UNL Science Scholars Program

UNL科学教师学者计划的目标是让STEM专业人员参与知识，技能和必要的处置发展，以应对21世纪世纪科学课堂的挑战。该项目每年招聘14名科学、技术、工程和数学专业人员以及文理学院、农业科学和自然资源学院的毕业生，为期五年，为林肯公立学校增加70名新的中学科学教师，从而提高内布拉斯加大学林肯分校每年认证的科学教师的数量和质量。来自教育与人文科学学院、艺术与科学学院以及农业科学与自然资源学院的教师正在共同努力实现以下具体目标：（1）为STEM专业人员提供津贴，以便在14个月内完成高质量、严格、以科学为重点的认证和硕士学位;（2）在14个月的在职体验期间，与7-12年级的学生一起创造基于探究的体验;和（3）建立一个新教师网络，通过指导，辅导，并在他们作为科学教师的最初几年里不断提供支持。学者完成了44学分的队列为基础的艺术在科学教学（MAST）学位课程硕士设计的STEM专业人士谁赢得了科学学科的学士学位，并希望追求在科学教学的职业生涯。MAST实习计划将方法课程与为期九个月的课堂实习相结合，并根据学者在课堂上的实地经验，让学生参与所需的硕士水平教学调查项目。学生毕业时获得硕士学位和自然科学认可，以及重点领域的认证，使他们能够理解并代表科学教学的综合方法。通过评估获得的信息提供了与这一学士后课程和支持网络的有效性有关的必要数据。这种模式的一个关键组成部分是新教师网络（NTN），它为学者提供了机会，继续通过指导和辅导将他们对教学的理论理解与实践联系起来。UNL科学教师学者计划和合作伙伴关系提供了一个更深入的了解如何干专业人士受益于拥有丰富，严格和集中的学习经验，并参与基于经验的学习环境。

The goal of the UNL Science Teacher Scholars Program is to engage STEM professionals in the development of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to meet the challenges of the 21st century science classroom. This project is increasing the number and quality of science teachers certified each year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the recruitment of 14 STEM professionals and graduates of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources each year for five years, resulting in 70 new secondary science teachers for Lincoln Public Schools. Faculty from the Colleges of Education and Human Sciences, Arts and Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources are working together to achieve the following specific objectives: (1) provide stipends for STEM professionals to complete a high quality, rigorous, science-focused certification and master's degree within a 14-month period; (2) create inquiry-based experiences with students in grades 7-12 during the 14-month in-service experience; and (3) build a New Teachers Network to provide support for the UNL Science Teacher Scholars through mentoring, coaching, and ongoing support throughout their first years as a science teacher. The Scholars complete a 44-credit-hour cohort based Master of Arts in Science Teaching (MAST) degree program designed for STEM professionals who have earned a bachelor's degree in a science discipline and wish to pursue a career in science teaching. The MAST preservice program integrates methods courses with a nine-month classroom-based internship and engages students in a required master's level pedagogical inquiry project based on the Scholar's field experience in the classroom. Students graduate with a Master's degree and Natural Science endorsement in addition to certification in a focus area, enabling them to understand and represent an integrated approach to science teaching. Information acquired through evaluation is providing needed data related to the effectiveness of this post-baccalaureate program and support network. A key component of this paradigm is the New Teacher Network (NTN), which provides opportunities for Scholars to continue to link their theoretical understanding of teaching and learning to practice through mentorship and coaching. The UNL Science Teacher Scholars Program and partnership is providing a deeper understanding of how STEM professionals benefit from having an enriched, rigorous, and focused learning experience, and participating in experiential-based environments for learning.