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并致力于留在城市学校环境中的高素质中学数学教师的数量。该项目向 40 名 UMEP 学生（每年 10 名）提供津贴，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教学。 UMEP 学生被乔治亚州立大学的教师教育环境数学和科学 (TEEMS) 项目录取。 TEEMS 是一项硕士学位替代认证计划，始于 1994 年，作为 7 至 12 年级数学和科学教师教育的非传统方法。UMEP 计划包括招募具有数学背景的人才的策略，这些人才表现出在城市高需求学校教授中学数学的承诺。 UMEP 学生参加亚特兰大都会区新任教师入职和支持联盟，这是一项入职计划，为新任教师和导师提供个人、团体和网络联系。从进入该计划到教学的前三年，我们都会提供指导，包括参与由 UMEP 学生、UMEP 领导团队、教师导师和 TEEMS 教师组成的专业学习社区。评估计划重点关注 UMEP 计划在招聘、培养和保留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，旨在调查替代认证计划如何为城市学校环境培养高素质教师。

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.