Project Tiger Teach (PTT)

田纳西州立大学虎教项目（PTT）支持STEM学生获得生物学、化学或数学学位，并获得教师证书。PTT是田纳西州立大学和纳什维尔大都会公立学校（MNPS）系统之间的合作伙伴关系，该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%的学生处于经济劣势。PTT的目标是四组10名本科生（3名生物，2名化学，5名数学），为期5年。PTT的目标是1)在田纳西州纳什维尔的高需求学校中增加高素质的认证高中STEM教师的数量；2)增加教师的多样性，重点招聘非裔美国男性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引入科学、数学和未确定专业的入学课程；2)地区高中职业辅导员；3) HBCU-UP、Regents数学学院和TLSAMP的学生；4)学生组织和学生运动员，5)通过创建网页向公众宣传。参与者参加的暑期课程包括在数学学院和田纳西州立大学数学与科学中心辅导高中生。在大二结束时，诺伊斯奖学金学生可以参加生物、化学或数学教师认证项目。在他们大四之前，学生完成四门教育课程和所有必修内容课程，为MNPS高中实习I和实习II做准备。为期一年的实习培养出了掌握了内容知识的高素质教师，他们了解学习过程和评估结果的应用，以改善教学。诺伊斯的毕业生将获得四年的支持，包括指导和专业发展机会。专业发展主题包括战略规划时期、从课堂到课堂、改善工作条件、与行政部门的有效沟通、教育的最新研究和趋势、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.