A Post Baccalaureate STEM Teacher Preparation Program for High-Needs Schools in the West Georgia Region and Beyond

为西乔治亚地区及其他地区的高需求学校提供学士学位后 STEM 教师准备计划

• 批准号: 1852774
• 负责人: Cliff Chestnutt
• 金额: $ 137.38万
• 依托单位: University of West Georgia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852774&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Post; Baccalaureate; STEM; Teacher; Preparation

With support from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce), this Track 2 Teaching Fellowship project aims to serve the regional need for highly-qualified high school STEM teachers in high-needs school districts. It also aims to create teacher leaders in STEM disciplines. The project will recruit individuals with a baccalaureate or higher degree in a STEM discipline. These Noyce Fellows will be fast-tracked into teaching through a one-year Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, with teaching certification. The MAT program will include advanced STEM content and pedagogical content coursework, inquiry-based instruction, intensive coaching, and full-day internship/student teaching experiences. The Fellows will receive a salary supplement for each of the four years they teach in a high-need school district. Induction activities will support the Fellows from the beginning of their teaching careers, including attention to helping the master teachers develop leadership skills. Fellows will be part of a learning community that includes exemplary teachers, school administrators, university faculty, and community leaders. The program is designed to develop highly effective high school teachers who will help the state and nation develop a skilled STEM workforce, including future STEM teachers. The overarching goal of the project is to recruit, prepare, and sustain 20 additional STEM-certified master teachers who will be teacher leaders at high-needs high schools in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, and mathematics. A concerted effort will be made to recruit Fellows from underrepresented groups, thus broadening participation in high school teaching. This project is designed for post-baccalaureate STEM majors who have also passed the state content exam in their respective fields. Fellows will be placed in Carrollton City Schools or Carroll County Schools, two high-need partner districts. The West Georgia Youth Science Technology Center, a non-profit organization, is partnering with the project to provide professional development during the post certification years, as is the Carrollton/Carroll County Education Collaborative. An additional project goal is to assess the effectiveness of the project's preparation model for developing teacher leaders. The research plan includes analysis of pedagogical approaches, induction strategies, and leadership development activities. The engagement of Fellows in this scholarly work is expected to build their capacity for making ongoing contributions to the field. Findings from project research will be presented at professional conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. This project will make an impact on society by producing more highly-qualified STEM teachers who have a commitment and are better prepared to teach in high-needs schools. These Fellows, in turn, can inspire students to pursue STEM careers, thus strengthening the technology-based workforce needed to grow Georgia's economy. In addition, the Fellows can inspire more students to pursue STEM teaching, ensuring that the pool of high-quality teachers continues to grow. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-needs school districts. It also supports research on persistence, retention, and effectiveness of K-12 STEM teachers in high-needs 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.

在Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划（Noyce）的支持下，该第2轨教学奖学金项目旨在满足高需求学区对高素质高中STEM教师的区域需求。 它还旨在培养STEM学科的教师领导者。该项目将招募具有学士学位或更高学位的STEM学科的个人。 这些诺伊斯研究员将通过为期一年的教学艺术硕士（MAT）课程快速进入教学，并获得教学认证。 MAT课程将包括先进的STEM内容和教学内容课程，基于探究的教学，强化辅导和全天实习/学生教学经验。研究员将在他们在高需求学区任教的四年中每年获得工资补贴。 入职活动将从研究员的教学生涯开始就为他们提供支持，包括注意帮助名师培养领导技能。研究员将成为学习社区的一部分，其中包括模范教师，学校管理人员，大学教师和社区领导人。 该计划旨在培养高效的高中教师，他们将帮助州和国家培养熟练的STEM劳动力，包括未来的STEM教师。该项目的总体目标是招募，准备和维持20名额外的STEM认证的硕士教师，他们将成为生物，化学，物理，地球科学和数学领域高需求高中的教师领导者。将作出协调一致的努力，从代表性不足的群体中征聘研究员，从而扩大对高中教学的参与。该项目是专为学士后STEM专业谁也通过了在各自领域的国家内容考试。研究员将被安置在卡罗尔顿市学校或卡罗尔县学校，两个高需求的合作伙伴地区。西格鲁吉亚青年科学技术中心是一个非营利组织，与该项目合作，在认证后的几年里提供专业发展，卡罗尔顿/卡罗尔县教育合作也是如此。另一个项目目标是评估该项目的教师领导者培养准备模式的有效性。研究计划包括分析教学方法，诱导策略和领导力发展活动。研究员参与这一学术工作，预计将建设他们不断为该领域作出贡献的能力。项目研究的结果将在专业会议上发表，并发表在同行评审的期刊上。 该项目将通过培养更多高素质的STEM教师来对社会产生影响，这些教师具有承诺，并为在高需求学校教学做好了更好的准备。反过来，这些研究员可以激励学生追求STEM职业，从而加强格鲁吉亚经济增长所需的技术型劳动力。 此外，研究员可以激励更多的学生追求STEM教学，确保高质量的教师队伍继续增长。诺伊斯计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为有效的K-12 STEM教师和经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师，成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性，保留和有效性的研究。和/或#8195;该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得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的支持。