Developing Leaders in Science Teaching

阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨诺伊斯教学奖学金第二轨道项目“培养科学教学领袖”（LIST）将是一种教师教育模式，重点是通过教师认证和入职支持，培养15名新的科学教师领袖。该项目的总体目标是提高生物、化学和物理STEM专业人员进入和留在科学教学职业的质量和数量，同时将他们培养成科学教师的领导者。通过增加高素质的初中和高中科学教师的数量，该项目将有助于缓解阿拉巴马州和全国科学教学的严重短缺。LIST将鼓励来自代表性不足的少数群体的研究员参与，从而增加教师队伍的多样性。教学研究员将受益于已经与急需的当地教育机构建立的工作关系。一个为期4年的密集培训项目将为该项目的教学研究员提供支持，帮助他们培养科学教学专业知识和吸引不同学生的能力。这个Noyce教学奖学金2轨道项目将是阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨分校、两个高需求的阿拉巴马州当地教育机构（LEAs）、非营利的德克萨斯STEM联盟（T-STEM）和阿拉巴马州数学、科学和技术倡议（AMSTI/ASIM）之间的合作伙伴关系。该项目将开发和实施一种模式，以增加生物、化学或物理领域的STEM专业人员作为高需求学区的认证中学科学教师的数量和多样性。教学研究员将参加一个强大的临床为基础的项目，发展技能，以吸引不同的学生。该项目将长期关注将教师从有指导的新手转变为教师领导者。该项目的时间表将从第一年的职前课程开始，到毕业并获得文学硕士（MA）课程的教师资格证书为止。在LEAs之后将进行为期4年的入职培训。LIST有四个主要目标，旨在解决高需求的LEAs，包括：1)增加认证科学教师的数量和多样性；2)通过密集的临床领域经验发展职前教师的专业知识；3)通过合作战略指导，通过不断发展的入门计划支持和维持研究员；4)培养研究员的领导技能。LIST将积极从大学理科毕业生、12所社区学院联盟周围的当地社区、校园学生专业组织以及社会/当地媒体宣传中招募STEM专业人员。LIST模型将提供一种多阶段的变革方法，逐步将STEM专业人员转变为教师领导者。该模型将被其他教师培训项目推广使用，以提高科学教师的质量和学生的学习深度。LIST模式将展示现有基础设施的使用和升级，以加强研究型科学教师教育。

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Noyce Teaching Fellowship Track 2 project, Developing Leaders in Science Teaching (LIST), will be a teacher education model focusing on creating 15 new science teacher leaders through teacher certification and induction support. An overall goal of the project will be to increase the quality and quantity of biology, chemistry, and physics STEM professionals entering and remaining in science teaching careers, while developing them as science teacher leaders. By increasing the number of highly qualified middle and high school science teachers, the program will help ease acute shortages in science teaching in Alabama and throughout the nation. LIST will increase the diversity of the teacher workforce by encouraging the participation of Fellows from underrepresented minority groups. Teaching Fellows will benefit from working relationships already established with high-need local educational agencies. A 4-year intensive induction program will sustain the project's Teaching Fellows as they develop science teaching expertise and ability to engage diverse students. This Noyce Teaching Fellowship Track 2 project will be a partnership between University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, two high-need Alabama local educational agencies (LEAs), the nonprofit Texas STEM Coalition (T-STEM), and the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI/ASIM). The project will develop and implement a model to increase the number and diversity of STEM professionals in biology, chemistry, or physics as certified secondary science teachers in high-need school districts. Teaching Fellows will participate in a strong clinically-based program developing skills in engaging diverse students. The program will have a long-term focus on moving teachers from mentored novices to teacher leaders. The project's timeline will begin in Year 1 with preservice coursework, ending with graduation and teacher certification in an Master of Arts (MA) program. A 4-year induction program will follow in LEAs. LIST has four major goals with objectives addressing high-need LEAs including: 1) increasing the number and diversity of certified science teachers, 2) developing preservice teacher expertise through intensive clinical field experiences, 3) mentoring through collaborative strategies supporting and sustaining Fellows through an evolving induction program, and 4) fostering Fellows' leadership skills. LIST will actively recruit STEM professionals from university science graduates, local communities surrounding a coalition of 12 community colleges, campus student professional organizations, and social/local media outreach. The LIST model will provide a multistage transformative approach incrementally moving STEM professionals to teacher leaders. The model will be disseminated for use by other teacher preparation programs to increase the quality of science teachers and their students' depth of learning. The LIST model will demonstrate the use and upgrading of existing infrastructure to enhance research-based science teacher education.