Here why we need good teachers in the STEM and CTE Fields of teaching.
AFCEA International and The AFCEA Educational Foundation today announced a three-year initiative aimed at addressing the nation's shortfall in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
Beginning in 2010, AFCEA International will grant the AFCEA Educational Foundation an annual award of $200,000 to enable the Foundation to award 35 scholarships of $5,000 each per year. Students eligible to compete for an AFCEA STEM Teacher Scholarship must be a U.S. citizen attending an accredited college or university in the U.S. and majoring in education for the purpose of teaching a STEM subject in a U.S. middle or secondary school. Additionally, nominees must be enrolled full time and hold a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
In addition to the STEM Teacher Scholarship, each graduating AFCEA STEM Scholar will receive a $1,000 AFCEA Science Teaching Tool (STT) grant each year for three years, provided the teacher remains teaching a STEM subject. Science Teaching Tool grants are intended to augment the needs of the STEM teacher and enrich the learning experience of students. Past STT grants have been used to fund hardware and software, purchase classroom tools, and enhance extracurricular STEM focused clubs and activities.
According to AFCEA International President and CEO Kent Schneider, "Better teachers feeling more confident about themselves and their profession, equipped with more robust tools - this is our formula for getting many new students excited about STEM."
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