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VolsTeach for Appalachia: Strengthening the STEM Teacher Pathway from Community College to East Tennessee High-need School Districts

阿巴拉契亚 VolsTeach：加强从社区学院到田纳西州东部高需求学区的 STEM 教师之路

基本信息

批准号：
1758325
负责人：
Lynn Hodge
金额：
$ 144.5万
依托单位：
University of Tennessee Knoxville
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：
2018-08-01 至 2024-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1758325&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
VolsTeach Appalachia Strengthening STEM Teacher

项目摘要

This project, referred to as VolsTeach for Appalachia (VFA), is a Robert Noyce Track 1 project at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The project aims to help meet the national need for new STEM teachers who can serve in diverse rural school settings. To accomplish this goal, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will collaborate with Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) will and five East Tennessee school districts (Anderson County, Campbell County, Claiborne County, Lenoir Count, and Sevier County). The goal of VFA is to grow and diversify the STEM teacher workforce by supporting community college students to become STEM teachers. Located in the heart of Appalachia, the East Tennessee region is experiencing a persistent shortage in mathematics and science teachers that is increasingly compounded by many retiring teachers. VFA will support 32 high-potential Noyce Appalachian Scholars, recruited from PSCC, as they become STEM teachers. Scholars will devote at least their first four years of teaching to high-need school districts. VFA aims to accomplish this goal by recruiting students and providing them with summer internships, enhanced coursework, academic supports, and out-of-classroom experiences. The research results and lessons learned from this project will be shared nationally to help address the need for highly prepared STEM teachers who will teach and inspire the next generation of STEM professionals and problem solvers. By effectively connecting University of Tennessee with PSCC faculty, VFA aims to select community college students as Noyce Appalachian Scholars, and support them to complete a bachelor's degree in a STEM major with a minor in education and receive a teaching certification. Scholars will complete the program under the guidance of master teachers, STEM faculty, and STEM education faculty. VFA's recruitment plan will include delivery of a STEM Teaching and Learning course at PSCC, along with a four-week summer internship that aims to inspire first-year students' love of STEM teaching. VFA's program development will include refocusing coursework to support learning about Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Additional program supports for Scholars will include academic coaches, supplemental instruction, transfer coaches, content area advisors, education advisors, and out-of-classroom experiences. Scholars will receive scholarship support for two years, along with community learning and building and tailored supports. VFA aims to contribute to the knowledge base about teacher preparation, recruitment, and retention, especially in high-need school districts. The project's research components will focus on: (1) identity in relation to culturally responsive teaching; and (2) the study of the VFA model of STEM teacher preparation. Such research has the potential to inform coursework design and resources that support preservice teachers' learning of and identification with culturally relevant pedagogy. Project outcomes and research results will be disseminated statewide and nationally in publications, conference presentations, and other communications.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.

这个项目被称为VolsTeach for阿巴拉契亚（VFA），是田纳西大学诺克斯维尔的Robert Noyce Track 1项目。该项目旨在帮助满足国家对能够在不同农村学校环境中服务的新STEM教师的需求。为了实现这一目标，田纳西大学，诺克斯维尔，将与佩利什州立社区学院（PSCC）将和五个东田纳西学区（安德森县，坎贝尔县，克莱本县，卡米尔伯爵，塞维尔县）合作。VFA的目标是通过支持社区大学生成为STEM教师来发展和多样化STEM教师队伍。位于阿巴拉契亚的心脏地带，东田纳西州地区正在经历一个持续的数学和科学教师短缺，越来越多的退休教师加剧。 VFA将支持32名高潜力诺伊斯阿巴拉契亚学者，从PSCC招募，因为他们成为STEM教师。学者们将至少在前四年的教学中投入到高需求的学区。VFA旨在通过招募学生并为他们提供暑期实习，增强课程，学术支持和课堂外体验来实现这一目标。该项目的研究成果和经验教训将在全国范围内分享，以帮助满足对高度准备的STEM教师的需求，这些教师将教授和激励下一代STEM专业人员和问题解决者。通过有效地连接田纳西大学与PSCC教师，VFA的目的是选择社区大学的学生作为诺伊斯阿巴拉契亚学者，并支持他们完成学士学位在STEM专业与教育辅修，并获得教学认证。学者将在硕士教师，STEM教师和STEM教育教师的指导下完成该计划。VFA的招聘计划将包括在PSCC提供STEM教学和学习课程，沿着为期四周的暑期实习，旨在激发一年级学生对STEM教学的热爱。VFA的计划开发将包括重新调整课程，以支持学习文化相关的教育学。对学者的其他计划支持将包括学术教练，补充指导，转学教练，内容领域顾问，教育顾问和课堂外体验。学者将获得为期两年的奖学金支持，沿着社区学习和建设以及量身定制的支持。VFA旨在为教师准备，招聘和保留知识库做出贡献，特别是在高需求学区。该项目的研究内容将侧重于：（1）与文化敏感教学有关的身份;（2）研究STEM教师准备的VFA模型。这种研究有可能为课程设计和资源提供信息，支持副教授学习和认同文化相关的教学法。项目成果和研究成果将在全州和全国范围内通过出版物、会议报告和其他通讯传播。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。