1. STEM TEACHER PATHWAYS:
PREPARING STEM TEACHERS
THROUGH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES
BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME
John Keller, Cal Poly Center for Excellence in
Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME)
Sue Johnson, UCSB CalTeach Program

2. MODELS FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND
PREPARATION THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
 Formal Classroom Environment
 Out-of-School Time
 Research Environment
 Year-long Clinical Credentialing Experiences

3. Formal Classroom Environment
Cal Poly STEM and FLM/FLGS undergraduates
paired with middle and high school teachers
Paid tutoring and classroom assistance
Weekly seminar course focused on pedagogy
and reflection

4. Formal Classroom Environment
A UC system-wide undergraduate program to recruit and
mentor future STEM teachers
Intro courses CaT 1 and 2: Science or Mathematics
(15-30 hours of field placement in local schools)
Minor in Mathematics and Science Teaching
(practicum courses in specific disciplines)

5. Formal Classroom Environment
 2nd-5th grade students experience scientific practices first
hand
 Ask questions about phenomena
 Design and carry out experiments
 Develop and share evidence-based explanations
 UCSB undergrads and graduate students guide the
inquiry in local elementary classrooms

6. Formal Classroom Environment
Learning
Assistant
Program
Recruit and prepare talented science majors for
careers in teaching
LAs work directly with peers in the general
chemistry laboratory
Enroll in a teaching assistants course for
undergrads

7. Out-of-School Time
Communicating Ocean Sciences
to Informal Audiences

8. Research Environment
STEM TEACHER
AND RESEARCHER
PROGRAM
Nine-week paid summer research internships at
national research labs (DOE, NASA, NOAA,
NOAO)
Weekly STEM Education Workshops focused
on engaging K-12 students in science and
engineering practices

9. Yearlong Clinical Field
Experiences
UCSB TEACHER
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Elementary Credential Candidates
 First placement: 18 weeks/4 day takeover
 Second placement: 21 weeks/2 week takeover
Secondary Credential Candidates
 First placement: 8 weeks/3 day takeover
 Second placement: 8 weeks/2 week takeover
 Third placement: semester-long takeover

10. Yearlong Clinical Field Experiences
Cal Poly Teacher
Education Program
TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAMS
 Co-Teaching induction model adopted by CSU
Monterey Bay, Cal Poly, and CSU Bakersfield
 Early start programs at CSUMB and Cal Poly
 Partner schools focused on AVID, Project-Based
Learning, and International Baccalaureate
 Connections with Allan Hancock College in Santa
Maria

11. YOUR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE MODELS FOR
CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE
TEACHER PATHWAYS?
Please use the paper provided at your tables to record the
following :
 Name and affiliation
 Similar and/or unique programs in your region.
 Solutions to challenges that you may have encountered.
Once everyone at your table is done please share with one
another what you wrote. We will collect your comments
after the share out. Thank you!