STEM Educational Engagement: Engaging Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Majors in Becoming Teaching Professionals at the Kindergarten-12 Level

培养更多高素质的科学和数学教师是国家的优先事项。通过国家科学基金会的资助，路易斯安那州泽维尔大学的STEM教育参与罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目将为13名优秀的大三和大四学生提供奖学金支持，这些学生主修生物学，化学，数学，物理学和计算机科学，使他们能够成为K-12教师。这些学生将获得科学，数学或计算机科学专业的学士学位，并完成教学硕士学位，这将证明他们的教学。 为了激发本科科学，数学和计算机科学专业的教学兴趣，40名大一和大二学生将参加暑期实习，与来自不同年级的学生一起参加各种夏令营。 罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划对来自路易斯安那州泽维尔大学（Xavier University of Louisiana，简称XAN）的不同背景的本科生进行投资，将有助于解决科学、数学和计算机科学教师短缺的问题，特别是这些领域的学生人数不足的问题。除了包括生物学、化学、数学、物理学和计算机科学等特定专业的课程外，除了硕士水平的教学课程，诺伊斯教师学者将在赠款的生命周期内通过参加教育研讨会，培训讲习班，教学经验和活动，重点是改进教学法，以满足不同学生群体的需求。教育和STEM的合作将促进这些体验（科学，技术，工程和数学）教师在Xcampus和其他组织，包括：泽维尔大学的夏季科学学院“明星”计划，奥杜邦自然研究所，全国黑人工程师协会儿童夏季工程体验（SEEK）夏令营，STEM NOLA，美国宇航局斯坦尼斯航天中心的教师资源中心，美国国家科学教师协会（NSTA）、国际教育技术协会（ITSE）、NSTA米克尔森埃克森美孚教师学院和国家数学教师理事会（NCTM）。 美国正面临着培养学生成为国际成就者的挑战。研究人员认为，教师素质直接影响学生的成绩。具体来说，学生的老师是扎根在内容和教学知识比学生的老师有内容，没有教学法，或教学法，没有内容。 独立评估将检查与招聘，保留，实习生和学者组成部分，包括MAT和教师质量相关的指标。 在路易斯安那州的奥尔良，杰斐逊和圣查尔斯教区的高需求学校，13名教师具有重要的内容深度，教学敏锐性，信心和承诺，是STEM教育参与项目为改善科学，数学和计算机科学的教学做出的主要贡献。

Developing more, highly qualified science and mathematics teachers is a national priority. Through funding from the National Science Foundation, Xavier University of Louisiana's STEM Educational Engagement Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship project will offer scholarship support to thirteen outstanding junior and senior students majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science to enable them to become K-12 teachers. These students will earn their baccalaureate degrees in a scientific, mathematical or computer science major and complete a Master of Arts in Teaching degree which will certify them to teach. In order to spark the interest of undergraduate science, mathematics, and computer science majors in teaching, forty freshman and sophomore students will participate in summer internships working with students from varying grade levels in a variety of summer camps. This investment by the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program in undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds from Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will contribute to addressing the documented shortage of teachers of science, mathematics and computer science, particularly from students underrepresented in these fields.In addition to the coursework that comprises the particular majors in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science, as well as the Master's level teaching courses, Noyce Teacher Scholars will be supported during the life of the grant by participating in educational seminars, training workshops, teaching experiences and activities focusing on the improvement of pedagogy to meet the needs of diverse student populations. These experiences will be facilitated by collaborations of education and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) faculty at XULA and other organizations including: Xavier University's Summer Science Academy "Stars" Program, The Audubon Nature Institute, National Society of Black Engineers Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) summer camp, STEM NOLA, The Teacher Resource Center at NASA's Stennis Space Center, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), International Society for Technology in Education (ITSE), the NSTA Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The United States is faced with the challenge of preparing its students to become international achievers. Researchers argue that teacher quality directly affects student achievement. Specifically, students whose teachers are grounded in content and pedagogical knowledge are more successful than students whose teachers have content and no pedagogy, or pedagogy and no content. The independent evaluation will examine indicators associated with recruitment, retention, the intern and scholar components, including the MAT, and teacher quality. The production of thirteen teachers with significant content depth, pedagogical acumen, and confidence and commitment to teaching students in high needs schools in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Charles Parishes in the State of Louisiana is the major contribution that the STEM Educational Engagement project is making to improving teaching and learning in the sciences, mathematics and computer science.