Welcome to the UTeachTech Program
at Louisiana Tech University
Calling all STEM majors!
Want more options after you graduate?
Watch the video below to learn about the UTeachTech program!
- UTeachTech students receive a Bachelor's degree in any Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) content area (including Computer Science) along with a UTeachTech minor that can be applied to a teaching certification in Secondary Mathematics or Science (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics).
- That means you can go directly into a STEM profession, teaching, or graduate school.
- Honors credit is available and it’s a great way to increase your career options while developing highly marketable skills, including communication, collaboration, and leadership, that are crucial in any job.
- If you want to give the program a try, the first two courses: UTCH 101/STEP 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching and UTCH 201: Step 2/Inquiry-Based Lesson Design are one-credit courses that meet just once a week and are a great way to try out the program with no obligation!
UTeachTech Calendar of Upcoming Events:
UTeach in the News
NSF Awards $1.2M Grant to Pave the Way for Computer Science Education in Louisiana
The National Science Foundation recently awarded Louisiana Tech University a $1.2 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant to foster computer science education in north Louisiana.
Computing occupations are the No. 1 source of all new wages in the United States and make up over half of all projected new jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Louisiana currently has almost 2,500 open computing jobs. Yet in Louisiana, only 16 percent of all public high schools teach computer science, and 70 percent of the teachers of those courses are not certified to teach computer science.
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Read more about the grant on the News Star website: Abraham: Louisiana Tech to get $1.2M STEM grant
Computing occupations are the No. 1 source of all new wages in the United States and make up over half of all projected new jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Louisiana currently has almost 2,500 open computing jobs. Yet in Louisiana, only 16 percent of all public high schools teach computer science, and 70 percent of the teachers of those courses are not certified to teach computer science.
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Read more about the grant on the News Star website: Abraham: Louisiana Tech to get $1.2M STEM grant
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A Talent for Teaching: UTeach Reveals a Career Pathway for STEM Majors | WorkingNation
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TeachTech is a collaborative initiative of the College of Education, Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science, and the College of Applied and Natural Sciences. STEM students can earn a minor in secondary education and obtain their teaching certification while working toward completion of their degree in a STEM-related field.
"Through the UTeach program, students are able to take advantage of two different paths to a career.” Dr. Laura Bostick, associate director for UTeachTech UTeach Program Connects Students with Career Opportunities |
Learn more about the UTeachTech program that connects students with two career opportunities in STEM in this video:
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For Those Who Want to Teach: UTeach
Does UTeach train great teachers? Research says yes! One study found that, compared to traditionally trained teachers, UTeach graduates "...produce as much as four months of additional learning in math and nearly six months of additional learning in science. For high school algebra and biology, the difference in student outcomes for UTeach and non-UTeach teachers is larger than the difference in outcomes between new teachers and what we typically see after a teacher has ten years of experience!"
Read all about it on the National Council on Teacher Quality website: For those who want to teach: UTeach
Read all about it on the National Council on Teacher Quality website: For those who want to teach: UTeach
