Developing Effective Mathematical Sciences School Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools

在Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划（Noyce）的支持下，该项目旨在满足国家增加高效数学教师数量的需求。该项目将由佛罗里达的一所私立历史上的黑人学院和大学-白求恩-库克曼大学与沃卢西亚和弗拉格勒县学区以及沃卢西亚县男孩女孩俱乐部合作领导。 这个为期五年的项目的总体目标是支持有才华的STEM本科专业在代托纳海滩地区的高需求学校从事数学中学教学职业。为了实现这一目标，该项目计划招募25名STEM专业学生，并支持他们获得STEM学科和数学教育的双学位。为了支持强有力的招聘，该项目将资助暑期实习，以提高STEM专业学生对中学教学的兴趣。 在本科期间，学者将获得财政支持，并有机会获得研究经验，指导和培训，以及补充指导和研讨会。 认证后，诺伊斯学者校友将有机会获得支持，如在职研讨会，指导，并从白求恩-库克曼大学实地考察，而他们在Volusia或弗拉格勒学区的诱导程序参与。该项目有可能成为中学STEM教师招聘，准备和保留的典范。 该项目旨在提高沃卢西亚县和弗拉格勒县学区数学教师的质量、数量和多样性，并建立可持续的模式，通过招聘、培养和留住数学教师来解决教师短缺问题。 为了实现这些目标，该项目将向致力于成为中学数学教师的STEM本科专业学生颁发20个两年期奖学金和5个一年期奖学金。该项目支持的STEM专业包括数学、生物、化学、计算机工程、计算机科学和综合环境科学。 此外，为了激发一年级和二年级STEM学生对K-12教学职业的兴趣，该项目将为STEM学生提供40个实习机会。 这些为期14周的实习将与沃卢西亚和弗拉格勒县学区以及沃卢西亚县男孩女孩俱乐部合作组织，并作为“预备学院”，招募学生参加该项目的奖学金部分。 实习将为学生提供非正式学习环境中的教学经验，并帮助学生了解高素质教师所需的能力和技能。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 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce), this Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project aims to serve the national need to increase the number of highly effective mathematics teachers. This project will be led by Bethune-Cookman University, one of the private Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Florida, in partnership with Volusia and Flagler County School Districts and the Boys & Girls Club of Volusia County. The overall goal of this five-year project is to support talented STEM undergraduate majors to pursue mathematics middle school teaching careers at high-need schools in the Daytona Beach area. To achieve this goal, the project plans to recruit 25 STEM majors and support them as they obtain dual degrees in a STEM discipline and in mathematics education. To support robust recruitment, the project will fund summer internships to enhance the interest of STEM majors in middle school teaching. During their undergraduate years, the Scholars will receive financial support, as well as have access to research experiences, mentoring and advisement, and supplemental instruction and workshops. Following certification, the Noyce Scholar Alumni will have access to supports such as in-service workshops, mentoring, and field trips from Bethune-Cookman University, while they participate in the Volusia or Flagler School District induction programs. This project has the potential to serve as a model for recruitment, preparation, and retention of middle school STEM teachers. The project aims to improve the quality, quantity, and diversity of mathematics teachers in Volusia County and Flagler County School Districts, and to build sustainable models to address the teacher shortage by recruiting, preparing, and retaining mathematics teachers. To achieve these goals, the project will award 20 two-year scholarships and 5 one-year scholarships to STEM undergraduate majors who demonstrate commitment to become middle school teachers of mathematics. STEM majors supported by the project include mathematics, biology, chemistry, computer engineering, computer science, and integrated environmental science. Additionally, to stimulate the interest of first- and second-year STEM students in K-12 teaching careers, the project will award forty internships to STEM students. These 14-week internships will be organized in partnership with Volusia and Flagler County School Districts and the Boys & Girls Club of Volusia County, and serve as a "preparatory academy" for recruiting students into the scholarship component of the project. The internship will provide students with instructional experiences in informal learning settings and help students understand the competencies and skills required for highly qualified teachers. 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.