Montgomery College Noyce: Excellent Teachers for STEM

诺伊斯教师奖学金和津贴项目的目标是增加马里兰州中部地区高素质的STEM教师队伍。蒙哥马利学院STEM分部和教育学院的教职员工将与蒙哥马利县公立学校合作，支持两个方面的发展：第一个将包括在39名STEM专业人员过渡到STEM教学岗位时招聘和支持他们；第二个将扩大外联范围，鼓励本科生STEM专业的学生转到地区四年制院校的STEM教师准备课程。针对转行者的替代教师准备计划包括高强度的职前培训和为期一年的实习教学。该项目将纳入各种要素，以应对参加这一严格学习课程的学生所面临的挑战，包括(A)涉及时间承诺的指导材料，(B)增加对学生的评估和反馈，以增强他们的自我效能和个人信心，以及(C)与同行伙伴一起进行实地实习。该项目的关键方面旨在回应对转学学生在离开蒙哥马利学院后进入STEM专业学习的障碍的分析，以及由诺伊斯能力建设奖支持的替代教师准备计划中保留职业改革者的问题。对于社区大学的转学，已经设计了一项全面的计划，以协调蒙哥马利学院和地区性四年制院校之间的课程安排；这一战略旨在加强将吸引到教师的STEM专业人才池。对于奖学金获得者(转行者)来说，从选择过程(在此过程中，将使用Haberman Star教师预筛选评估的结果对申请者进行预筛选，以确定他们的心态是否与高需求学校的教学兼容)，到培训活动，都是针对既自信又有弹性的STEM毕业生教师而设计的。形成性和终结性评估将包括对项目参与者、实习主管、指导教师和校长的调查的评估结果，以及驻校年度的教师表现。调查和访谈还将用于评估参与者的自我效能感，并确定他们最受欢迎的支持。计划活动和成果将通过全国社区大学教师教育计划协会和国家教育信息中心等会议进行传播。稿件将提交给《STEM教育杂志》和《全国替代认证协会杂志》。

The goal of this Noyce Teacher Scholarship and Stipend project is to increase the pool of highly qualified STEM teachers in central Maryland. Faculty from Montgomery College's STEM divisions as well as the School of Education will work with Montgomery County Public Schools to support two strands of development: the first will include the recruitment and support of 39 STEM professionals as they transition into STEM teaching positions, the second will expand outreach to encourage undergraduate STEM majors to transfer to STEM teacher preparation programs at regional four-year institutions. The alternative teacher preparation program for career changers involves intensive pre-service training and a teaching internship flowed by a year-long residency. The project will integrate a variety of elements to address challenges faced by students enrolled in this rigorous course of study, including (a) orientation materials that address the time commitment, (b) increased assessment and feedback to students designed to bolster their self-efficacy and personal confidence, and (c) assignment to field placements with peer partners. The key aspects of the project are designed to respond to an analysis of barriers for transfer students' enrollment in STEM majors after leaving Montgomery College and the retention of career changers in their alternative teacher preparation program, which was supported by a Noyce Capacity Building award. For community college transfers, a comprehensive plan has been designed to align coursework between Montgomery College and regional 4-year institutions; a strategy meant to strengthen the pool of STEM majors who will be attracted to teaching. For the scholarship recipients (career changers) everything from the selection process, during which applicants will be pre-screened using results of the Haberman Star Teacher Pre-Screener Assessment to determine if their mindsets are compatible with teaching in high-needs schools, to the training activities are designed to graduate STEM teachers who are both confident and resilient. Formative and summative evaluation will include the results of assessment of the surveys of program participants, internship supervisors, and mentor teachers and principals as well as teacher performance during the resident year. Surveys and interviews will also be used to assess self-efficacy of the participants and to identify their best-perceived supports. Program activities and outcomes will be disseminated through the meetings of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs and the National Center for Education Information, among others. Manuscripts will be submitted to the Journal of STEM Education and the Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification.