IUSB-PMT’s – a PhysTEC recruiting initiative at Indiana University South Bend

The focus of the PhysTEC recruiting initiative at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) is a pairing of physics with mathematics. The goal is to increase our rate of production of physics teachers from 0.2/year in the five years preceding the project to 2/year, either as physics majors with a math minor or as math majors with a physics minor. Key elements of our initiative include identifying – and creating – multiple pathways to licensure; creating opportunities for meaningful early teaching experiences facilitated by a part-time Teacher in Residence; and development of a robust Learning Assistant program from an existing program of tutoring and supplemental instruction. This presentation will describe our progress and challenges in each of these areas.