Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Mathematics Teachers for High-Need Districts

米勒斯维尔大学（MU）诺伊斯学者计划的主要目标包括增加高素质的中学数学教师的数量，并为该地区高需求的学区提供教师。在奖学金的有效期内，奖学金计划为数学教师候选人在最后两年的准备工作中提供30个奖学金。大约70%的奖学金获得者是传统的本科生，而30%被授予非传统的，改变职业生涯的，学士后认证的候选人。该项目是该大学科学与数学学院和教育学院的教师之间的合作努力，它包括一个研究人员团队，他们都是资深人员，具有广泛的经验，代表数学，数学教育和教师准备计划。该项目解决了每年在MU获得认证的教师人数与那些在高需求学区从事教学职业的教师人数之间的差距。该项目是建立在以前的成功“城市夏季研讨会在费城”，和“大学的城市实地安置在兰开斯特，黎巴嫩，和约克学区的宾夕法尼亚州”项目。除了增加在高需求地区任教的高素质数学教师的数量外，该项目还加强了现有的教师培训网络，并加强了与高需求学区的现有伙伴关系。候选人在早期实地实习，为期一周的城市沉浸式夏季研讨会和学生教学期间至少经历了四次不同的城市教育经历。此外，通过参加招聘研讨会和定期座谈会，所有MU STEM专业的学生都有机会听到演讲嘉宾，包括诺伊斯计划校友，讨论他们在高需求学区的教学经验。

The major goals of the Millersville University (MU) Noyce Scholars Program include increasing the number of highly qualified secondary mathematics teachers and providing the teachers to the high-need school districts in the region. Over the life of the grant, the Scholars Program provides 30 scholarships for mathematics teacher candidates in the final two years of their preparation. Approximately 70% of the scholarship recipients are traditional undergraduates, while 30% are being awarded to non-traditional, career-changing, Post-Baccalaureate Certification candidates. The project is a collaborative effort among faculty from the university's School of Science and Mathematics and School of Education, and it includes a team of investigators who are all senior personnel, with broad experience, representing mathematics, mathematics education and teacher preparation programs. This project addresses the gap between the number of teachers annually certified at MU and those who are pursuing teaching careers in high-need school districts. The project is building on the previous success of the "urban summer seminar in Philadelphia", and the "university's urban field placements in Lancaster, Lebanon, and York School Districts of Pennsylvania" projects. Beyond increasing the number of highly qualified mathematics teachers who go on to teach in high-need districts, the project also enhances existing teacher training networks and strengthens existing partnerships with high-need school districts. Candidates are experiencing at least four distinct urban education experiences during early field placements, an urban one-week immersion summer seminar, and student teaching. Additionally, by participating in recruitment seminars and regular colloquium talks, all MU STEM majors have opportunities to hear guest speakers, including Noyce program alumni, discuss their experiences in teaching in high-need school districts.