NSF Noyce Scholarship Program at WPI with Worcester Public Schools

该项目的第一阶段旨在为市中心地区的初中和高中增加高质量的STEM教师供应。每年有五个新的诺伊斯本科奖学金（每个奖学金支持学生在初中和高中）和10诺伊斯奖学金在任何一年这个项目将产生25个新的初中或高中教师总数。智力优点：该项目建立在科学，技术，工程和数学方面的强大学术课程基础上，再加上一个有趣的新兴国家认可的教师教育课程。它是由一个委员会，其中包括一些关键的管理人员从两个大学和学区参与和一名教员每一个从生物，数学，化学和物理系。 马萨诸塞州大学多纳休研究所的形成性和总结性评估正在指导该项目的发展，并为市中心的中学和高中提供关于培养STEM教师的有效手段的知识。 新教师的入职培训计划由伍斯特学区通过其全面的导师/入职培训计划提供支持。该计划提供1）深入的方向，2）训练有素的导师，和3）16周，40小时的开始教师学院为第一年和第二年。除了获得有关为内城学校准备科学和数学教师的有效方法的知识外，该项目产生的广泛影响包括许多高中和初中学生的课堂经验，他们将由25名教师从“WPI与伍斯特公立学校的NSF Noyce奖学金计划”毕业。

This phase 1 project is increasing the supply of high-quality STEM teachers at the middle and high school level for inner-city districts. With five new Noyce undergraduate scholarships per year (each scholarship to support students during both the junior and senior years) and a total of 10 Noyce Scholarships during any one year this project will produce a total of 25 new middle or high school teachers. Intellectual merit: This project builds on a strong academic program in science, technology, engineering and mathematics coupled with an interesting newly emerging state accredited program in teacher education. It is being advised by a committee that includes a number of key administrators from both the university and the school district involved and one faculty member each from the biology, mathematics, chemistry and physics departments. Formative and summative assessments by the Donahue Institute of the University of Massachusetts are guiding the development of the program and providing knowledge about effective means of developing STEM teachers for inner city middle and high schools. The induction program for new teachers is supported by the Worcester School District through its comprehensive Mentor/Induction Program. This program provides 1) an in-depth orientation, 2) a trained mentor, and 3) a 16 week, 40 hour beginning teacher institute for both years one and two. In addition to the knowledge to be gained concerning effective ways of preparing science and mathematics teachers for inner city schools, the broad impacts resulting from this project include the classroom experiences of the many high school and middle school students who will be taught by the 25 teachers graduating from the "NSF Noyce Scholarship Program at WPI with Worcester Public Schools".