Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for English Language Learners (STEMELL) Program at Lehman College

雷曼学院英语学习者科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEMELL) 项目

• 批准号: 1339981
• 负责人: Serigne Gningue
• 金额: $ 119.96万
• 依托单位: Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York (Lehman)
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-15 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1339981&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics; English

The project is preparing science and mathematics teachers for high-need middle and high schools by offering extensive support at both undergraduate and graduate levels with a special focus on teaching English language learners (ELLs) in mainstream mathematics and science classrooms. Over the five-year project, the STEMELL Program is admitting three cohorts of 8 pre-service secondary mathematics and science teachers each, who progress through a three-year program: 2014-17, 2015-18 and 2016-19. Students are recruited from Lehman College's undergraduate population of mathematics or science majors.ELLs represent a growing population in U.S. schools. Nationally, estimates are that by the year 2030, 40% of the school-aged population will consist of ELLs. In New York City (NYC), 42.2% of students speak a language other than English at home with some classrooms consisting of 100% ELLs or former ELLs, who still have issues with the development of language and content. The percentage of students scoring below the basic level in mathematics and reading is higher among ELL students than among non-ELL students in grades 4 and 8. Presently, there are no expectations regarding teacher preparedness for providing instruction in classrooms for English language learners. Most teachers graduate with a teaching certification but do not have any substantive training or experience in working effectively with ELLs in mainstream classrooms. The preparation of mathematics and science teachers who can provide effective instruction in these content areas to meet the ELLs classroom needs is therefore crucial in addressing these issues.Preparing STEMELL pre-service Noyce teachers to meet the challenges of urban teaching in high-need schools, each cohort progresses through a 5 year BA/MA teacher preparation program. Beginning in the junior year as scholars, the sequence leads to a BA in mathematics or science, NYS Initial Certification to teach mathematics or science in grades 7-12 and a Master's degree in Science of Education. The program also offers additional advanced courses required for an extension in TESOL or bilingual education along with internships during the first two years, collaboration with middle and high school mathematics, science and TESOL teachers for the first two years, and full mentoring in the third year during the Noyce Scholars' first year of teaching in the NYC public schools.

该项目通过在本科和研究生阶段提供广泛的支持，为高需求的初中和高中培养科学和数学教师，特别关注在主流数学和科学课堂上教授英语学习者（ELLs）。在为期五年的项目中，STEMELL计划将招收三批8名职前中学数学和科学教师，他们将通过三年计划取得进展：2014-17，2015-18和2016-19。学生是从雷曼学院的数学或科学专业的本科生中招募的。在美国的学校中，ELLs代表了不断增长的人口。在全国范围内，估计到2030年，40%的学龄人口将由ELL组成。 在纽约市，42.2%的学生在家里说英语以外的语言，一些教室由100%的ELL或前ELL组成，他们仍然存在语言和内容发展方面的问题。在四年级和八年级，在数学和阅读方面得分低于基本水平的学生比例，英语学习学生高于非英语学习学生。 目前，对教师在课堂上为英语学习者提供教学的准备没有任何期望。大多数教师毕业时都有教学证书，但没有任何实质性的培训或经验，在主流课堂上有效地与ELL合作。因此，培养能够在这些内容领域提供有效指导以满足ELLs课堂需求的数学和科学教师对于解决这些问题至关重要。STEMELL职前诺伊斯教师准备应对高需求学校的城市教学挑战，每个队列通过5年的BA/MA教师准备计划取得进展。 从大三开始作为学者，序列导致在数学或科学学士学位，纽约州初始认证教数学或科学在7-12年级和硕士学位的教育科学。 该计划还提供了额外的高级课程所需的TESOL或双语教育的扩展沿着与实习在头两年，与初中和高中数学，科学和TESOL教师合作的前两年，并在第三年期间的诺伊斯学者在纽约公立学校教学的第一年全面指导。