Scholarship Support for STEM Teacher Preparation and Induction for Urban High Need Schools

在国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的资助下，第一轨道VCU诺伊斯第三阶段项目将招聘STEM专业的学生，并为他们成为中学数学和科学教师做好准备。该项目将资助25个奖学金/津贴/研究金，包括12个STEM专业，每个专业获得两年的支持，13个教学硕士学生，每个获得一年的支持，为期5年。在这个项目中，弗吉尼亚联邦大学将与里士满都市区学区合作，解决数学和科学教师长期短缺的问题，并留住他们。为了解决这一短缺问题，VCU Noyce第三阶段将包括两个招聘机会，包括夏令营实习和旨在提供课堂体验的新服务学习课程。为了在课堂上支持和留住学者，该计划将提供一个为期两年的入门课程，其中包括每月与学校入职导师的支持课程。作为第三阶段项目，当前的努力将建立在过去成功的基础上，并实施新的招聘和留住方法。该项目旨在通过增加关于响应文化的教学方法、实习模式的影响以及使用入职支持来留住学生的知识来促进中学科学和数学教育。该项目将制作一系列材料，可用于建立实习计划和创建入门导师的流程/框架。我们将从四个方面考察招聘策略在第一至第三阶段的影响：1)职前机器翻译计划对学者文化能力的影响；2)第一至第三阶段入职模式的充分性；3)社交网络策略的有效性；以及4)计划组成部分的可持续性。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, the Track 1 VCU NOYCE Phase III project will recruit STEM majors and prepare them to become secondary mathematics and science teachers. The project will fund 25 scholarships/stipends/fellowships, including 12 STEM majors each receiving two years of support and 13 Masters of Teaching students each receiving one year of support, over 5 years. In this project, Virginia Commonwealth University will collaborate with Richmond Metro region school districts to address a longstanding shortage of mathematics and science teachers and their retention. To address this shortage, VCU Noyce Phase III will incorporate two recruitment opportunities including a summer camp internship and a new service learning course designed to provide experiences in classrooms. To support and retain Scholars in the classroom, the program will offer a two year induction program that includes monthly support sessions with a school-based induction mentor.As a Phase III project, the current effort will build on past success and implement new approaches for recruitment and retention. This project aims to advance secondary science and mathematics education by adding knowledge about culturally responsive pedagogy, the impact of internship models, and the use of induction supports for retention. The project will produce a collection of materials that can be used to establish internship programs and to create a process/framework for Induction Mentors. Four areas of research will be addressed to examine the impact of recruitment strategies across Phase I to III: 1) the impact of the pre-service MT program on the cultural competency of the scholars; 2) the adequacy of the induction model across Phase I to III; 3) the effectiveness of social networking strategies; and 4) the sustainability of the program components.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.