Western Regional Noyce Network (WRNN)
NSF DUE #2230997
Visit https://www.westernregionalnoyce.org/ to learn about WRNN
The Rice University Noyce Master Teaching Fellowship Program (RU-MTF)
NSF DUE #1556006
Visit https://rusmp.rice.edu/about/noyce to learn about RU-MTF
Exploring the Impact of Noyce MTF Programs on Teacher Retention (Track 4)
NSF DUE #1950019
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation award #1950019. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
The goal of the project was to study the retention and persistence of MTFs beyond their teaching commitment in comparison non-MTFs and to in relation to their:
- self-efficacy for teaching
- leadership skills
- diversity dispositions
- school-work environment
- social networks
Presentations and Publications:
23. Aqazade, M., McGraw, R., Daley, M., Callard, C., & Orcan-Ekmekci, B. (under review). Strengthening teacher leadership: Exploring the role of professional development and teacher retention.
22. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Gibson, D.J, & Rushton, G. (under review). Measuring teachers' motivation, beliefs, leadership engagement, and networks: Validation of instruments for teacher education and research. .
21. McGraw, R., Sheppard, P., & Renzaglia, K. S. (under review). Teacher pathways to middle leadership: Agency, identity, and professional support.
20. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., McGraw, R., & Kucuk, B. (accepted). Science and mathematics teacher retention and leadership: A collective analysis and comparison between master teachers and other teachers. Paper to be presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO. April 23–27, 2025. (paper session)
19. McGraw, R., Renzaglia, K. S., & Sheppard, P. (accepted with minor revisions). Professional development and instructional leadership: Views and experiences of U.S. mathematics teachers who leave the classroom to lead. Journal of Education for Teaching.
18. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., McGraw, R., Rushton, G., Gibson, D., Cerosaletti, C., Daley, M., & Kucuk, B. (2025). Using human, social, structural, and positive psychological capital to explore science and mathematics teacher retention. International Journal of STEM Education, 12:14, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00523-1
17. Renzaglia, K., McGraw, R., Sheppard, P., Gibson, D., & Ekmekci, A. (2024, October). How Noyce professional development influenced MTFs who transitioned from the classroom to leadership positions. Poster presented at the 2024 Midwest Noyce Regional Conference, St. Louis, MO. October 18-20, 2024.
16. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Rushton, G., Gibson, D., McGraw, R., Cerosaletti, C., & Daley, M. (2024, September). Measuring teachers’ motivation, beliefs, leadership engagement, and networks: Instrument validation and exploring teacher retention. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 2024 Conference, Baltimore, MD.
15. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., McGraw, R., Renzaglia, K., Rushton, G., Daley, M., Cerosaletti, C., & Callard, C. (2024, July). Results from a Track 4 research project on teacher retention and related four capitals. The 2024 Noyce Annual Noyce Summit, Washington, D.C. July 15-17, 2024.
14. Reeder, A., Cerosaletti, C., Reid, J., & Rushton, G. (2024, July). The network perceptions of STEM teachers in teacher leadership programs compared to non-participants. Poster presented at the 55th Conference for the Australian Science Education Research Association, July 2-5, 2024. Albany, New Zealand.
13. Renzaglia, K., McGraw, R., Sheppard, P., & Ekmekci, A. (2024, July). How the Noyce experience influenced MTFs who shifted to leadership positions. Poster presented at the 2024 Noyce Annual Noyce Summit, Washington, D.C. July 15-17, 2024.
12. Aqazade, M., & Ekmekci, A. (2024, April). How do mathematics teachers describe teacher leadership and teacher leaders’ responsibilities? The 2024 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
11. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Gibson, D. J., & Rushton, G. (2024, April). Instruments for professional development and program evaluation measuring teachers’ motivational and behavioral traits. The 2024 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
10. Aqazade, M., Daley, M., Ekmekci, A., Callard, C., Gibson, D., Renzaglia, K., McGraw, R., Rushton, G., Sheppard, P., & Harel, G. (2023, June). Science and mathematics teacher retention: A collective analysis and comparison between master teachers and other teachers. Poster presented at the 2023 Noyce Annual Noyce Summit, Washington, D.C.
9. Aqazade, M., & Ekmekci, A. (2023). Voices from the field: Teachers’ perceptions of who teacher leaders are and what they do. In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.), Proceedings for the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 1800–1801). Montreal, QC: Concordia University & Dawson College.
8. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., & McGraw, R. (2023). Science and mathematics teacher retention: A collective analysis and comparison between Master Teachers and other teachers. In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.), Proceedings for the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 1802–1803). Montreal, QC: Concordia University & Dawson College.
7. Ekmekci, A., Gibson, D., Aqazade, M., Renzaglia, K., Callard, C., McGraw, R., Rushton, G., Sheppard, P., & Harel, G. (2023, October). Comparison between Master Teaching Fellows (MTFs) and non-MTFs: STEM teacher retention and related factors. 2023 Midwest Noyce Regional Conference, St. Louis, MO.
6. Ekmekci, A., Reid, J., Aqazade, M., Rushton, G., Cerosaletti, C., & Reeder, A. (2023, March). Differences in teaching and leadership network characteristics between Master Teaching Fellows (MTFs) and non-MTFs. Paper presented at 2023 Western Regional Noyce Network Conference, Sacramento, CA.
5. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Callard, C., Gibson, D., Rushton, G., & McGraw, R. (2022). The role of self-efficacy, leadership, school-work environment, diversity beliefs, and social network in teacher retention. In A. E. Lischka, E. B. Dyer, R. S. Jones, J. N. Lovett, J. Strayer, & S. Drown, S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1004–1005). Nashville, TN: Middle Tennessee State University.
4. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Callard, C., Gibson, D., Rushton, G., McGraw, R., Catanese, D., Cerosaletti, C., Daley, M., Harel, G., Head, M., Orcan, B., Papakonstantinou, A., Reid, J., Renzaglia, K., Sheppard, P., & Soto, O. (2022, February). Teacher retention: The role of self-efficacy, leadership, and network. Poster presented at 2022 Midwest Noyce Regional Conference, Cave City, KY.
3. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Catanese, D., & Soto, O. (2022, March). Factors impacting science and mathematics teacher retention. Paper presented at 2022 Western Noyce Regional Conference, San Diego, CA.
2. Ekmekci, A., Aqazade, M., Papakonstantinou, A., Orcan, B., Catanese, J., Callard, C., Cerosaletti, C., Daley, M., Rushton, G., Reid, J., Gibson, D., Renzaglia, K., McGraw, R., Sheppard, P., Head, M., Harel, G. & Soto, O. (2022). The associations of social and motivational factors to science and mathematics teacher retention. In E. Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of 2022 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 914–920). San Diego, CA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
1. Ekmekci, A., Callard, C., Daley, M., McGraw R., Gibson, D., Renzaglia, K., & Rushton, G. (2022, July). How do Self-efficacy, leadership, teacher-school fit, and diversity dispositions relate to retention? Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Noyce Summit, Washington, D.C.
