The Explainer Career Ladder

该示范项目旨在鼓励妇女、少数民族和残疾人从事大学预科阶段的科学和数学教学工作。该项目将建立一个职业阶梯模型，为少数民族、妇女和残疾人确定高中和大学进入中学科学教学职业的关键切入点。该模式包括针对目标人群的招聘、指导、培训和专业就业。第一个活动是一个高中实习部分，包括一个学期中每周10小时的实习，为目标群体的选定成员提供。第二项活动是大学解释部分，在纽约科学大厅，来自目标群体的当地本科生准备：引导学校团体，为家庭和学校团体提供研讨会和现场演示，向学校和社区团体提供外展计划，并代表大厅参加国家会议和专业会议。口译员每周最多工作20个小时。选择讲解员的标准是他们的人际交往能力和理解和交流科学的能力。解说员的角色将提供与科学家和技术专家、政治家以及所有年龄和各行各业的人互动的机会。在第三项活动中，口译员在大三时参加正式的学术课程，以获得中学科学教师的认证。科学大厅、皇后学院、地区学区和纽约市教育委员会是这项活动的合作者。在第四项活动中，学生从职前课程毕业后，有资格担任中学科学教学职位。纽约市教育委员会的人事部门和当地学区将确保城市学校的就业。

This model project is designed to encourage women, minorities and the disabled to enter careers in science and mathematics teaching at the precollege level. The project will establish a Career Ladder model which identifies critical high school and college entry points into secondary school science teaching careers for minorities, women and the disabled. The model includes recruiting, mentoring, training, and professional employment for the target population. The first activity is a high school internship component involving ten hours of internship each week for one semester for selected members of the target groups. The second activity is the College Explainer component in which, at the New York Hall of Science, local undergraduates from the target groups are prepared to: orient school groups, offer workshops and floor demonstrations to families and school groups, deliver outreach programs to school and community groups, and represent the Hall at national conferences and professional meetings. Explainers work for up to 20 hours a week. Explainers are selected for their interpersonal skills and ability to understand and communicate science. The Explainer role will provide opportunities for interaction with scientists and technologists, politicians, and people of all ages and walks of life. In the third activity, Explainers, in their junior year enroll in a formal academic program leading to certification as secondary science teachers. The Hall of Science, Queens College, area school districts, and the New York City Board of Education are collaborators in this activity. In the fourth activity students, upon graduation from the pre-service program, are eligible for secondary science teaching positions. The personnel division of the New York City Board of Education and local school districts will ensure employment in city schools.