Research in Practice: Preparing and Retaining K-12 STEM Teachers in High-Need School Districts

Abstract

These communities became more than the sum of their parts, providing Master Teaching Fellows (MTFs) with a supportive foundation from which to take risks and engage in new leadership activities. When Noyce projects provided opportunities for MTFs to lead outside their classrooms-often framing it as a responsibility in this space-this intentionally positioned MTFs as leaders who crossed the typical boundaries that keep teachers in school-centered bubbles that do not interact outside those bubbles.