Next Generation Black STEM Teacher Network

The Next Generation Black STEM Teacher Network (NGBST-Network) is a multi-institutional consortium to increase the number of highly trained and certified Black STEM teachers for both rural and urban school districts. The goal of the program is to provide a co-curricular model framed by a Community of Practice (CoP) model to create teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities who (1) create inclusive and asset/strengths based instructional environments,
(2) use an integrated universal design for learning (UDL) approach to their STEM instruction, and (3) design/deliver engaging instruction promoting critical thinking/problem solving in STEM.

Our outcomes include increasing the number of well-prepared Black Male Teachers; increasing the number of teachers with certification in STEM teacher shortage area in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and increasing post-secondary access to Educator Preparation Programs to undergrad students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Participant Benefits

• $1,000.00 Tuition Scholarship Assistance
• $2,500.00 Stipend for Participation in Professional Development
• $1,000.00 Stipend for Summer STEM or STEM Ed micro-research

 Eligibility

This project is designed to provide support for students over a three-year period.  Students who have earned at least 25 credit hours and no more than 90 hours at the participating university are eligible to apply.  Students must have a cumulative 2.7 GPA.   Students who have a sophomore or junior status are strongly encouraged to apply.