Project FAST Capacity at UDC's Urban Teacher Academy

哥伦比亚特区大学(UDC)正在计划并在其最近推出的艺术教学硕士(MAT)学位课程中发展STEM专业。重点是培养有抱负的教师，以满足哥伦比亚特区中学科学执照的州要求。该项目正在发展UDC在一些领域的能力，这些领域对于为有抱负的中学科学教师提供高质量的教师准备计划至关重要。该项目的主要成果包括：1)准备教授中学科学专业的课程；2)在UDC内部和通过州教育办公室批准计划；3)围绕课程编写计划材料；以及4)强大的STEM专业人员和合作机构网络，准备作为兼职教师和/或体验式学习合作伙伴支持计划的实施。UDC的城市教师学院为优秀学习者和提高学术语言能力的学生提供区分教学的教师候选人。该项目团队包括教师教育工作者、一名特殊教育工作者和语言发展专家，以及STEM教职员工和来自合作组织的内容专家。FAST Capacity项目正在制定一项精心设计的中学理科教师培养方案，专门为高需求的城市学校培养教师，并制定了一项战略计划，招聘和培养来自少数族裔背景的有抱负的教师。

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is planning and developing a STEM concentration within its recently-launched Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program. The concentration is focused on preparing aspiring teachers to meet the state requirements for licensure in Middle School Science in the District of Columbia. The project is developing UDC's capacity in areas that are critical to offering a high-quality teacher preparation program for aspiring middle-school science teachers. Key outcomes for the project include: 1) Ready-to-teach curriculum for a MAT concentration in Middle School Science; 2) Program approval within UDC, and through the state education office; 3) Programmatic materials to wrap around the curriculum; and 4) A strong, engaged network of STEM professionals and partner institutions prepared to support program implementation as adjunct faculty and/or experiential learning partners. The Urban Teacher Academy at UDC prepares teacher candidates to differentiate instruction for exceptional learners and students building academic language proficiency. The project team includes teacher educators, a special educator, and language development experts in addition to STEM faculty and content experts from partner organizations. Project FAST Capacity is leading to the creation of a well-designed teacher preparation program for middle grades science, tailored to preparing teachers for high-needs urban schools, as well as a strategic plan for recruiting and preparing aspiring teachers from underrepresented minority backgrounds.