MSUB Robert Noyce Scholarship Track Phase 1

蒙大拿州立大学比林斯分校正在为中学科学和数学教师候选人提供罗伯特·诺伊斯奖学金和独特的培训，使他们能够以一种文化敏感的方式有效地为高需求的、有时是不情愿的学习者提供内容。这项工作的重点是为位于美国印第安人保留地或附近的蒙大拿州急需的农村学区提供18名高素质教师（12名本科生和6名转行教师），数据显示这些学区STEM专业的入学率很低。6名本科生将在第一年获得奖学金，6名本科生在第二年获得奖学金。三名专业人士将在第一年和第二年分别获得奖学金。Noyce奖学金跟踪第一阶段项目使用基于嵌入探究性学习教学法的实践的国家科学标准，培训教师用保持学生兴趣和动力继续STEM学习的方法吸引中学生。这些培训方法广泛适用于其他农村情况，并将为这些农村学校的学生培养更强大的STEM专业人才。MSUB教师培训计划以六门独特的数学和科学课程为基础，并结合Noyce教师队列研讨会，重点关注不情愿学习者的需求。先前的研究表明，美国印第安人保留地或附近的学生需要与STEM科目建立更大的文化联系，而该项目正在培训教师以新的方式构建教学，以帮助建立这种联系。这是这个项目的重要智力贡献。为了确保诺伊斯毕业生在他们的教学生涯之初取得成功，该项目在他们最初几年的教学中使用经过专门培训的成功教练和持续的专业发展来指导他们。

Montana State University Billings is providing Robert Noyce scholarships and unique training for secondary science and mathematics teacher candidates to prepare them to effectively deliver content in a culturally sensitive manner for high-need and sometimes, reluctant learners. This effort is focused on providing 18 highly qualified teachers (12 undergraduates and 6 career changers) for high-need rural Montana school districts on or near American Indian reservations, where data shows low matriculation rates for STEM majors. Six undergraduates will receive schorships in year 1 and 6 in year 2. Three professionals will receive scholarships in year 1 and 3 in year 2. Using state science standards based on practices that embed inquiry-based learning pedagogy, this Noyce Scholarship Track Phase I project trains teachers to engage secondary students with methods that keep the students interested and motivated to continue STEM learning. These training methods have broad applicability to other rural situations and will develop a stronger pipeline of students from these rural schools to become STEM majors. The MSUB teacher-training program builds on six unique courses in mathematics and sciences in combination with a Noyce teacher cohort seminar that focuses on the needs of reluctant learners. Previous research suggests that students on or near American Indian reservations need greater cultural connections with STEM subjects and this program is training teachers to frame instruction in new ways to help make this connection. This is an important intellectual contribution from this project. To help ensure that the Noyce graduates succeed at the beginning of their teaching career, this project mentors them during their initial years of teaching using specially trained success coaches and continuing professional development.