Preparing Secondary Teachers of Mathematics and Science in Rural Districts

在美国国家科学基金会Robert Noyce教师奖学金项目的资助下，农村地区培养中学数学和科学教师项目将招募生物学、化学、地球科学、数学和物理专业的本科生，并培养他们成为中学科学和数学教师。这个Track 1项目将在5年内资助34个奖学金。在这个项目中，莫尔黑德州立大学（MSU）将与肯塔基州的卡特、弗莱明和罗文县学区以及纽约布朗克斯的新世界高中合作。该项目旨在增加肯塔基州东部农村高需求地区STEM专业本科学生成为高效STEM中学教师的人数。MSU Noyce学者将参与严格的MSUTeach课程，复制成功的UTeach模式。学者们将与中学教师和密歇根州立大学的教职员工合作，为高中生设计和实施一个跨文化的STEM演讲系列。入选的诺伊斯学者将与新世界高中的学生、教师和工作人员一起参加为期一周的现场临床体验。除了经济援助，密歇根州立大学诺伊斯学者将受益于以下方面：1)参与诺伊斯队列的合作和教育效果；2)参与跨文化体验，以发展与高需求地区STEM发展相关的经济和文化挑战的知识；3)有机会成为更大区域STEM计划的领导者。

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, the Preparing Secondary Teachers of Mathematics and Science in Rural Districts project will recruit undergraduate majors in biology, chemistry, earth science, mathematics, and physics and prepare them to become secondary science and mathematics teachers. This Track 1 project will fund 34 scholarships over 5 years. In this project, Morehead State University (MSU) will collaborate with Carter, Fleming, and Rowan County School Districts in Kentucky and the Bronx, New York New World High School. The project is designed to increase the number of undergraduate STEM majors becoming highly effective secondary STEM teachers in the high-need districts of rural Eastern Kentucky.MSU Noyce Scholars will engage in the rigorous MSUTeach curriculum, replicating the successful UTeach model. Scholars will collaborate with secondary teachers and MSU faculty on designing and implementing a cross-cultural STEM Speaker Series for high school students. Select Noyce Scholars will participate in a one week onsite clinical experience with students, faculty, and staff of the New World High School. Beyond financial assistance, MSU Noyce Scholars will benefit from 1) the collegiality and educative effects of participating in a Noyce cohort, 2) participation in cross-cultural experiences to develop knowledge of economic and cultural challenges related to STEM development in high-need areas, and 3) the opportunity to become a leader in larger regional STEM initiatives.