ORU MASST - Math and Science Scholarships for Teaching Program

2013-2014学年，美国教育部发现俄克拉荷马州全州范围内的数学和科学教师短缺，这延续了过去20年来每年至少出现一门学科短缺的模式。Oral Roberts大学的Noyce奖学金项目，数学和科学教学奖学金（MASST），将培养26名来自STEM学科的高素质中学数学或科学教师，他们致力于在中学高需求学校教学。该项目将与俄克拉荷马州最大的两个学区，塔尔萨公立学校和断箭公立学校，以及塔尔萨梦想中心（一个非营利社区中心）合作。麻省理工学院的学生将接受以研究为基础的、高需求教学法方面的专业培训，这些培训将在整个预科阶段实践，因为学者们将在高需求教育环境中参与多种早期体验。该项目还将支持从ORU和塔尔萨社区学院（TCC）招募的32名STEM学生的实习，他们将与塔尔萨梦想中心的高需求学生密切合作。一旦学者们从ORU毕业，一个教师学习者社区将作为他们的支持系统，在新教师入职期间为他们提供课程和教学支持。MASST计划提出通过将Hollins的研究方法应用于科学和数学的中学领域，来提高STEM教育中的知识和理解，以确定在高需求学校中与情境化实践进行结构化对话的专业培训是否会增加毕业生在高需求学校任教的时间。来自代表性不足群体的学者将从ORU目前的STEM专业和TCC的学生中招募，从而扩大代表性不足群体的参与。

For the 2013-2014 school year, the U.S. Department of Education identified statewide shortages of Mathematics and Science teachers in Oklahoma, continuing the pattern of shortages in at least one of these disciplines that has recurred annually for the past two decades. This Noyce Scholarship program at Oral Roberts University, Math and Science Scholarships for Teaching (MASST), will produce 26 highly qualified secondary math or science teachers from STEM disciplines who commit to teaching in a secondary high-need school. The project will partner with two of the largest school districts in the state of Oklahoma, Tulsa Public Schools, and Broken Arrow Public Schools, as well as the Tulsa Dream Center (a non-profit community center). MASST Scholars will receive research-based, specialized training in high-need pedagogy that will be in practice throughout matriculation as the Scholars participate in multiple early experiences in high-need educational settings. The program will also support internships for 32 STEM students recruited from both ORU and Tulsa Community College (TCC) who will closely work with high-need students at the Tulsa Dream Center. A community of teacher learners will serve as a support system for the Scholars once they graduate from ORU, providing curriculum and pedagogical support for the new teachers during their induction years. The MASST Program proposes to advance knowledge and understanding within STEM education by applying Hollins' research methodology to the secondary areas of science and mathematics to determine if the specialized training in structured dialogue with contextualized practice in high-need schools increases the length of time that graduates teach in high-need schools. Scholars from underrepresented populations will be recruited from current ORU STEM majors and from students at TCC, thereby broadening participation of underrepresented groups.