leadership

Overview

To support the success and endurance of system improvement the Foundation supports the development of leaders in the areas of our focus: improvement of math and science instruction and informal science especially in science centers.

Professional Development for School Leaders

We support the professional development of school and district leaders. We aim to create concrete examples of powerful leadership and improved academic achievement within a system-wide context. Our goal in the area of Teacher and Leadership Development is to raise the quality and quantity of teachers and administrative leaders in order to improve student achievement.

Noyce Leadership Institute

In 2007 the Foundation initiated the Noyce Leadership Institute to immerse science center executives in cutting edge knowledge and tools, promising practices, and professional networks, all designed to increase their capacity to lead effectively and have a greater public impact in their communities in the 21st century. The Institute’s first program, the Noyce Leadership Fellows, began in June 2008 and concluded in February 2009. Seventeen CEOs from science centers around the globe participated. The second group of chief executives started their twelve month program in March 2009, and will complete the program in April 2010.

Click here for information on the 2010-2011 Noyce Leadership Fellows program.

Partners to date in the initiative are Association of Science Technology Centers (ASTC), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, and the David & Lucille Packard Foundation.