SMAR2T: Science and Mathematics Academy for the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers

SMAR2T：招聘和保留教师的科学和数学学院

• 批准号: 0202847
• 负责人: Sandra Abell
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-06-01 至 2008-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0202847&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SMAR2T; Science; Mathematics; Academy; Recruitment

In order to address the increasing science and mathematics teacher shortage in rural Missouri, the Science and Mathematics Academy for the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers (SMAR2T) project is developing and testing models of Alternative Pathways to Teaching that will recruit and prepare individuals who possess STEM baccalaureate degrees to teach at the middle and secondary levels. The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), with five rural school district partners, is designing and implementing two models of post baccalaureate certification: 1) an accelerated post baccalaureate program (APB) which certifies individuals within a 15-month intensive program that takes place both at the university and in residence in a partner school; and 2) a 2-year alternative certification program (ALT) in which individuals with provisional teaching licenses, who are employed full time by a school district, are supported over three summers and two academic years. A defining feature of the program design is the partnership among science and mathematics educators, scientists and mathematicians, and Missouri school districts in the preparation and induction of these teachers into the profession. Another defining feature is the role of technology in delivering innovative Internet-based distance learning opportunities for interns, their mentors, and university faculty through the Shadow netWorkspace software developed at MU. Project evaluation includes formative assessments to inform and continuously improve the project, and summative measures that allow the dissemination of project outcomes to a wider audience across the state and nationwide. The 4-year project is resulting in the certification of 80 new science and mathematics teachers for Missouri schools, as well as effective models of recruitment, preparation, and induction for post-baccalaureate students that can be adopted on a broader scale.

为了解决密苏里州农村地区科学和数学教师日益短缺的问题，科学和数学教师招聘和保留学院 (SMAR2T) 项目正在开发和测试替代教学途径模型，该模型将招募和培养拥有 STEM 学士学位的人员在中小学任教。密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校 (MU) 与五个农村学区合作伙伴正在设计和实施两种学士学位后认证模式：1) 加速学士学位后课程 (APB)，对在大学和合作伙伴学校进行的为期 15 个月的强化课程中的个人进行认证； 2) 为期 2 年的替代认证计划 (ALT)，其中拥有临时教学许可证且受学区全职雇用的个人将在三个暑假和两个学年中获得支持。该项目设计的一个决定性特征是科学和数学教育工作者、科学家和数学家以及密苏里州学区之间的合作，以帮助这些教师进入该行业。另一个决定性特征是技术在通过密歇根大学开发的 Shadow netWorkspace 软件为实习生、导师和大学教师提供基于互联网的创新远程学习机会方面发挥的作用。项目评估包括为项目提供信息并不断改进项目的形成性评估，以及将项目成果传播给全州和全国更广泛受众的总结性措施。这个为期 4 年的项目将为密苏里州学校 80 名新的科学和数学教师提供认证，并为学士学位后学生提供有效的招聘、准备和入职模式，以便在更广泛的范围内采用。