Planning for a Robert Noyce Teacher Fellowship at CSUB

这个规划项目是加州州立大学贝克斯菲尔德分校（CSUB）自然科学学院（NSM）和教师教育部门（TED），克恩县学校监督（KCSOS）之间的合作伙伴关系，加强了由美国国家科学基金会资助的山谷数学和科学伙伴关系（GVMSP）建立的伙伴关系。该项目需要发展科学教学硕士（MAST）项目，重点是加强学科准备和为拥有现有科学学位的个人提供证书课程，并补充GVMSP正在开发的教师领导力项目。由每个合作伙伴的代表组成的MAST发展委员会正在处理不同利益攸关方的需求，并确保MAST符合大学和州的要求。作为规划过程的一部分，委员会正在：1)使用GVMSP收集的数据，比较将教学作为第一职业的科学教师与将教学作为第二职业选择的科学教师的特征，着眼于研究学术准备、证书途径、对专业发展活动的偏好和对高级学位的兴趣方面的差异；2)联系当地航空航天、农业和石油行业的雇主，以确定当地的STEM专业人员；3)利用这些信息开发和管理两项调查，一项针对STEM专业人员，另一项针对最近的CSUB STEM毕业生，以评估对科学教学的兴趣并确定成功招聘的有效激励措施。这些数据收集和需求评估活动使合作伙伴能够设计一个全面的计划，旨在为STEM专业人员提供以下主要好处：1)增加主题准备的广度和深度，以帮助他们满足加州目前的科学主题要求（SMR）；2)提供课程和经验，使他们能够获得初级教师资格证书和科学教学文学硕士学位；3)在课堂上为他们提供证书后的支持，从而提高教师质量和留任率。需求评估过程有助于项目团队确定阻碍和/或支持STEM专业人员进入教学行业的因素，并进一步了解STEM专业人员对成为科学教师的兴趣以及吸引他们进入该行业的激励措施。开发MAST的过程促进了TED、NSM、KCSOS和选定的非营利组织之间的合作，从而改善了这个为西班牙裔服务的机构对科学教师的培训。此外，该计划旨在针对那些因SMR障碍而无法成为科学教师的个人，因此有可能成为加州和全国范围内旨在通过独特途径获得科学教师认证来增加高素质科学教师数量的项目的典范。

This planning project is a partnership between California State University-Bakersfield's (CSUB's) School of Natural Science (NSM) and Teacher Education Department (TED), the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS), strenghtening the partnership being established by the NSF-funded Great Valley Math and Science Partnership (GVMSP). The project entails the development of a Master of Arts in Science Teaching (MAST) program that focuses on enhancement of subject matter preparation and provision of credential coursework for individuals with existing science degrees, and that complements the Teacher Leadership program being developed by the GVMSP. A MAST development committee, composed of representatives from each of the partners, is addressing the needs of the different stakeholders and ensuring that MAST meets University and State requirements. As part of the planning process, the committee is: 1) using data collected by GVMSP to compare the characteristics of science teachers who reported that teaching was their first career to those for whom teaching was a second career choice, with an eye towards examining differences in academic preparation, credential pathways, preferences for professional development activities and interest in advanced degrees; 2) contacting local aerospace, agricultural, and oil industry employers to identify local STEM professionals; and 3) using this information to develop and administer two surveys, one to STEM professionals, and the other to recent CSUB STEM graduates, in order to assess interests for science teaching and identify effective incentives for successful recruitment. These data gathering and needs assessment activities are enabling the partners to design a comprehensive program intended to provide the following major benefits to STEM professionals: 1) add breadth and depth to their subject matter preparation to help them meet California's current subject matter requirements (SMR) in science; 2) provide courses and experiences that enable them to attain a preliminary teaching credential, and a Master of Arts degree in Science Teaching; and 3) provide post-credential support for them in the classroom, thus enhancing teacher quality and retention. The needs assessment process is helping the project team to identify factors that hinder and/or support STEM professionals entering the teaching profession, and is furthering understanding of STEM professionals' interests in becoming science teachers and of the incentives that would attract them to the profession. The process of developing MAST is fostering collaboration between TED, NSM, KCSOS and the selected non-profit organization, leading to improvements in science teacher preparation at this Hispanic-serving institution. Additionally, the program being designed is intended to target individuals who otherwise may not become science teachers because of the SMR hurdle, and thus has the potential to serve as a model in California and nationwide for programs aiming to increase the pool of highly qualified science teachers via a unique route to science teacher certification.