(3) Provide frequent opportunities for the professional development of pre-service STEM teachers in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Culturally-Responsive Classroom Management (CRCM), both as tools to increase retention of Noyce participants, as well as to equip them with the tools they need to effectively teach their STME disciplines in high-need school districts. (2) Sustain and holistically deliver STEM academic programming and comprehensive support that encourages the development of highly qualified pre-service high school STEM teachers, particularly focusing on productive evidence-based strategies that lead to the successful degree completion of students from first-generation/underrepresent/economically disadvantaged populations. The overarching goals for Rider University’s Noyce grant are four-fold: (1) Recruit qualified student cohorts from Rider University as well our partner community colleges.
