Laying the Groundwork for Dual-degree Pathways for Educating STEM Teachers Bound for Success

在美国国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目的支持下，该能力建设项目旨在通过培养更多获得STEM认证的教师，为高需求学区服务，从而满足国家对高质量STEM教学的兴趣。该项目旨在通过审查和更新课程来培养这种能力，以便在四年内培养具有STEM领域和教育双学位的高素质毕业生。它旨在为转校生进入这些双学位课程并取得成功创造顺畅的途径。该项目将发展或加强韦伯斯特大学与圣路易斯社区学院、Ritenour学区以及包括圣路易斯科学院和圣路易斯大都会城市联盟在内的非营利组织之间的合作关系。这些伙伴关系将有助于提高提交合作Noyce第1轨道提案的能力。该项目将调查影响STEM本科专业学生将教学作为职业兴趣的因素。因此，它可以提供有关STEM本科生教学途径的新知识，以及高需求学区在吸引和留住优秀STEM教师方面面临的挑战。项目活动包括审查和更新教育双学位和一个或多个STEM领域（化学、生物、数学或计算机科学）的途径，并修改大学和社区学院之间的正式衔接协议，以纳入这些新的途径。预计更新后的课程将为有意从事教学工作的STEM专业学生提供高质量的指导、相关的实地经验和有意义的研究机会。该项目打算通过对多个利益相关者群体的调查和访谈来了解1)当地高需求学校在招聘和留住高素质STEM教师方面面临的具体困难，以及2)阻碍学生选择STEM和教育双专业的因素。该项目希望制定新的招生策略，让未来和现在的学生了解新的双学位课程。Noyce计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为高需求学区有效的K-12数学和科学教师，并支持经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师成为STEM大师教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12教师的持久性、留任性和有效性的研究。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。

With support from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, this Capacity Building project aims to serve the national interest in high-quality STEM teaching by preparing more STEM-certified teachers to serve in high-need school districts. The project intends to build this capacity by reviewing and updating curricula to produce highly-qualified graduates in four years with dual degrees in a STEM field and in education. It intends to create smooth pathways for transfer students to enter and succeed in these dual-degree programs. The project will develop or strengthen partnerships between Webster University and St. Louis Community College, Ritenour School District, and nonprofit organizations, including the Academy of Science of St. Louis and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. These partnerships will contribute to advancing capacity for submission of a collaborative Noyce Track 1 proposal. The project will investigate factors that affect undergraduate STEM majors' interest in teaching as a career. As a result, it can contribute new knowledge about pathways to teaching for STEM undergraduates and the challenges faced by high-need school districts in attracting and retaining outstanding STEM teachers. The project activities involve reviewing and updating pathways to dual degrees in education and one or more STEM fields (chemistry, biology, mathematics, or computer science), and revising formal articulation agreements between the University and Community College to incorporate these new pathways. It is expected that the updated curricula will provide high quality mentoring, relevant field experiences, and meaningful research opportunities for STEM majors interested in teaching careers. The project intends to use surveys and interviews with multiple stakeholder groups to understand 1) specific difficulties faced by local high-need schools in hiring and retaining highly qualified STEM teachers and 2) factors that inhibit students from dual majors in STEM and education. The project expects to develop new recruiting strategies to inform prospective and current students about the new dual degree pathways. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 mathematics and science teachers in high-need school districts and experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers. It also supports research on the persistence, retention, and effectiveness of K-12 teachers in high-need school districts.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.