May 31, 2023 -
A team of researchers from Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce research grant (AWARD #2243288) that will explore and identify issues on teacher retention that plague today’s educational system, particularly in the field of computer science (CS) and engineering within underserved and underrepresented communities. The three-year, $830,788 grant is sponsored by NSF’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which supports the recruitment, retention and preparation of STEM K-12 teachers. The main focus of this research is to investigate how engineering and CS teachers’ professional identity and support networks impact their retention and effectiveness in high-need schools.