South Jersey STEM Education Scholars: Recruiting and Supporting STEM Teachers from Underrepresented Populations

南泽西 STEM 教育学者：从代表性不足的人群中招募和支持 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1660694
• 负责人: Trevor Smith
• 金额: $ 120万
• 依托单位: Rowan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1660694&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: South; Jersey; STEM; Education; Scholars

With funding from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, a team at Rowan University, partnering with Glassboro Public Schools, Millville Public Schools, and Vineland Public Schools, will recruit and prepare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors as post-baccalaureate Noyce Scholars for careers in teaching secondary mathematics or science. The project will address the urgent need for a qualified, diverse pool of mathematics and science teachers in South Jersey and the broader region. Rowan University recently developed an innovative Master of Arts in STEM Education (MA in STEM Ed) teacher preparation program that focuses on research-based best practices for teacher candidates, and centers around a yearlong residency in a high-need school. The project will build on this momentum and Rowan's growing student population in mathematics and the natural sciences to catalyze a self-reinforcing cycle that will increase interest in STEM careers as well as the overall level of mathematics and science literacy throughout South Jersey. By the end of the five-year project, 25 Noyce Teachers will have begun their teaching careers in high-need local education agencies in South Jersey and the broader region.The intellectual merit of this project rests in its recruitment and support of teacher candidates from underrepresented groups, and studying the experiences of these candidates. In particular, the project will gain insight into: 1) factors that support and impede entry into and retention in STEM teaching for these populations, and 2) factors that contribute to their effectiveness in the classroom. The project will increase the diversity of the STEM teacher workforce to more closely match that of their students by: 1) recruiting highly qualified candidates into the MA in STEM Ed program by providing Noyce Internships to undergraduate STEM majors and awarding Noyce Scholarships to students enrolled in the program; 2) supporting Noyce Scholars during their clinical field experience via targeted advising and competitive grants for unexpected expenses; 3) creating a coherent support structure by providing professional development to cooperating teachers and clinical supervisors working with Noyce Scholars; 4) supporting recent graduates as Noyce Teachers during their first two years of teaching by providing professional development, and mentorship from veteran teachers; 5) building a local community of educators that will persist beyond the period of the project; and 6) evaluating, disseminating, and sustaining the best recruitment and retention practices.

在NSF Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划的资助下，罗文大学的一个团队与Glassboro公立学校，Millville公立学校和Vineland公立学校合作，将招募和准备科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）专业作为学士后Noyce学者，从事中学数学或科学教学。该项目将解决南泽西和更广泛地区对合格的、多样化的数学和科学教师的迫切需求。罗文大学最近开发了一个创新的STEM教育艺术硕士（MA in STEM艾德）教师准备计划，专注于为教师候选人提供基于研究的最佳实践，并围绕在高需求学校为期一年的居住中心。该项目将建立在这一势头和罗文在数学和自然科学不断增长的学生人数，以催化一个自我强化的周期，这将增加对STEM职业的兴趣，以及整个南泽西的数学和科学素养的整体水平。在为期五年的项目结束时，25名诺伊斯教师将在南泽西和更广泛地区的高需求当地教育机构开始他们的教学生涯。该项目的智力价值在于从代表性不足的群体中招募和支持教师候选人，并研究这些候选人的经验。特别是，该项目将深入了解：1）支持和阻碍这些人群进入和保留STEM教学的因素，以及2）有助于提高课堂效率的因素。该项目将增加STEM教师队伍的多样性，以更紧密地匹配他们的学生：1）通过向本科STEM专业提供Noyce实习机会，并向参加该计划的学生颁发Noyce奖学金，招募高素质的候选人进入STEM艾德硕士课程; 2）通过有针对性的建议和竞争性的赠款，为Noyce学者的临床实践提供支持，以支付意外费用; 3）通过为与诺伊斯学者合作的教师和临床主管提供专业发展来创建一个连贯的支持结构; 4）通过提供专业发展和资深教师的指导来支持最近的毕业生作为诺伊斯教师在前两年的教学中; 5）建立一个将在项目期间持续存在的当地教育工作者社区;以及6）评估、传播和维持最佳的招聘和保留做法。