Noyce Phase II Monitoring & Evaluation at St. Edward's University

圣爱德华大学（SEU）的第二阶段监测和评估项目旨在引发该地区科学和数学教师教育的系统性变革。通过研究东南大学早期第一阶段教师学者项目的目标，并将其研究结果和问题扩展到未来，该项目将：(1)阐明所采用的招聘策略的成功组成部分；(2)阐明东南大学与奥斯汀社区学院在最初的第一阶段工作中的合作成果；(3)确定在第一阶段举办的专业发展暑期学院的价值。该调查还将提供与当地STEM社区利益相关者建立关系的见解，以利用研究作为启动奥斯汀地区未来教师领导能力的手段。该项目还提供资金，将第一阶段的培训计划再延长三年。通过这样做，东南大学将支持最后一批学者，并为传播提供额外的长期研究数据。在此期间，该项目将测量：(1)该项目对东南大学第一阶段Noyce学者作为教师的表现的影响，(2)他们完成教学要求的情况，以及(3)他们在教学行业的保留情况。主要研究人员亦会探讨建立和加强高科技产业伙伴与本地STEM教师培训企业之间的社区伙伴关系。通过对早期职业科学和数学教师专业发展成长的长期考察，研究结果将揭示与教师留任和成长相关的重要因素。最终，本研究将有助于填补目前科学和数学教师从招聘到关键入职年发展连续体相关因素知识库中的关键空白。

This Phase II Monitoring and Evaluation project from St. Edward's University (SEU) intends to spark a systemic change in science and mathematics teacher education in the region. By examining the objectives of an earlier Phase I teacher scholars project at SEU and extending its findings and questions into the future, this project will: (1) illuminate the successful components of the recruitment strategies employed; (2) clarify results of SEU's partnership with Austin Community College in the original Phase I work; and (3) determine the value of the professional development summer institutes held in Phase I. The investigation will also provide insight into building relationships with local STEM community stakeholders to use research as a means to jump-start future teacher leadership in the Austin region.This project also provides funds to extend the Phase I induction program for three additional years. By doing this, SEU will support the final cohorts of scholars as well as provide additional long-term research data for dissemination. During this time the project will measure: (1) the impact of the project on SEU Phase I Noyce scholar performance as teachers, (2) their completion of the teaching requirement, and (3) their retention in the teaching profession. The principal investigators will also explore the formation and strengthening of community partnerships between the high-tech industry partners and the local STEM teacher preparation enterprise. By examining the professional development growth of early career science and mathematics teachers over an extended period, the findings will uncover important factors related to teacher retention and growth. Ultimately, this study will help fill crucial gaps in the current knowledge base of factors related to the continuum of science and mathematics teacher development from recruitment through the critical induction years.