Creating Community-Based STEM Teacher Pathways

在罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划(Noyce)的支持下，这一Track 1：奖学金和津贴项目旨在为当地高需求的农村学区培养高素质的STEM教师。该项目将为60名STEM专业本科生或STEM转行者开发一条通往长期教师职业生涯的支持途径。它将使这些诺伊斯教师学者成为高效教师，他们能够使用与文化相适应的教学方法来支持他们的学生在STEM取得成功。项目参与者可能主修物理、化学、生物、地质学、数学、工程学、环境科学或计算机科学，或拥有STEM学位。该项目的一个重要优势是强调通过本科生和毕业后转业的途径从俄勒冈州的社区学院和农村社区招聘STEM教师。该项目与地区拉美裔服务机构Chemeketa社区学院合作，将为20名太平洋地区的Chemeketa Noyce实习生提供财政支持。实习将包括STEM教学方面的重点指导、课程作业和实地经验，太平洋大学和诺伊斯学者校友将参与其中。通过培训农村地区的STEM教师，该项目解决了扩大STEM职业参与和成功的国家利益。该项目的目标是通过一种全面的方法培养适应文化的STEM教师，其中包括有针对性地招聘STEM专业的学生和STEM毕业后的学生。计划参与者将在语言和文化多样化的高需求学区进行超过1200小时的监督临床实践，并受益于结合文化响应和协调的STEM教学法的课程工作。诺伊斯学者将拥有利用文化知识转变STEM教育的第一手经验，以提高他们学生的成功。该项目的领导团队将利用一系列有重点的案例研究，探索项目组成部分对诺伊斯学者校友项目有效性的影响。每个案例研究小组将由4-6名诺伊斯学者校友组成，他们将在计划完成后的一年内在课堂上接受采访和观察。有关诺伊斯奖学金校友成效的更多数据将从学生的学习结果和相关管理人员那里收集。这些案例研究的分析报告将与当地合作伙伴利益攸关方以及更广泛的Noyce和STEM专业教育社区共享。Noyce计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人员成为高需求学区的有效K-12 STEM教师，并支持经验丰富、模范的K-112 STEM教师成为STEM大师教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性、保留率和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 prepare high-quality STEM teachers for local high-need, rural school districts. This project will develop a supported pathway into long term teaching careers for 60 undergraduate STEM majors or STEM career changers. It will prepare these Noyce Teacher Scholars to be highly-effective teachers who can use culturally responsive teaching methods to support their students' success in STEM. Program participants may major in or have STEM degrees in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Mathematics, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Computer Science. An important strength is the project's emphasis on recruiting STEM teachers from Oregon's community colleges and rural communities through both undergraduate and career-change post-baccalaureate pathways. In partnership with Chemeketa Community College, a regional Hispanic Serving Institution, the project will provide financial support to 20 Pacific-Chemeketa Noyce Interns. The internship will include focused mentoring, coursework, and field experiences in STEM teaching, which will involve both Pacific University and Noyce Scholar Alumni. Through its training of STEM teachers for rural areas, this project addresses the national interest of broadening participation and success in STEM careers. The goal of this project is to prepare culturally responsive STEM teachers through a comprehensive approach that includes targeted recruitment of STEM majors and STEM post-baccalaureates. Program participants will engage in over 1200 hours of supervised clinical practice embedded in linguistically- and culturally-diverse high-need school districts and benefit from coursework that incorporates culturally responsive and congruent STEM pedagogy. Noyce Scholars will have first-hand experiences leveraging cultural knowledge to transform STEM education to increase the success of their students. The project's leadership team will use a series of focused case studies to explore the impact of project components on the effectiveness of Noyce Scholar Alumni. Each case study group will consist of 4-6 Noyce Scholar Alumni who will be interviewed and observed in classrooms in the year after program completion. Additional data about the effectiveness of the Noyce Scholar Alumni will be gathered from student learning results and from relevant administrators. Reports resulting from analysis of these case studies will be shared with local partner stakeholders, as well as the broader Noyce and professional STEM education communities. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts and experienced, exemplary K-112 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers. It also supports research on the persistence, retention, and effectiveness of K-12 STEM 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.