Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers in San Joaquin County, California

在加利福尼亚州圣华金县招聘、培养和留住 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1852939
• 负责人: Lydia Fox
• 金额: $ 144.76万
• 依托单位: University of the Pacific
• 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: 2019-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852939&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruiting; Preparing; Retaining; STEM; Teachers

With support from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, this Track 1 Scholarships and Stipends project aims to serve the national interest in high-quality STEM teaching by recruiting 20 undergraduate STEM majors and preparing them to become teachers. This project involves a partnership between the University of the Pacific, San Joaquin Delta Community College, the San Joaquin County Office of Education STEM Office, and several partner school districts in San Joaquin County. The overarching goal of the project is to address an acute shortage of STEM teachers in the county, particularly at the high school level. The project is designed to recruit STEM undergraduates and prepare them for long-term teaching careers in high-need school districts. In addition, the project aims to institutionalize the project activities as components of the University's STEM teacher preparation program. Noyce Scholars will receive up to three years of scholarship support for their junior, senior, and master's certification year, and will serve two years in a high-need school district for each year of financial support. Project activities and supports for student success will begin in each Scholar's junior year, continue through completion of a Master of Arts in Education and the first years of teaching. Through their interactions with exemplary classroom teachers and accomplished University researchers, the Noyce Scholars will be integrated into a supportive network of STEM educators. Recruitment of scholarship recipients will primarily target students from Delta College who transfer into STEM majors at the University of the Pacific. Upon completion of the master's program, the Scholars will receive both a baccalaureate degree in a STEM discipline and a master's degree in education. In addition, first- and second-year STEM majors at the University of the Pacific will also be recruited. While they complete their STEM degrees, Noyce Scholars will begin taking education coursework, including a Noyce seminar that will connect them with local Master STEM teachers and include reflective writing about their experiences throughout the program. During their junior and senior years, the Scholars will have undergraduate research experiences with University of the Pacific STEM faculty and will engage in education-related service-learning activities in the local community. During their Master of Arts in Education year, they will gain supervised student teaching experience in high-need schools in San Joaquin County. The University of the Pacific and the county STEM office, in collaboration with partner school districts, will support the Noyce Scholars in their early years of teaching through on-site mentoring relationships and school year/summer professional development activities. The project will investigate the degree to which these pre-service activities and induction supports help retain new STEM teachers in the profession. This information can contribute to addressing the critical need to prepare highly effective STEM teachers in San Joaquin County and in other high-need schools and districts. 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-need school districts. 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.

在NSF Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划的支持下，该曲目1奖学金和津贴项目旨在通过招募20名本科STEM专业的专业并准备成为教师，旨在为国家利益提供高质量的STEM教学的利益。 该项目涉及太平洋大学，圣华金三角洲社区学院，圣华金县教育办公室和圣华金县的几个合作学院之间的合作伙伴关系。 该项目的总体目标是解决该县的STEM教师的严重短缺，尤其是在高中级别。该项目旨在招募STEM大学生，并为高需求学区的长期教学职业做好准备。 此外，该项目旨在将项目活动制度化为大学的STEM教师准备计划的组成部分。 Noyce学者将为他们的大三，高级和硕士认证年度获得最多三年的奖学金支持，并将在每年的财务支持中在一个高需求的学区服务两年。 项目活动和学生成功的支持将在每个学者的大三年度开始，继续完成教育艺术硕士和教学的第一年。通过与典型的课堂教师和成熟的大学研究人员的互动，Noyce学者将融入一个支持STEM教育者的支持网络中。奖学金获得者的招聘将主要针对来自太平洋大学的Delta学院的学生。 硕士课程完成后，学者将获得STEM学科的学士学位和教育硕士学位。此外，还将招募太平洋大学的第一年和二年级专业。当他们完成茎学位的同时，Noyce学者将开始参加教育课程，其中包括一个Noyce研讨会，该研讨会将与当地的STEM老师联系起来，并包括整个计划中有关他们的经验的反思性写作。在大三和大四的时候，学者将在太平洋大学的大学教职学院获得本科研究经验，并将在当地社区从事与教育有关的服务学习活动。在教育年度硕士期间，他们将在圣华金县的高需求学校获得监督的学生教学经验。太平洋大学和县STEM办公室与合作伙伴学区合作，将通过现场指导关系和学年/夏季专业发展活动来支持Noyce学者的早期。该项目将调查这些职前活动和归纳支持的程度，以帮助保留新的STEM教师。 这些信息可以有助于满足在圣华金县以及其他高需求学校和地区准备高效的STEM教师的关键需求。 NOYCE计划支持才华横溢的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为有效的K-12 STEM老师，并经验丰富的K-12 STEM老师成为高需求学区的STEM大师教师。它还支持有关K-12 STEM教师在高需求学区的持久性，保留和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估来支持。