Mathematics Education Intensive Residency Project Focusing on Veterans

在国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的资助下，专注于退伍军人的数学教育强化驻院项目将招募具有强大数学背景的退伍军人，并为他们成为7-12年级的数学教师做好准备。该项目将在四年内资助20个奖学金/研究金。在这个项目中，仁慈学院将与扬克斯公立学区合作。该计划将在中学数学教育中实施临床丰富的硕士学位计划，以研究理论与实践之间的联系，并将通过学校从业者和大学教职员工之间的合作伙伴关系使诺伊斯学者受益。该计划将为接受者提供在包容性和传统数学课堂上有效工作所需的内容和方法。将特别重视帮助考生理解《数学共同核心国家标准》的精神、意图和内容，并将探讨在高需求课堂上成功实施基于研究的数学教育的多种策略。在这个为期14个月的硕士课程结束时，考生将有资格获得认证和就业。该项目将与当前的教育改革实践相关联，以支持队列模式、临床实习和后续入职服务，作为培养和留住成功教师的一种手段，并将遵循教育工作者资格认证委员会(CAEP)和教学质量中心的数据所建议的专业发展模式。它将通过一系列旨在将理论与实践相结合的活动来指导每一组人，包括教学中的研究型课程、课堂上技术的使用、差异化的教学策略以及实施共同核心国家数学标准。该计划将提供连贯的课程和顺序课程，要求应用于临床住院医师的知识水平不断提高，并强调在合格数学教师的指导下和来访的仁慈学院临床教师的指导下进行真实的课堂教学。将通过在线研讨会、Skype和课后学习讲习班为每个队列提供为期一年的后续支助。通过多种渠道--课程作业、实习、认证测试和学位授予--该项目将验证候选人在中学教授数学课程的能力水平，并将评估学生在课堂上的进步。从该项目收集的数据将使人们了解：1)退伍军人是否可以通过将成熟和团队合作技能的增值优势带到中学教学和学校能力建设中，从而成为高危青少年的成功榜样；2)持续的学习社区是否能够成功过渡到平民生活，使退伍军人能够在进入这一职业后成为有效的教师，并与不同群体的中学生和教育工作者同事进行富有成效的工作。

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, the Mathematics Education Intensive Residency Project Focusing on Veterans will recruit veterans with strong mathematics backgrounds and prepare them to become grade 7-12 grade mathematics teachers. The project will fund twenty scholarships/fellowships over four years. In this project, Mercy College will collaborate with the Yonkers Public School District. The program will implement a clinically rich master's degree program in secondary mathematics education to investigate the nexus between theory and practice, and will benefit Noyce Scholars through the partnership between school practitioners and college faculty. The program will provide recipients with the content and methodology necessary to work effectively in inclusive and traditional mathematics classrooms. Particular emphasis will be given to helping candidates understand the spirit, intent, and content of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and will investigate multiple strategies for implementing successful research-based mathematics education in high-need classrooms. At the conclusion of this 14-month master's degree program, candidates will be eligible for certification and employment. The project will correlate with current education reform practice to support a cohort model, clinical residency and follow-up induction services as a means for preparing and retaining successful teachers, and will follow the professional development model suggested by data from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Center for Teaching Quality. It will guide each cohort through a sequence of activities designed to integrate theory and practice, including research-based courses in teaching, the use of technology in the classroom, differentiated teaching strategies, and implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The program will provide a coherent curriculum and sequenced courses requiring increasing levels of knowledge for application to the clinical residency and emphasize authentic classroom teaching under the mentorship of a well-qualified mathematics teacher and guidance from visiting Mercy College clinical faculty. A year of follow-up support for each cohort will be provided through online seminars, SKYPE and after-school learning workshops. Through multiple sources -- coursework, the internship, certification tests, and the awarding of the degree -- the project will verify candidates' level of competence to teach mathematics curricula in secondary schools, and will evaluate the progress of student achievement in their classes. Data collected from this project will provide an understanding of 1) whether veterans can serve as successful role models for at-risk youngsters by bringing the value-added strengths of maturity and teamwork skills to secondary school teaching and school capacity-building and 2) whether an ongoing learning community will empower a successful transition to civilian life, enable veterans to become effective teachers upon entering the profession, and work productively with diverse populations of secondary school students and educator colleagues.