A Project to Prepare STEM Majors as Outstanding Certified Secondary Teachers for New York State

Noyce第一轨道项目将招聘和准备至少18名有才华的本科生STEM专业，以便在高需求的当地教育机构从事教学工作。该项目直接回应了纽约州和全国对高效中学STEM教师的迫切需求。它将帮助勒莫因学院增加生物、化学、数学和物理专业的STEM专业学生成为训练有素的中学科学教师的人数，并将培育机构文化，以激励成绩最好的学生追求并获得STEM教学认证。通过成熟的招聘实践、对参与者的大力支持和严格的评估，STAC计划将产生有关发现、研究和促进高质量STEM教师教育途径的新知识。STAC将通过实践研究、STEM教师圈、与文化相关的教学方法、课堂观察、实习和教学机会，实施和评估基于证据的战略，以改善教师准备工作。它还将为勒莫因学院诺伊斯学者项目提供必要的准备，以满足纽约州对教师认证的要求。研究和评估将有助于了解STAC活动对STEM教师培训的影响。STAC计划将建立社区倡议(例如，STEM教师LISSERV和STEM教师圈子)，以维持整个地区的专业社区，并在项目持续时间后支持成功的STEM教师及其所在地区。

This Track 1 Noyce project that will recruit and prepare at least 18 talented undergraduate STEM majors to pursue teaching careers in high-need local educational agencies. The project responds directly to the critical need for highly effective secondary STEM teachers in New York State and across the nation. It will help Le Moyne College increase the number of STEM majors in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics who become well-prepared secondary school science teachers, and will grow institutional culture to inspire the highest achieving students to pursue and obtain STEM teaching certification. Through proven recruitment practices, vigorous support for participants, and rigorous evaluation, the STAC program will generate new knowledge regarding discovering, studying, and promoting pathways to quality STEM teacher education. STAC will implement and evaluate evidence-based strategies for improving teacher preparation through hands-on research, STEM teacher circles, culturally relevant pedagogical approaches, classroom observation, internships, and teaching opportunities. It will also support the Le Moyne College Noyce Scholars by providing the preparation necessary to meet New York State requirements for teacher certification. Research and assessment will contribute to knowledge on the effects of the STAC activities on STEM teacher preparation. The STAC program will establish community initiatives (e.g., STEM teacher listserv and STEM teacher circles) to sustain a professional community throughout the region and support successful STEM teachers and their districts beyond the duration of the project.