Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools

为高需求中学培养有弹性的STEM教师是罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目的一个项目。该项目将满足亚利桑那州对合格STEM教师的国家需求。这种短缺是两个主要因素造成的：缺乏进入这一职业的合格候选人，以及留住成为教师并在两年内离开这一职业的合格候选人。这个轨道1诺伊斯项目将通过实施导师计划来解决这一短缺问题，以指导亚利桑那州凤凰城地区两个高需求地区的标题I学校的新教师的发展。亚利桑那州立大学将通过以下方式支持该项目：（1）准备24名新的高素质教师（拥有STEM领域的学士学位），在获得硕士学位的同时成为一名合格的K - 8教师;（2）通过为期三年的入职计划留住中学数学和科学教师;以及（3）在教学实践中对教师进行培训，以支持代表性不足的群体（少数民族和妇女）的STEM职业道路。作为该项目的一部分，诺伊斯学者将准备使用包含最先进的工程实践的课程材料。 学者们将在为中学生及其家庭举办的工程夏令营中使用这些材料。为高需求中学培养弹性STEM教师将为两批12名学生提供为期一年的诺伊斯津贴。该项目将培养24名高素质的数学和科学中学教师，他们可以对高需求学校的学生产生积极影响。作为教师发展的一种形式，诺伊斯学者将在校园工程夏令营任教。此外，该项目还将包括一个教师入职辅导方案，重点是通过专业发展提高教师质量。通过在高需求地区安排专家教师，该项目有可能在赠款结束后每年对3 600多名学生产生积极影响。中学生将受益于接受优质教育的教师谁是训练有素的领导人在干。通过优质的课堂体验，学生将更有可能在进入高中时继续学习STEM课程，并获得在STEM职业生涯中蓬勃发展所需的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools is a Track 1 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship project. The project will address the national demand for qualified STEM teachers in Arizona. This shortage is a result of two primary factors: the lack of qualified candidates entering the profession and the retention of qualified candidates who become teachers and leave the profession within two years. This Track 1 Noyce project will address this shortage by implementing a mentorship program to guide the development of new teachers at Title I schools in two high-need districts in the Phoenix, AZ region. Arizona State University will support this project through: (1) preparing 24 new highly qualified teachers (with a bachelor's degree in a STEM field) to become a certified K - 8 teacher while earning a Master's degree; (2) retaining middle school mathematics and science teachers through a three-year induction program; and (3) training teachers in teaching practices that are known to support STEM career paths for underrepresented groups (minorities and women). As part of the project, Noyce Scholars will be prepared to use curriculum materials that incorporate state-of-the-art engineering practices. Scholars will use these materials in engineering summer camps for middle school students and their families.Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools will provide one-year Noyce stipends to two cohorts of 12 students. The project will produce 24 highly qualified mathematics and science middle school teachers who can positively impact students in high-need schools. As a form of teacher development, Noyce scholars will teach in an on-campus engineering summer camp. Additionally, the project will include a teacher induction mentorship program focused on improving teacher quality through professional development. Through placement of expert teachers in high-need districts, the project has the potential to positively affect more than 3,600 students each year after the grant concludes. Middle school students will benefit by receiving a quality education from teachers who are trained to be leaders in STEM. With a quality classroom experience, students will be more likely to pursue STEM courses as they progress into high school and to acquire the knowledge needed to thrive in STEM careers.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.