Pathways to Science

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助的。南阿拉巴马大学(美国)教育学院正在与文理学院和流动县公立学校系统(MCPSS)合作，在五年内培养24名科学教师，他们非常有资格教授化学、物理、生物或普通科学。科学之路(PTS)项目招募理科专业的大四学生参加为期一学期的实习，为他们进入教育行业的职业决定提供信息。在赠款的五年期间，将提供多达40个实习机会。在实习期间，学生们与高需求学区的一位科学大师合作，与科学专家和大学科学教授一起设计课程。如果他们毕业后仍想成为教师，这些学生将通过内容丰富的替代认证课程进入研究生科学教育，最终获得中学科学教育硕士学位。作为该计划的一部分，学生被要求实习并参与三套实地经验：初中、高中和他们选择的水平的学生教学经验。获得学位后，新教师被合作学区聘用。入职支持包括阿拉巴马州科学教师协会和全国科学教师协会的一年会员资格，以及学区一名科学硕士教师为期两年的指导。这些大师中的许多人都是美国教师培训项目的毕业生。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The University of South Alabama (USA) College Of Education is collaborating with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) to prepare 24 science teachers over a five year period who are highly qualified to teach chemistry, physics, biology, or general science. The Pathways to Science (PTS) project recruits senior science majors to participate in a semester-long internship to inform their career decision about entering the education profession. Up to 40 internships are being provided over the five year period of the grant. During the internship, the students work with a master science teacher in a high needs school district, with science specialists, and university science professors to design curriculum. If they still want to become teachers after they graduate, the students are recruited into graduate science education through a content rich alternative certification curriculum that culminates in a master's degree in secondary science education. As part of this program, students are required to intern and participate in three sets of field experiences; middle school, high school, and a student teaching experience at the level of their choice. After obtaining their degree, the new teachers are hired by the partnering school district. Induction support includes a one year membership to the Alabama Science Teachers Association, the National Science Teachers Association, and mentoring for two years by a master science teacher in the school district. Many of these master teachers are graduates of the teacher training program at USA.