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、技能和性格的发展，以应对21世纪科学课堂的挑战。该项目通过连续5年每年招聘14名STEM专业人员和文理学院、农业科学与自然资源学院的毕业生，增加了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，为林肯公立学校带来了70名新的中学科学教师。教育与人文科学学院、文理学院和农业科学与自然资源学院的教员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个月的实习经验中，与7-12年级的学生一起创造探究性体验；(3)建立一个新教师网络，为UNL科学教师学者提供指导、指导和在他们担任科学教师的第一年的持续支持。这些学者完成了一个44学时的基于队列的科学教学文学硕士（MAST）学位课程，该课程专为获得科学学科学士学位并希望从事科学教学职业的STEM专业人士设计。MAST职前计划将方法课程与9个月的课堂实习相结合，并根据学者在课堂上的实地经验，让学生参与必修的硕士水平的教学探究项目。学生毕业后将获得硕士学位和自然科学背书，以及一个重点领域的认证，使他们能够理解并代表一种综合的科学教学方法。通过评估获得的信息提供了与该后学士学位课程和支持网络的有效性相关的所需数据。这一范式的一个关键组成部分是新教师网络（NTN），它为学者们提供了机会，通过指导和辅导，继续将他们对教学和学习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正在深入了解STEM专业人员如何从丰富，严谨和专注的学习经验中受益，并参与基于体验的学习环境。

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.