Northern California Math and Science Teachers

北加州数学和科学教师

• 批准号: 1758522
• 负责人: Jennifer Oloff-Lewis
• 金额: $ 119.89万
• 依托单位: Chico State Enterprises
• 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: 2018-05-01 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1758522&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Northern; California; Math; Science; Teachers

The Northern California Math and Science Teachers project aims to advance the national need for preparing and retaining qualified math and science teachers in high-need schools. This Track 1 Noyce project at California State University (CSU), Chico, will support the education of 25 students to become highly qualified teachers who are prepared to succeed in diverse classrooms. The project will provide scholarships to undergraduate math and science majors, as well as post-baccalaureate STEM credential candidates. The project will explore how undergraduate experiential learning opportunities, such as summer undergraduate research experiences and serving as learning assistants, affect teacher retention. Reports from the National Academy of Sciences recommend that student become involved with faculty mentors and professional activities early in their undergraduate training. The project responds to this recommendation by requiring each scholar to attend a seminar course focused on research-based practices that support secondary learners in the northern California region. These practices include place-based learning, grit, and growth mindset. The results from this work may provide evidence for improving existing STEM education and teacher education programs and broaden support for undergraduate research. This project will examine the impact of experiential learning opportunities on undergraduate and pre-service teachers through surveys, interviews, classroom observations, and performance on course assignments. Specifically, the project will attempt to answer the following questions: (1) What demographic, educational, occupational variables, or other information about Noyce scholars predict their behavior throughout and after the program? (2) What are the most successful recruitment and marketing strategies for attracting a large and diverse pool of math and science teachers? and (3) How effective are various retention strategies? To inform and improve practices, the project team will share findings across departments at CSU-Chico, via department meetings, newsletters, and evaluations of the undergraduate experiences. Findings will also be disseminated at regional conferences.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.

北加州数学和科学教师项目旨在提高全国对高需求学校培养和留住合格数学和科学教师的需求。位于奇科的加州州立大学（CSU）的Track 1 Noyce项目将支持25名学生的教育，使他们成为高素质的教师，为在不同的课堂上取得成功做好准备。该项目将为数学和科学专业的本科生以及学士学位后的STEM证书候选人提供奖学金。该项目将探索本科生体验式学习机会，如暑期本科生研究经历和担任学习助理，如何影响教师留任。美国国家科学院（National Academy of Sciences）的报告建议学生在本科培训的早期就参与到教师导师和专业活动中来。该项目响应了这一建议，要求每位学者参加一个研讨会课程，重点关注支持北加州地区中学学习者的基于研究的实践。这些实践包括基于地点的学习、勇气和成长心态。这项工作的结果可能为改善现有的STEM教育和教师教育计划提供证据，并扩大对本科生研究的支持。本项目将通过调查、访谈、课堂观察和课程作业表现来考察体验式学习机会对本科生和职前教师的影响。具体来说，该项目将试图回答以下问题：(1)关于Noyce学者的人口统计学、教育、职业变量或其他信息，在整个项目期间和之后预测他们的行为？(2)要吸引大批不同类型的数学和科学教师，最成功的招聘和营销策略是什么？(3)各种留存策略的效果如何？为了提供信息和改进实践，项目团队将通过部门会议、通讯和本科生经历评估等方式在科罗拉多州立大学奇科分校各部门之间分享研究结果。调查结果也将在各区域会议上散发。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。