Collaborative for Capacity Building-Preparing STEM Teachers for Alaska

能力建设合作——为阿拉斯加培养 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1660601
• 负责人: Ute Kaden
• 金额: $ 3.41万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-15 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1660601&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Capacity; Building; Preparing; STEM

With capacity-building funds from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, partners from the University of Alaska Southeast School of Education (UAS-SOE), the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Education (UAF-SOE), the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Education (UAA-COE), the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Natural Science & Mathematics (CNSM), in collaboration with the Yukon Koyukuk School District (YKSD) and Nenana School District (high- need local Education Agency (LEA) will establish the infrastructure and collaborations that will lead to increasing the number and diversity of highly-qualified mathematics and science teachers in high-need and rural schools across Alaska. The State of Alaska has a particularly large number of very small rural schools that often have only one teacher who is responsible for all STEM subjects and across grade levels. In addition, Alaska has one of the lowest high school graduation rates and one of the lowest college-going rates. This project will serve as a catalyst and opening doors to new, sustainable partnerships and ideas in the collaborative pursuit of increasing the number and diversity of effective mathematics and science teachers who are prepared to teach in rural villages and Alaska Native communities.Project partners will develop a long-term plan for increasing the number of mathematics and science teachers who are prepared to integrate crosscutting STEM concepts in the curriculum to engage student learning. Specifically, project partners will (1) develop relationships for a collaborative approach to recruiting and preparing secondary STEM teacher candidates; (2) collect baseline data to determine interest, need, and capacity, as well as study successful practices from current Noyce projects; (3) explore effective program structures and timelines for future pre-service teachers while utilizing mathematics and science major university programs for the development of a modern, flexible, and effective pathway toward a math/science teacher licensure; (4) design a framework for a multilayered, sustainable recruitment program focusing on diversity participation (Alaska Natives) in teaching of STEM; and (5) establish collaborative structures with Alaska high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to facilitate teaching experiences, employment, and mentor training. The project will develop a model that can be adapted for other rural contexts, while reflecting the needs of stakeholders in Alaska.

利用美国国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划提供的能力建设资金，来自阿拉斯加大学东南教育学院(UAS-SOE)、阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯教育学院(UAF-SOE)、阿拉斯加大学安克雷奇教育学院(UAA-COE)、阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯自然科学学院和AMP；数学部(CNSM)与育空小育和学区(YKSD)和涅纳纳学区(高需求的地方教育机构)合作，将建立基础设施并开展合作，从而增加阿拉斯加各地高需求和农村学校的高素质数学和科学教师的数量和多样性。阿拉斯加州有数量特别多、规模很小的农村学校，往往只有一名教师负责所有STEM科目和年级。此外，阿拉斯加是高中毕业率和大学毕业率最低的地区之一。该项目将起到催化剂的作用，并开启新的、可持续的伙伴关系和想法的大门，共同努力增加准备在农村和阿拉斯加土著社区任教的有效数学和科学教师的数量和多样性。项目合作伙伴将制定一项长期计划，以增加准备将STEM的交叉概念纳入课程以促进学生学习的数学和科学教师的数量。具体地说，项目合作伙伴将(1)为招聘和准备中学STEM教师候选人的合作方法发展关系；(2)收集基线数据以确定兴趣、需求和能力，并研究当前NOYCE项目的成功做法；(3)探索未来职前教师的有效计划结构和时间表，同时利用数学和科学专业的大学计划开发现代、灵活和有效的途径，获得数学/科学教师执照；(4)设计一个多层次、可持续的招聘计划框架，重点是参与STEM教学的多样性(阿拉斯加原住民)；以及(5)与阿拉斯加高需求的地方教育机构(LEA)建立合作结构，以促进教学经验、就业和导师培训。该项目将开发一种可适用于其他农村情况的模式，同时反映阿拉斯加利益攸关方的需求。