Preparing Science and Mathematics Teachers at the University of Texas at Arlington

国家教育界敏锐地意识到对科学和数学教师的迫切需求，特别是在低收入、低绩效学校。阿灵顿德克萨斯大学（UT Arlington）的Robert Noyce教师奖学金二期项目将培养更多新的、高技能的科学和数学教师，他们将准备好满足学生的教育需求，填补城市地区目前存在的众多空缺。德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校是一所为西班牙裔学生服务的大学，它在从历史上在科学和数学领域代表性不足的人群中招募和留住候选人方面处于有利地位。该项目将认证30名新教师，他们具有在达拉斯、阿灵顿和沃斯堡（DFW）独立学区任教的高素质。德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）教育与卫生专业学院、理学院和周边三个城市学区之间的合作努力将提供一个校园课程、在线指导和课堂教学经验的项目，为三个学区认证30名新的科学和数学教师。该计划的目标是：1)从学士学位课程、社区大学和当地行业的职业转行者中招募数学和科学教师候选人；2)为教师候选人提供高质量的双轨教师认证计划；3)通过该计划和他们的早期教学，引导、监督和指导教师候选人。该项目将专门招聘中学物理科学和数学方面的教师候选人。在之前的Noyce项目和UTeach复制项目下建立的综合STEM教师候选人招聘计划加强了Noyce学者的招聘工作。UTeach阿灵顿项目与Noyce奖学金项目一起显著增加了候选人招聘，2014年有60名新的科学和数学教师完成了认证，这比（平均）每年5名数学和科学候选人获得认证的人数有了显著增加，这些教师是通过前一个Noyce项目和UTeach实施之前的教师准备项目获得认证的。所有Noyce学者都将通过他们的教师培训计划和导师教师、Noyce学者领导、首席研究员团队、内容和教学法导师以及其他支持人员的教师培训来获得支持。关于项目影响、成果和最佳实践的研究和评估数据，以及通过项目开发的新课程，将通过对第一阶段和第二阶段Noyce学者的长期纵向研究继续进行，以确定教学的保留和教学效果，并通过学术出版物和专业会议上的演讲与科学和数学教育界分享结果。项目成果将通过使用UTeach观察协议仪器进行课堂观察、审查教材、访谈和分析学生成绩数据来衡量。

The national education community is acutely aware of the critical need for science and mathematics teachers, especially in low income, low-performing schools. This Phase II Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship project at the University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) will lead to an increased number of new, highly skilled science and mathematics teachers who will be prepared to meet their students' educational needs and fill the numerous vacancies urban districts currently endure. UT Arlington, a Hispanic-serving institution, is well positioned to recruit and retain candidates from populations historically underrepresented in science and mathematics.The project will certify 30 new teachers who are highly qualified to teach in the Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth (DFW) Independent School Districts. This collaborative effort among the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) College of Education and Health Professions, the College of Science, and three surrounding urban school districts will provide a program of campus courses, online mentoring, and classroom teaching experiences to certify 30 new science and mathematics teachers for the three school districts. The program objectives are to: 1) recruit mathematics and science teacher candidates from baccalaureate programs, community colleges, and career changers from local industry, 2) provide a quality two-track teacher certification program for the teacher candidates, and 3) induct, monitor, and mentor the teacher candidates through the program and their early years of teaching. The project will specifically recruit teacher candidates in the secondary school physical sciences and mathematics. Recruitment efforts for Noyce Scholars are enhanced by a comprehensive STEM teacher candidate recruiting program established under the previous Noyce project and the UTeach replication program.The UTeach Arlington program together with the Noyce Scholarship program has markedly increased candidate recruitment with 60 new science and math teachers completing certification in 2014, which is a significant increase from (on average) 5 math and science candidates certified annually through the teacher preparation program that existed before the previous Noyce project and UTeach implementation. All Noyce scholars will be supported through their teacher preparation program and teacher induction by Mentor Teachers, a Noyce Scholar Leader, the principal investigator team, Content and Pedagogy Mentors and other support personnel. Research and evaluation data on program impacts, outcomes and best practices, along with new curricula developed through the program will continue through long-term longitudinal study of Phase I and Phase II Noyce Scholars to determine retention in teaching and teaching effectiveness with results to be shared with the science and math education communities through scholarly publications and presentations at professional conferences. Project outcomes will be measured by conducting classroom observations using the UTeach Observation Protocol instrument, review of teaching materials, interviews, and analysis of student achievement data.