Welcome to the Noyce Scholars in the CSU Teaching Commons! A community of educators and student teachers dedicated to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Science and Math with online resources with a special focus on California's high need schools is at the heart of this project. The National Science Foundation's Noyce Scholars Program has provided the leaderships and support to help prepare the teachers of tomorrow to be successful in our high need schools.

What is the CSU Noyce Scholars "TEACHING COMMONS"

Noyce Scholars in the CSU exemplifies the The Carnegie Foundation's idea of a "teaching commons" which provides a collaborative space for the community of CSU and California educators and students committed to increasing their knowledge, productivity, and professional effectiveness through sharing of pedagogically exemplary practices, exchanging ideas and resources, and engaging in scholarship of teaching and learning.

Though the design of the website is focused on serving the needs of CSU Noyce Scholars, the website is an open educational resource for everyone to use. The CSU-Noyce Scholars Teaching Commons will focus on the practical and tested use of virtual laboratories and digital learning materials to achieve student learning objectives in California's high need schools with the support of an online community of .Science and Math educators

What will you find in the Noyce Scholars Teaching Commons?

The CSU Noyce Scholars community is working to:

“Recommend the Best” blend of Science and Math educational online teaching resources, lesson plans, classroom management strategies, and advice that Science and Math teachers can use successfully in California’s high need schools
“Links to the Rest” of the wide range Science and Math online resources, lesson plans, classroom management strategies and advice that Science and Math teachers can quickly and easily discover and use to meet their own needs.
ePortfolio Gallery and Services to help you see how other teachers are using virtual labs in their classrooms to achieve curriculum objectives, create exciting learning experiences for students, reflect on effective classroom management strategies, and satisfy assessment and accreditation requirements.
Communications Services to help you get and stay connected (to the degree that you want) to teachers and university faculty who share the goals, challenges, and passion for Science and Math education like you.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) National Science Digital Library (NSDL) program, through award 0735011 to the California State University.

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Announcements

Check out the recent Noyce Scholars activities in the CSU, get access to excellent presentations from your Noyce colleagues, and find out how to join the CSU Noyce Scholars communications network (even if you’re not in the CSU!). Click here

Are You A Noyce Scholar in the CSU? Join Noyce Voices Online Community

Join “Noyce Voices” a FREE online communications network that provides opportunities to connect with other members of the Noyce community 24 X 7. You can discuss online, blog, chat, and post, share, exchange, and comment on documents and videos that can help you be a successful teacher.

“Noyce Voices” can provide you advice and information about Science and Math education in high need schools, a forum for your fellow Noyce Scholars to share successes, ask questions, pose problems, and for the Noyce colleagues to respond to the needs of Noyce Scholars in a timely and simple manner.

CSU Science Education Community for California Teachers

The CSU Science Education Community for California Teachers (SEC) is a teaching commons website that provides guidance on: (pages open in new window)