Implementing Novel STEM Practices in Rural Education (INSPIRE)

在Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划（Noyce）的支持下，西亚拉巴马大学（UWA）的第1轨道：奖学金和津贴项目旨在为当地和国家的高需求学区准备高质量的教师。通过西澳大学自然科学与数学学院和教育学院、两所当地社区学院、一所地区公立学校和一所特许学校之间的合作，INSPIRE将为西部地理区域的高需求学区招聘STEM教师并为其做好准备。亚拉巴马州和密西西比州东部。 该项目将提供一个强大的本科教学计划，重点是在经过验证的教学实践中发展主题理解和技能。它还将在入学年期间在学区的学者和实践教师之间建立一个强大的指导环境。 在五年的时间里，该项目旨在为15名本科生初级和高级STEM专业提供奖学金，并为10名地区STEM专业人员提供津贴，以成为有执照的科学和数学教师。西亚拉巴马大学的领导人将与贝维尔州立社区学院、沿海亚拉巴马社区学院、迪莫波利斯城市学校和大学特许学校合作，从社区学院和大学招募和培训学者。培训的重点包括文化能力和教学知识。三个目标指导着这个项目。第一，增加进入劳动力市场的合格STEM教师的数量和质量。第二，在项目参与者和临床硕士教师之间建立一个协作的指导环境。第三，为INSPIRE毕业生创建一个入职计划，以便在毕业和认证后继续发展主题专业知识和改进教学实践。通过从特定的地理区域招聘，然后将新教师安置在同一地区，该项目将有助于亚拉巴马西部和密西西比东部的教育界。此外，该项目有望成为国家示范项目。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 at the University of West Alabama (UWA), aims to prepare high-quality teachers for high-need school districts both locally and nationally. Through a collaboration among UWA's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and College of Education, two local community colleges, an area public school, and a charter school, INSPIRE will recruit and prepare STEM teachers for positions in high-need school districts in the geographic area of western Alabama and eastern Mississippi. The project will provide a strong undergraduate teaching program that focuses on developing subject matter comprehension and skill in proven pedagogical practices. It will also develop a strong mentoring environment between scholars and practicing teachers in the school district during the induction years. Over the course of a five year period, the project seeks to fund a total of 15 undergraduate junior and senior STEM majors with scholarships and 10 area STEM professionals with stipends to become licensed science and mathematics teachers. The leaders at the University of West Alabama will work with Bevill State Community College, Coastal Alabama Community College, the Demopolis City Schools, and the University Charter School to recruit and train scholars from both community colleges and the university. The foci of the training includes cultural competencies and pedagogical knowledge. Three goals guide the project. First, to increase the number and quality of certified STEM teachers entering the workforce. Second, to develop a collaborative mentoring environment among program participants and clinical master teachers. Third, to create an induction program for INSPIRE graduates to continue developing subject matter expertise and improved pedagogical practices after graduation and certification. By recruiting from a specific geographical area and then placing the new teachers in the same area, the project will contribute to the educational community in western Alabama and eastern Mississippi. In addition the project holds promise to serve as a national model. 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.