A partnership between Wittenberg University, Springfield City Schools, Global Impact STEM Academy and Clark State College, the ASCENT-STEM program aims to produce 13 Secondary STEM Teachers (Math, Biology, Integrated Science, Chemistry, Physics) for high needs schools.
With funding provided by The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, the program offers $20,000+ yearly scholarships to junior and senior undergraduate students pursuing Adolescent Young Adult Licensures in Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Science, Mathematics, or Physics. Additionally, students are eligible for additional $10,000 stipends during your first-year teaching as funding permits.
Students in the program pledge to teach two years in a high needs school for each year of scholarship. We hope these Wittenberg graduates will elect to stay in these districts that are in desperate need of quality, trained, STEM teachers.
In addition to scholarships, the ASCENT-STEM Program is closely tied to two additional experiences: A Learning Assistant (LA) Program at Wittenberg and a partnership with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Both of these programs are available to undergraduates. Please read more below and explore our websites for more information.
Learning Assistants are undergraduate students who, after completing a course, and through the guidance of weekly preparation sessions and a pedagogy course, return to the classroom and facilitate discussions among groups of students in a variety of classroom settings that encourage active engagement.
Are you interested in STEM, teaching, and outdoor learning? The four-day Wittenberg FIRE week trip called Adolescent STEM and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park–Institute at Tremont could be the trip for you! Wittenberg students from a wide range of majors interacted with faculty learning how teachers from across the country implement experiential learning opportunities outside with students.
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