Review the Education Department's ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Teacher Scholars program.
Physics and Education Interdisciplinary Major
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Physics has a grant from PhysTEC, the , to support the development of highly qualified, committed and passionate high school physics teachers.
The United States has a severe, long-term shortage of qualified physics teachers. If you love explaining how things work, giving back to the community, like young people, and want a job anywhere in the country consider becoming a high school Physics teacher with ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ’s new Interdisciplinary Major in Physics Education.
Graph: Percent of Physics Teachers With a Physics Degree ()
Here’s how to go about the interdisciplinary program:
Graph (2011): High School Teachers with a Physics Degree,
This fills all the course prerequisites for students to apply to the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Teacher Scholars program (BTS). The BTS program prepares recent graduates or ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ seniors to become public school teachers. Once students complete the BTS program, we recommend them to the state for certification. At that point, they receive their state of Maine certification, which is reciprocal with the other 49 states and Washington, D.C., so they can get an initial teacher certification anywhere in the U.S.