Ohio Excels: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators through the Integration of Engineering and Mathematics

虽然很少有州有K-12工程教师执照项目，但工程预科K-12项目的数量有所增加。许多这样的项目往往缺乏受过正规训练的工程教师。在这个Noyce Track 1项目中，俄亥俄北方大学将解决俄亥俄州教师短缺的问题。该项目旨在为该校认可的工程教育和数学教育专业的29名工程和数学专业学生提供准备和支持。这些项目的职前教师将完成7 - 12年级的中学教师执照要求，并准备在俄亥俄州的中学高中教授工程和/或数学。此外，这些诺伊斯学者将参加与多样性和文化意识相关的专业培训和沉浸式体验。这个Noyce项目的成功实施有可能对全州的工程和数学教育工作者产生积极影响，并加强与该地区K-12学校的合作关系。该项目将产生一个新的工程教育证书。这个为期五年的项目旨在增加俄亥俄北方大学获得数学和/或工程教学资格的工程和数学毕业生的数量。该项目将提供多学科课程、工程和数学教育的交叉教学准备、文化响应能力培训、同伴指导以及城市和农村环境中的沉浸式实地体验。学者招聘活动将利用高影响力的体验式学习机会。这些机会将包括在地区K-12学校举办的外展活动、以stem为重点的夏令营、大学支持的实习、教师建议的研究，以及为期五天的密集城市教学体验。Noyce学者将准备使用建构主义的方法来归纳学习、引导探究和基于项目的学习。该项目旨在培养在教学和学习策略方面具备更高能力的教育工作者，使其与国家科学和数学教育标准保持一致。通过对工程和数学教育者的教师招聘和准备实践的发展所获得的经验教训可以为进一步增加高素质工程和数学教师的数量提供见解。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。

Although few states have K-12 engineering teacher licensure programs, there is an increase in the number of pre-engineering K-12 programs. Many of these programs often lack formally trained engineering teachers. In this Noyce Track 1 project, Ohio Northern University will address this teacher shortage in Ohio. The project aims to prepare and support 29 engineering and mathematics majors in the university's accredited Engineering Education and Mathematics Education programs. Pre-service teachers in these programs will complete secondary teacher licensure requirements for grades 7 - 12 and leave the program prepared to teach engineering and/or mathematics in secondary high-need schools in Ohio. Additionally, these Noyce scholars will participate in professional training and immersive experiences related to diversity and cultural awareness. Successful implementation of this Noyce project has the potential to positively affect engineering and mathematics educators statewide and to strengthen partnerships with area K-12 schools. The project will result in the creation of a new Engineering Education Certificate. This five-year project aims to increase the number of engineering and mathematics graduates at Ohio Northern University who are certified to teach mathematics and/or engineering. The project will offer multidisciplinary coursework, engineering and mathematics education cross-instructional preparation, cultural responsiveness training, peer mentoring, and immersive field experiences in urban and rural settings. Scholar recruitment activities will leverage high-impact experiential learning opportunities. These opportunities will include outreach events held at area K-12 schools, STEM-focused summer camps, university-supported internships, faculty-advised research, and a five-day intensive urban teaching experience. Noyce scholars will be prepared to use a constructionist approach to inductive learning, guided inquiry, and project-based learning. The project aims to produce educators with increased competencies in teaching and learning strategies aligned with the national science and mathematics education standards. Lessons learned through the development of teacher recruitment and preparation practices for engineering and math educators can provide insight for further increasing the number of highly qualified engineering and mathematics 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.