Linking Theory to Practice: Developing a School-University Partnership to Supply STEM Teachers in High-Need School Districts

理论与实践相结合：建立学校与大学合作伙伴关系，为高需求学区提供 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1660624
• 负责人: Dorene Medlin
• 金额: $ 7.5万
• 依托单位: Albany State University
• 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: 2017-05-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1660624&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Linking; Theory; Practice; Developing; University

With funding from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, a team at Albany State University (ASU, listed among Historically Black Colleges and Universities) partnering with the Dougherty County School System (a high-need local educational agency, LEA), will use capacity-building funds to develop a strong infrastructure to establish pipelines for STEM teachers in southwest Georgia. This project will work to address an increasing need for highly-qualified STEM teachers in this rural region. Toward meeting this need, the project team will: conduct needs assessments across the region to determine priorities; strengthen partnerships between ASU and regional LEAs; design alternative curriculum pathways for teacher certification; and develop a systematic pipeline to recruit future STEM teachers. The project will develop a model that can be adapted for other rural contexts, while reflecting the needs of the local and regional business, industry, and education communities of southwest Georgia.ASU and project partners will develop a long-term plan for increasing the number of STEM teachers prepared to teach in high-need school districts. In collaboration with the partners, the project team will conduct needs assessments for the region, identifying common needs and goals with the systems, parents, and community partners. The project team will develop streamlined curricular pathways that emphasize culturally responsive teaching. Evaluation questions include, (1) What are barriers to becoming a STEM educator in Southwest Georgia? (2) What are the specific STEM shortage areas in high-needs schools? (3) What specific strategies can be implemented to produce increased numbers of qualified STEM teachers who are willing to teach in high-need schools? Thus, this Noyce Capacity Building project will support the partners in developing evidence-based innovative models and strategies for recruiting, preparing, and supporting teachers and will establish the infrastructure for implementing a future Noyce scholarship project.

在NSF罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的资助下，奥尔巴尼州立大学（ASU，被列为历史上的黑人学院和大学）的一个团队与道格拉斯县学校系统（一个高需求的地方教育机构，莱亚）合作，将利用能力建设资金开发强大的基础设施，为格鲁吉亚西南部的STEM教师建立管道。该项目将致力于解决这一农村地区对高素质STEM教师日益增长的需求。为了满足这一需求，项目团队将：在整个地区进行需求评估，以确定优先事项;加强ASU和区域LEAs之间的伙伴关系;为教师认证设计替代课程途径;并开发系统的管道，以招聘未来的STEM教师。该项目将开发一个模型，可以适用于其他农村环境，同时反映当地和区域的商业，工业的需求，西南格鲁吉亚的教育社区。亚利桑那州立大学和项目合作伙伴将制定一个长期计划，增加准备在高需求学区任教的STEM教师的数量。项目小组将与合作伙伴合作，对该地区进行需求评估，确定与系统、家长和社区合作伙伴的共同需求和目标。该项目小组将开发精简的课程途径，强调文化上的反应教学。评估问题包括，（1）在西南格鲁吉亚成为STEM教育工作者的障碍是什么？(2)高需求学校的STEM短缺领域有哪些？(3)可以实施哪些具体战略来培养更多愿意在高需求学校任教的合格STEM教师？因此，这个诺伊斯能力建设项目将支持合作伙伴开发基于证据的创新模式和战略，以招聘，准备和支持教师，并将建立实施未来诺伊斯奖学金项目的基础设施。