Collaboration to Improve STEM Teacher Recruitment and Preparation

改善STEM教师招聘和准备的合作是新奥尔良南方大学的Robert Noyce Track I奖学金和津贴项目。该项目旨在招聘、留住和认证22名高素质的少数民族生物和数学中学教师。这些生物学和数学专业的本科生和STEM专业的研究生将完成这个项目，准备在路易斯安那州杰斐逊教区学区的高需求学校任教。该项目的STEM教师培训工作有可能提高学生的学习能力，并在路易斯安那州带来更好的就业机会和工作稳定性，从而转化为该州卓越的STEM教育。项目成果将影响到合作学区的1.7万多名学生。该项目的目标是1)认证22名中学数学和生物教师，使他们能够在高需求的学校服务；2)为他们在教学领域的长期成功提供早期的专业支持。项目活动将包括：i)从STEM本科生和STEM专业人士中密集招聘未来的STEM教师；Ii)高需求学校未来教师的早期实地经验；iii)举办“高效STEM教师的特点”校园系列讲座；iv)实践一、实践二教师资格考试准备；v)建立STEM教学实验室；6)项目领导团队和二级导师教师对学者进行认证后辅导；暑期培训和充实对STEM专业学生学习动机影响的研究调查。定制的内容和教学法课程，独特的实地经验，以及在布鲁克海文国家实验室的实习机会，将作为项目资源，在项目发展全面，准备充分的中学数学和生物教师。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

Collaboration to Improve STEM Teacher Recruitment and Preparation is a Robert Noyce Track I Scholarships and Stipends project at Southern University of New Orleans. The project aims to recruit, retain, and certify 22 highly qualified minority biology and mathematics secondary teachers. These undergraduate biology and mathematics majors and postbaccalaureate STEM professionals will complete the project prepared to teach in high-need schools in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish School District. STEM teacher training efforts in the project have the potential to enhance student learning and lead to better employment opportunities and job stability in Louisiana, translating to STEM education excellence in the state. Project results will impact over 17,000 students in the partnering school district.The goals of this project are to 1) certify 22 secondary mathematics and biology teachers to serve in high-need schools and 2) provide early professional support for long-term success in the teaching field. Project activities will include: i) intensive recruitment of future STEM teachers from a pool of STEM undergraduate students and STEM professionals; ii) early field experiences for prospective teachers in high-need schools; iii) an on-campus seminar series on Characteristics of Highly Effective STEM Teachers; iv) Praxis I and II teacher certification exam preparations; v) development of a STEM teaching lab; vi) post-certification mentoring of scholars by the project's leadership team and secondary mentor teachers; and vii) research investigations on the effects of summer training and enrichment on the motivation of STEM majors. Customized content and pedagogy courses, unique field experiences, and internship opportunities at Brookhaven National Lab will serve as project resources in the project's development of well-rounded, well-prepared secondary mathematics and biology teachers.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.