Noyce Scholars: Science and Mathematics Teacher Scholarship Program

诺伊斯学者：科学和数学教师奖学金计划

• 批准号: 0833268
• 负责人: Lisa Montplaisir
• 金额: $ 74.35万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0833268&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Noyce; Scholars; Science; Mathematics; Teacher

The project is providing forty new STEM teachers for high needs districts in a rural and diverse region that experiences geographic challenges to recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers. The needs are compelling: 65% of North Dakota schools are classified as Title I, requiring special resources to meet the needs of low-income and at-risk children; nine districts in North Dakota started the 2007-08 academic year without either a science teacher or mathematics teacher; for many of the state's rural districts, one teacher represents an entire science or mathematics "department." In addition to scholarships for upperclassmen, the recruitment efforts to attract STEM majors to a teaching career include paid summer internships to first and second year students to encourage secondary teaching as a career. These interns are placed into laboratory or classroom environments alongside exemplary high school juniors and seniors who are participating in the North Dakota Governor's School program. Associated project research is focusing on the effectiveness in attracting, preparing, and retaining STEM individuals in teaching careers. These include analyses of the demographic backgrounds of the STEM Scholars, the successes/challenges of using the Noyce Internship program as a key recruitment tool for the Scholars program, the conditions impeding or enhancing the Scholars completion of a second major in education while pursuing a major in a STEM discipline, and the program's success/challenges in the mentored retention of scholars through their period of commitment to the high needs districts. The successful elements of the program have the potential to drive development and implementation of future STEM teacher recruitment and retention for high needs, rural, and tribal districts.

该项目正在为农村和多元化地区的高需求地区提供 40 名新的 STEM 教师，这些地区在招聘和留住高素质教师方面面临地理挑战。 需求十分迫切：北达科他州 65% 的学校被列为 Title I，需要特殊资源来满足低收入和高危儿童的需求； 北达科他州的九个学区在 2007-08 学年开始时没有科学老师或数学老师；对于该州的许多农村地区，一名教师代表整个科学或数学“部门”。除了为高年级学生提供奖学金外，吸引 STEM 专业学生从事教学职业的招聘工作还包括为一年级和二年级学生提供带薪暑期实习，以鼓励中学教学作为职业。这些实习生被安置在实验室或教室环境中，与参加北达科他州州长学校项目的模范高中三年级和四年级学生一起。相关项目研究的重点是在教学职业中吸引、准备和留住 STEM 人员的有效性。其中包括对 STEM 学者的人口背景的分析、使用诺伊斯实习计划作为学者计划的关键招聘工具的成功/挑战、阻碍或促进学者在攻读 STEM 学科专业的同时完成第二个专业教育的条件，以及该计划在学者在高需求地区的承诺期间指导保留方面的成功/挑战。该计划的成功要素有可能推动未来针对高需求、农村和部落地区的 STEM 教师招聘和保留的开发和实施。