Project Tiger Teach (PTT)

田纳西州州立大学的老虎教学项目（PTT）项目正在支持STEM学生，他们将获得生物学、化学或数学学位，并获得教师资格证书。 PTT是田纳西州州立大学和大都会纳什维尔公立学校（MNPS）系统之间的合作伙伴关系，MNPS系统是一个典型的城市系统，为81，003名学生提供服务，其中75%的学生经济上处于不利地位。PTT的目标是在5年的时间内，每个10名本科生（3名生物，2名化学和5名数学）的四个队列。 PTT的目标是：1）增加田纳西州纳什维尔高需求学校中高素质认证高中STEM教师的数量; 2）增加教师多样性，重点是招聘非洲裔美国男性STEM教师，3）为毕业生提供四年的指导和专业发展机会。招聘工作包括将PTT引入1）科学，数学，和未定专业的定向班; 2）地区高中职业顾问; 3）HBCU-UP，摄政数学学院和TLSAMP的学生; 4）学生组织和学生运动员，以及5）通过创建网页的公众。参与者参与暑期研究所，包括辅导高中学生在数学学院和田纳西州立大学的数学和科学中心。在大二结束时，诺伊斯学者将被生物学、化学或数学教师认证课程录取。在大四之前，学生将完成四门教育课程和所有必修内容课程，为MNPS高中居住I和居住II做准备。 为期一年的居住产生高素质的教师谁掌握了内容知识，谁了解学习过程和评估结果的应用，以改善教学。诺伊斯的毕业生获得四年的支持，包括指导和专业发展的机会。 专业发展主题包括战略规划期，从课堂到课堂，改善工作条件，与行政部门的有效沟通，当前的研究和教育趋势，专业权利和责任，以及专业成长/培训的机会。 辅导部分包括专业和社会支持网络，包括Facebook和Skype。

The Tennessee State University Project Tiger Teach (PTT) project is supporting STEM students who will earn a degree in biology, chemistry or mathematics with teacher certification. PTT is a collaborative partnership between Tennessee State University and the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) System, a typical urban system serving 81,003 students, 75% of whom are economically disadvantaged. PTT is targeting four cohorts of 10 undergraduate students each (3 biology, 2 chemistry, and 5 mathematics), over a period of 5 years. The goals of PTT are to 1) increase the number of highly-qualified certified high school STEM teachers in high-need schools in Nashville, TN; 2) increase teacher diversity with emphasis on recruiting African-American male STEM teachers and 3) provide four years of mentoring and professional development opportunities to graduates.Recruitment efforts include introduction of PTT to 1) science, mathematics, and undecided majors' orientation classes; 2) area high school career counselors; 3) students in HBCU-UP, Regents Math Academy, and TLSAMP; 4) student organizations and student athletes, and 5) the general public via creation of a web page. Participants are involved in summer institutes that include tutoring high school students in the Math Academy and Tennessee State University's Math and Science Center. By the end of their sophomore year, Noyce Scholars are admitted to the teacher certification program in biology, chemistry or mathematics.Prior to their senior year, students complete four educational courses and all required content courses in preparation for the MNPS high school-based Residency I and Residency II. The year-long residency produces highly-qualified teachers who have mastered content knowledge and who understand the learning process and application of assessment results to improve instruction. Noyce graduates receive four years of support including mentoring and opportunities for professional development. Among the professional development topics are strategic planning period, from class to the classroom, improving working conditions, effective communication with administration, current research and trends in education, professional rights and responsibilities, and opportunities for professional growth/training. The mentoring component consists of professional and social support networking including Facebook and Skype.