Developing STEM Master Teachers to Lead Digital Conversion in K-12 Schools

培养 STEM 名师引领 K-12 学校数字化转型

• 批准号: 1758243
• 负责人: Cynthia Callard
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1758243&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; STEM; Master; Teachers; Lead

This Noyce Track 3 Master Teaching Fellowship project seeks to address the growing national need for mathematics and science teachers who are equipped to provide instruction in digitally-rich classrooms. It builds upon previous work at the University of Rochester to develop teacher leaders. It also takes advantage of a newly formed Consortium of the University of Rochester and several school districts in upstate New York, that are working together toward district-wide digital conversion. The project will develop a group of teacher leaders, known as Master Teaching Fellows, to guide district-wide digital conversion efforts in high-need school districts. Digital conversion is a comprehensive process that that provides each student with a tablet or laptop computer and uses these computers to enhance student learning. Each Fellow will engage in a five-year program involving 41 credit hours of graduate coursework accompanied by related mentored experiences. Completion of this program will lead to an Advanced Certificate in Digitally-Rich Teaching in K-12 Schools, which is approved by the New York State Education Department. In addition, the Master Teaching Fellows will receive annual salary supplements, as they persist as classroom teachers who demonstrate effective use of digital resources. Through its project evaluation, the project will generate knowledge about how to prepare teacher leaders who can support implementation of high-quality, technology-enriched STEM instruction by others.Twenty experienced and exemplary mathematics and science teachers with master's degrees will be recruited from six high-need, small school districts (including three primarily rural districts) that are members of the Western New York Digital Conversion Consortium. This project will capitalize on the long-standing partnership established in previous Master Teaching Fellow projects between the University of Rochester (through its Warner School of Education and STEM departments), the Geneva City School District, the Newark Central School District, and the non-profit Rochester Museum & Science Center. It will also add new partners: East Irondequoit Central School District, a local pioneer in digital conversion, and three additional high-need rural districts from the Consortium (Dansville, Penn Yan, and Auburn). With more rigorous learning standards and the challenge of integrating new technology with instruction, it is imperative that researchers and practitioners collaborate to develop deep understanding of what is needed to achieve the full potential of digitally-rich teaching to improve student achievement, especially in STEM. This project will contribute evidence to the STEM education community about preparation of STEM teacher leaders to integrate digital resources into instruction, to lead their districts in digital conversion efforts, and to use technology to improve STEM instruction and increase student engagement. This program for the preparation of "digitally-rich STEM master teachers" has the potential to serve as a replicable model by other universities in the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个诺伊斯轨道3硕士教学奖学金项目旨在解决国家对数学和科学教师的日益增长的需求，这些教师能够在数字化丰富的教室中提供教学。 它建立在以前的工作在罗切斯特大学发展教师领导。 它还利用了一个新成立的罗切斯特大学和纽约北部几个学区的联盟，这些联盟正在共同努力实现全区范围的数字转换。 该项目将培养一批教师领导人，称为硕士教学研究员，以指导高需求学区的全地区数字转换工作。 数字转换是一个全面的过程，为每个学生提供一台平板电脑或笔记本电脑，并使用这些电脑来提高学生的学习。 每个研究员将参与一个为期五年的计划，涉及41个学分的研究生课程，并伴有相关的指导经验。 完成该计划将导致在K-12学校，这是由纽约州教育部批准的数字丰富教学高级证书。 此外，硕士教学研究员将获得年度工资补贴，因为他们坚持作为课堂教师，展示有效利用数字资源。 通过项目评估，该项目将产生关于如何培养能够支持他人实施高质量、技术丰富的STEM教学的教师领导者的知识。将从西纽约数字转换联盟成员的六个高需求小学区（包括三个主要是农村地区）招募20名经验丰富、具有硕士学位的模范数学和科学教师。 该项目将利用罗切斯特大学（通过其华纳教育学院和STEM部门），日内瓦市学区，纽瓦克中央学区和非营利性罗切斯特博物馆科学中心之间在以前的硕士教学研究员项目中建立的长期合作伙伴关系。 它还将增加新的合作伙伴：East Irondequoit Central School District，当地数字转换的先驱，以及来自联盟的另外三个高需求农村地区（丹斯维尔，Penn Yan和奥本）。 随着更严格的学习标准以及将新技术与教学相结合的挑战，研究人员和实践者必须合作，深入了解实现数字化教学的全部潜力所需的内容，以提高学生的成绩，特别是在STEM方面。 该项目将为STEM教育界提供证据，帮助STEM教师领导者准备将数字资源整合到教学中，领导他们的地区进行数字转换，并利用技术改善STEM教学和提高学生参与度。 这一培养“数字化STEM名师”的项目，今后有可能成为其他大学可借鉴的模式。该奖项体现了NSF的法定使命，通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响力评审标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。