Pipeline for Excellent Rural Teachers (PERT) Project: A Planning Grant Proposal

通过这一规划赠款，正在采取措施制定优秀农村教师计划（PERT）框架，该计划将培训和支持教学研究员和硕士教学研究员。预计通过这一规划赠款建立的伙伴关系将包括该地区的几所部落高中和学院。由于预期伙伴关系的地理区域很大，研究员将得到一个在线辅导方案的支持，该方案将以以前在农村社区进行辅导的成功模式为基础。规划活动从需求评估调查开始，以确定该地区对该方案的兴趣程度和预期成果。在规划期间，也在促进与北达科他州部落学院协会的伙伴关系。正在设计硕士教师专业发展的教育课程，酌情利用现有的课程和结构，目前的硕士学位课程正在调整，以适应教学研究员的需要。其他规划活动包括确定大学分担费用的来源，开发和实地测试在线指导系统，以及制定研究员征聘计划。

Through this planning grant, steps are being taken to develop the framework for the Pipeline for Excellent Rural Teachers (PERT) program that will train and support both Teaching Fellows and Master Teaching Fellows. It is anticipated that the partnership that emerges through this planning grant will include several tribal high schools and colleges in the region. Due to the large geographic area for the anticipated partnership, Fellows will be supported by an online mentoring program that will be based on previous successful models for mentoring in rural communities. The planning activities are beginning with a needs assessment survey to determine the level of interest in the region for the program and the expected outcomes. A partnership with the North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges is also being fostered during the planning period. The educational curriculum for professional development of Master teachers is being designed, drawing on existing courses and structures where appropriate and a current master's degree program is being restructured to accommodate the needs of the Teaching Fellows. Other planning activities include identification of sources of university cost share, development and field-testing of an online mentoring system, and development of a recruitment plan for the Fellows.