A Plan to Prepare In-service STEM Teachers for Certification and Leadership

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案资助的（公法111 - 5）。亚拉巴马农业和机械大学（AAMU），一个主要的历史黑人大学，正在实施一个规划项目，目标是在北方亚拉巴马的主要利益相关者之间建立积极的伙伴关系，并制定一个有竞争力的提案，以（a）支持教学研究员（TF）完成STEM教育领域的硕士学位，并获得数学和科学学科的教师认证;支持硕士教学研究员（MTF）获得深入的内容知识和获得领导技能，以及（B）制定长期，循证和有效的战略，为TF/MTF提供指导和持续的专业发展。今年的规划重点是以下目标：（1）扩大和加强与亚拉巴马州教育部的现有伙伴关系;（2）与亚拉巴马北部11个县的所有学区建立伙伴关系;（3）与来自非营利组织、行业和其他区域专业协会的支持伙伴建立密切的合作关系;（4）赞助外联活动，向潜在的合作伙伴以及未来的TF/MTF候选人介绍拟议的计划;（5）确保五年奖学金申请所需的费用分摊资金;以及，（6）制定并向NSF的罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划提交一份建议书。对包括北方阿拉巴马州的11个县的学区中拥有学士和硕士学位的STEM在职教师的数量和质量进行全面和彻底的研究。评估这些北方亚拉巴马学区的需求，以及确定哪些地区是高需求地区的特点。实施可行性研究，以确定一个五年项目的范围，以发展STEM教学研究员和硕士教学研究员，包括STEM专业人员的池和超越北方亚拉巴马十一个县的可能性。4.让州教育部的州政策制定者参与，包括教师教育和认证，以及区域在职中心和主管，以探索与加强该州STEM教育相关的共同需求，并为完整的TF/MTF提案获得支持。与当地工业和非营利组织互动，使它们参与专题工作队/多边贸易基金提供的目标和机会，并获得配套资金承诺，以支持一项完整的提案。在艺术与科学，工程与技术，农业和环境科学学院的大学STEM教师与教育学院的教师之间举行联席会议，探讨课程和交付系统的协作设计，包括网络资源。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), a major Historically Black University, is implementing a planning project with the goal of establishing a vigorous partnership among key stakeholders in northern Alabama and the development of a competitive proposal to (a) support Teaching Fellows (TF) to complete a master's degree in STEM education areas and obtain teacher certification in mathematics and science disciplines; and support Master Teaching Fellows (MTF) to obtain deep content knowledge and to acquire leadership skills, and to (b) develop long-term, evidence-based, and effective strategies to provide mentorship and continuous professional development for TF/MTF. This year of planning focuses on the following objectives: (1) expand and strengthen the existing partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education; (2) establish partnerships with all school districts in eleven counties in northern Alabama; (3) establish close collaborations with supporting partners drawn from non-profit organizations, industries, and other regional professional societies; (4) sponsor outreach activities to inform potential partners, as well as prospective TF/MTF candidates of the proposed program; (5) secure matching funds required for cost share for the five-year scholarship grant application; and, (6) develop and submit a proposal to NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.Activities to obtain these planning objectives include:1. Conducting inclusive and thorough research on the quantity and quality of STEM in-service teachers with baccalaureate and masters degrees in the school districts in the eleven counties that comprise northern Alabama.2. Assessing the needs of each of the these northern Alabama school districts, as well as determining which districts are characterized as high-need districts.3. Implementing a feasibility study to determine the scope of a five-year project to develop STEM Teaching Fellows and Master Teaching Fellows, including the pool of STEM professionals and the possibility of going beyond the eleven counties in northern Alabama. 4. Engaging state policy makers at the State Department of Education, including teacher education and certification, as well as regional in-service centers, and superintendents to explore common needs relative to the enhancement of STEM education in the state and to garner support for a full TF/MTF proposal.5. Interacting with local industry and non-profit organizations to involve them in the goals and opportunities afforded through the TF/MTF and to obtain commitments of matching funds in support of a full proposal.6. Holding joint meetings among the University's STEM faculty in the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences with faculty from the School of Education to explore collaborative design of courses and delivery systems, including cyber-resources.