Robert Noyce Urban Mathematics Educator Program (UMEP)

罗伯特·诺伊斯城市数学教育者计划(UMEP)正在增加在城市学区任教的高素质中学数学教师的数量，并致力于留在城市学校环境中。该项目将向40名UMEP学生(每年10名)发放津贴，这些学生拥有数学、科学或相关领域的学士、硕士或博士学位，并致力于在亚特兰大公立学校或迪卡尔布县学校系统任教。UMEP的学生被佐治亚州立大学的教师教育、环境、数学和科学(TEEM)课程录取。TEMS是一项硕士学位替代认证计划，始于1994年，作为一种非传统的方法，面向7年级至12年级的数学和科学教师教育。UMEP计划包括招募有数学背景的有才华的人的战略，这些人表现出致力于在城市高需求学校教授中学数学。UMEP的学生参加了Metro-Atlanta初任教师入职和支持联盟，这是一个入职项目，为初任教师和导师之间提供个人、小组和网络联系。指导从项目开始到教学的头三年，包括参加由UMEP学生、UMEP领导团队、教师导师和TEMS教员组成的专业学习社区。评估计划侧重于UMEP计划在招聘、准备和留住高素质数学教师方面的有效性。该项目包括一个纵向研究部分，以调查替代认证计划如何为城市学校环境培养高质量的教师。

The Robert Noyce Urban Mathematics Educator Program (UMEP) is increasing the number of high-quality secondary mathematics teachers who teach in urban school districts and are committed to remaining in urban school environments. The project is awarding stipends to 40 UMEP students (10 per year) who hold a baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in mathematics, science, or a related field and commit to teaching in the Atlanta Public Schools or the DeKalb County School System. The UMEP students are matriculated into the Teacher Education Environment Mathematics and Science (TEEMS) Program at Georgia State University. TEEMS is a Master's Degree alternative certification program that began in 1994 as a nontraditional approach to mathematics and science teacher education for grades 7 through 12. The UMEP program includes strategies to recruit talented individuals with mathematics backgrounds who demonstrate a commitment to teach secondary mathematics in urban high need schools. UMEP students participate in the Metro-Atlanta Beginning Teacher Induction and Support Consortium, an induction program that provides personal, group, and web contact between beginning teachers and mentors. Mentoring is provided from entry into the program through the first three years of teaching and includes participation in Professional Learning Communities consisting of UMEP students, the UMEP Leadership Team, teacher mentors, and TEEMS faculty. The evaluation plans focus on the effectiveness of the UMEP program in recruiting, preparing, and retaining high quality mathematics teachers. The project includes a longitudinal research component to investigate how the alternative certification program prepares high quality teachers for urban school environments.