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.
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)
Are You A Noyce Scholar in the CSU? Join the CSU Noyce Scholars Community
Click here to to follow the simple and free steps to join and benefit from the CSU's community of Noyce Scholars - You're not alone!
Want to stay in touch with the CSU Noyce Scholars Community? Join the listserv.
The listserve will provide you periodic 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 CSU Teacher Education and Science/Math Education faculty to respond to the needs of Noyce Scholars in a timely and simple manner.
Free Virtual CourseWare:
Under the direction of Dr. Bob Desharnais, the Virtual Courseware Project at California State University, Los Angles has developed an exciting array of award winning simulations to support teachers and students investigating topics in Earth Systems Science and Biology. At sciencecourseware.org/ you will find a collection of exciting simulations These materials will let your students do Science not just listen or read about Science