Cultivating a Community of Next Generation Science and Mathematics Teachers

培养下一代科学和数学教师群体

• 批准号: 1439902
• 负责人: Lisa Montplaisir
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1439902&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cultivating; Community; Next; Generation; Science

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, this project addresses the Nation's growing need to recruit and prepare secondary STEM teachers, but also to provide new teachers with the support that they need to ensure that they remain in the teaching profession. The data show compelling needs in the State of North Dakota. Both urban centers and rural areas of the state are increasing their populations at rates resulting in increased demands on the supply of qualified STEM teachers that are needed for the schools. In addition, 59% of North Dakota Schools are classified as Title I, requiring special resources to meet the needs of low-income and at-risk children. Finally, the state Educational Standards and Practices Board has declared all content areas except elementary and physical education as critical shortage areas.This project is a partnership among North Dakota State University (NDSU) and over 40 school districts of the South East Educational Cooperative. As a Phase II Scholarship and Stipend project, it will apply what was learned during the Phase I Noyce project to continue the recruitment plus mentored retention of talented STEM students into high needs secondary schools within North Dakota and adjacent regions of Minnesota and South Dakota, especially rural and tribal settings. The successful Phase I project supported 27 students. This Phase II project will prepare 36 new teachers. The evaluation of the Phase I project provided knowledge that informed the design and development of the current project. Based on what was learned, the project PI team will recruit students earlier in their academic careers, supporting new inservice teachers by providing funds to purchase classroom supplies, and implementing on-line mentoring for new teachers separated by great distances. Recruitment efforts will include paid, full-time summer and part-time academic year internships to allow freshmen and sophomores opportunities to explore and to encourage them to opt for secondary STEM teaching as a career. Project evaluation will use surveys, interviews, document analysis, and observation to assess teacher candidates and to evaluate the success of the project. The knowledge learned will inform the recruitment and support in preservice and inservice teachers in programs across the country.

在美国国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的资助下，该项目满足了国家招聘和培养中学 STEM 教师日益增长的需求，同时也为新教师提供了确保他们继续从事教学职业所需的支持。 数据显示北达科他州的需求迫切。 该州的城市中心和农村地区的人口都在快速增长，导致学校对合格 STEM 教师的需求增加。 此外，北达科他州 59% 的学校被归类为 Title I，需要特殊资源来满足低收入和高危儿童的需求。最后，州教育标准和实践委员会宣布除基础教育和体育教育外的所有内容领域均属于严重短缺领域。该项目是北达科他州立大学 (NDSU) 与东南教育合作社 40 多个学区的合作项目。 作为第二阶段的奖学金和助学金项目，它将应用第一阶段诺伊斯项目中学到的知识，继续招募和指导保留有才华的 STEM 学生进入北达科他州以及明尼苏达州和南达科他州邻近地区的高需求中学，特别是农村和部落环境。第一阶段项目的成功为 27 名学生提供了支持。 第二期项目将培养36名新教师。 第一阶段项目的评估提供了为当前项目的设计和开发提供信息的知识。 根据了解到的情况，项目PI团队将在学术生涯早期招收学生，通过提供资金购买课堂用品来支持新在职教师，并对相隔遥远的新教师实施在线辅导。 招聘工作将包括带薪、全日制暑期和兼职学年实习，为新生和大二学生提供探索的机会，并鼓励他们选择中学 STEM 教学作为职业。项目评估将使用调查、访谈、文件分析和观察来评估教师候选人并评估项目的成功。 学到的知识将为全国各地的职前和在职教师的招聘和支持提供信息。