Ramping Up to the Milwaukee Master Teacher Partnership

诺伊斯能力建设项目将加强威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校和密尔沃基公立学校之间的伙伴关系，旨在提高该地区高需求学校的STEM教育质量。该项目的目标是培养通过行动研究在课堂上传播教学知识的教师培训能力。该项目的主要特点是需求评估，这将导致设计和实施一系列微型证书模块，这些模块将涵盖STEM的学科内容、领导力和循证教学法。研究表明，更多地了解学科内容和证据教学法对教师业绩和教师职业认同感有积极影响，而教师职业认同感反过来又与更有效地制定STEM课程直接相关。该项目以这一研究为基础，建立了一种微型认证模式，将为参与的教师提供将其学习与课堂实践联系起来的机会。该项目还解决了提高密尔沃基公立学校硕士教师教学知识的需要，如中学学生在数学和科学方面的成绩数据所反映的那样。对赠款活动的评估将侧重于获得与需求评估、微型认证模块和教师招聘计划的实施和有效性有关的形成性反馈。

This Noyce Capacity Building project will strengthen a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools aimed at improving the quality of STEM education in area high needs schools. The goal of the project is to develop capacity to train Master Teachers in content knowledge propagated in the classroom through action research. The key feature of the project is a needs assessment that will lead to the design and implementation of a series of micro-credential modules that will cover STEM disciplinary content, leadership, and evidence-based pedagogies. Research has shown that increased insight into disciplinary content and evidence-pedagogies has a positive effect on teacher performance and teacher professional identity, which in turn are directly related to more effective enactment of STEM curricula. This project builds on that research basis with a micro-credentialing model that will provide participating teachers with opportunities to connect their learning to classroom practice. The project also addresses a need to enhance Master Teachers' content knowledge in Milwaukee Public Schools, as captured by the secondary student achievement data in mathematics and science. Evaluation of the grant activities will focus on gaining formative feedback related to implementation and effectiveness of the needs assessment, micro-credentialing modules, and faculty recruitment plans.