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

在NSF Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划的支持下，该能力建设项目旨在通过准备更多的STEM认证教师在高需求学区服务，从而为高质量STEM教学的国家利益服务。该项目旨在通过审查和更新课程来建立这种能力，以便在四年内培养出具有STEM领域和教育领域双学位的高素质毕业生。 它旨在为转学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学区以及圣路易斯科学院和大都会圣路易斯城市联盟等非营利组织之间的伙伴关系。 这些伙伴关系将有助于提高提交诺伊斯第一轨道合作提案的能力。 该项目将调查影响本科STEM专业学生对教学职业兴趣的因素。 因此，它可以为STEM本科生的教学途径以及高需求学区在吸引和留住优秀STEM教师方面所面临的挑战提供新的知识。 该项目的活动涉及审查和更新途径，以双学位教育和一个或多个干领域（化学，生物学，数学或计算机科学），并修订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对教学职业感兴趣的STEM专业提供高质量的指导，相关的实地经验和有意义的研究机会。 该项目旨在通过对多个利益相关群体的调查和访谈，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。该项目预计将制定新的招聘策略，以告知未来和现有的学生有关新的双学位途径。 诺伊斯计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为高需求学区的有效K-12数学和科学教师，以及经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师成为STEM大师。该奖项反映了NSF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.