Noyce Professional Engagement for Educators in Mathematics & Science Phase II

在美国国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目的资助下，犹他谷大学（UVU）将与两年制机构斯诺学院合作，实施第二阶段项目，帮助犹他州高需求学区解决数学和科学教师的严重短缺问题。在5年的时间里，弗吉尼亚大学将向大约45名有才华的数学、生物或地球科学专业的大三和大四学生颁发65个奖学金，金额为1万美元。招聘工作将包括同步招生项目的高中生，以及通常代表性不足的数学和科学教育者群体的成员。通过以专业参与为重点的强有力的职前培训和在职支持计划，受助人将为在高需求学区任教做好充分准备，并在数学和科学学科方面激励新一代学生。该项目将以UVU之前成功的Noyce奖学金项目为基础，通过以下方式增加犹他州7 -12年级STEM教师的数量：(1)为有才华的科学和数学专业学生提供奖学金支持；（二）对历届和新一批奖学金获得者进行纵向评价和研究；(3)扩大对斯诺学院和弗吉尼亚大学社区学院的推广工作。项目活动将侧重于培养一个教师和学者社区，包括参与州和国家专业组织，通过这些组织，新手教师与实践教育者合作，激励他们的努力，帮助他们在早期教学和以后的教学中取得成功。

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, Utah Valley University (UVU), in partnership with two-year institution Snow College, will implement a Phase 2 project to assist high-need school districts in Utah schools with addressing a critical shortage in mathematics and science teachers. During the 5-year period, UVU will award 65 scholarships of $10,000 to approximately 45 talented juniors and seniors majoring in mathematics, biology, or earth science. Recruitment efforts will include high school students in concurrent enrollment programs and members of groups typically underrepresented as mathematics and science educators. Through a strong pre-service training and in-service support program focused on professional engagement, recipients will be well-prepared to teach in high-need school districts and inspire a new generation of students in mathematics and science disciplines.The program will build on UVU's previous successful Noyce Scholarship program to increase the number of 7th-12th grade STEM teachers in Utah by: (1) providing scholarship support to additional cohorts of talented science and mathematics majors; (2) conducting longitudinal evaluation and research activities on previous and new cohorts of scholarship recipients; and (3) expanding outreach efforts to Snow College and to UVU's Community College Division. Program activities will focus around cultivating a community of teachers and scholars, including participation in state and national professional organizations through which novice teachers work with practicing educators to energize their efforts and help them succeed in their early years of teaching and beyond.