1. Increasing Preservice Teacher retention through a summer internship program.
Paige Evans, Ed.D., University of Houston
Donna Stokes, Ph.D., University of Houston
Mariam Manuel, University of Houston
Leah McAlister-Shields, Ed.D., University of Houston
Funded by NSF Grants ,

2. Presentation Overview
Summer Internship Programs
History of Internship and Institute
Internship Institute Overview
Retention Statistics and Comments
Next Steps
Overview of presentation
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3. Noyce Grant for Physics and Chemistry
Summer Internship:
$2,700 six week internships
Freshman and Sophomores
Camp Counselors and Teaching Assistants in STEM Camps
Physics and Chemistry Research
Brief introduction about the Noyce physics and chemistry grant. The summer internship is part of the larger picture of 12k scholarships and the physics by inquiry course.
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4. UH: Learning through Informal and Formal Experiences (UH-LIFE)
Summer Internship: 2017 – 2021
$1,800 four week internships
Freshman and Sophomores
Camp Counselors and Teaching Assistants in STEM Camps
This is part of the UH-LIFE grant which encompasses the following: summer internships, Noyce scholarship program in which students receive 12k scholarships; a collaborative partnership with WCJC – a two year institution where students will transfer after 2 years to UH, and a biochemistry inquiry course that was first offered during the spring 2017 semester.
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5. History of Experience 2013 EMBHSSC Physics and Chemistry Research
STEM Camps
2017
AP Summer Institute
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6. History of Institute 2013-2014 Pre-camp Training: directors 2015
Pre-camp Training: directors and team leaders
2016
Noyce Internship Institute: directors and team leaders
2017
Noyce Internship Institute: directors, team leads, previous interns
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7. Snapshot of Internship Institute
2016 Internship Experience
This was made by interns: disregard any errors 
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8. A little about the camp….

9. EMBHSSC Funded by a grant through the Harris Foundation and ExxonMobil
Two week residential camp on UH campus
Underserved middle school students
Increase students’ STEM skills and introduce them to college life
Project Based Learning
College readiness component

10. Snapshot of week one. This is to show that we start with an icebreaker everyday and it also gives a better look at all of the topics.
Link to curriculum:
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11. Snapshot of week two. This is to show that we start with an icebreaker everyday and it also gives a better look at all of the topics.
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12. Internship Institute Topics
Team Building
Professionalism
Classroom Management
Bully Prevention
Working with Middle School Students
College Career Readiness
Growth and Fixed Mindset
Let’s do an example of a team building (ice breaker) exercise.
These topics lend themselves to working with classrooms/students in general. We will emphasize the Growth and Fixed Mindset and the College and Career Readiness. Additionally, we will emphasize the team building aspect as this is what interns mention the most.
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13. Internship Institute Topics: STEM
Engineering Design
Technology: Google SketchUp; Digital Stories
What is Facilitation?
Brain Building Lesson Planning
Project Based Learning
Robotics
These topics are more STEM focused.
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14. Internship Institute: 2017
Cultural Competency Strand
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15. Retention Statistics Since 2013, 48 interns have participated
44 are still in the program
92% retention
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16. Qualitative Comments
“The camp increased my confidence about becoming a teacher. I see myself helping students and enhance their learning abilities through the use of technology”
“Participation in a camp prepared me for the difficulty a teacher can experience in managing student/child behavior.”
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17. Next Step: Mixed Methods Study
Impact of Internship Experience on Preservice Teacher Self Efficacy
Instructional Strategies
Student Engagement
Classroom Management
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18. Noyce Professional Development/Mentoring Institute
Next Step: NPDI
Noyce Professional Development/Mentoring Institute
Interns
Scholars
Graduates
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19. Questions and Acknowledgments
UTeach national CONFERENCE 2017
We acknowledge two grants from the National Science Foundations, our universities that support us, and Uteach.