (and participating institutions of higher education of the consortium, if applicable) to develop and implement a program for National Science Foundation Teaching Fellows or National Science Foundation Master Teaching Fellows, through— administering fellowships in accordance with this section, including providing teaching fellowship salary supplements; in the case of National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowships— offering academic courses and clinical teaching experiences leading to a master’s degree and designed to prepare individuals to teach in elementary schools and secondary schools, including such preparation as is necessary to meet the requirements for certification or licensing; and offering programs both during and after matriculation in the program for which the fellowship is received to enable fellows to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers, including mentoring, training, induction, and professional development activities, to fulfill the service requirements of this section, including the requirements of subsection (e), and to exchange ideas with others in their fields; and in the case of National Science Foundation Master Teaching Fellowships— in the case of fellows who have a master’s degree in education or in their respective field— offering academic courses and leadership training to prepare individuals to become master teachers in elementary schools and secondary schools; and offering programs both during and after matriculation in the program for which the fellowship is received to enable fellows to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers, including mentoring, training, induction, and professional development activities, to fulfill the service requirements of this section, including the requirements of subsection (e), and to exchange ideas with others in their fields; and in the case of fellows who do not have a master’s degree in education or in their respective field— offering academic courses for individuals to earn a master’s degree; offering programs both during and after matriculation in the program for which the fellowship is received to enable fellows to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers, including mentoring, training, and induction, to fulfill the service requirements of this section, including the requirements of subsection (e), and to exchange ideas with others in their fields; and offering professional development programs that provide for continuous followup training during the academic year that may include— an online forum that may include— a discussion forum for Master fellows to share best practices with other fellows; and a question and answer forum for Master fellows to ask questions of faculty from the institution of higher education or any other member of the partnership; a summer workshop training of no less than 2 weeks; and direct interaction with faculty throughout the year. .
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