Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference: Removing Barriers in STEM Teacher Education

在Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划（Noyce）的支持下，东南地区Noyce会议旨在满足国家加强STEM副教授，早期职业教师和STEM教师教育者网络的需求。该项目有可能提高教师的STEM内容知识，以及他们对有效教学实践的了解。 这种专业发展可以帮助教师更好地满足学生的需要。 会议还有助于提高诺伊斯项目的效率和获奖者在获奖期间继续开展活动的能力。会议将包括解决早期职业教育者在数学和科学方面的重要问题的活动，包括将STEM概念注入课程以及对不同需求和文化能力的理解。会议将使参与者参与针对其内容领域需求的专业发展。此外，会议将为社区发展和指导提供机会，从而有可能促进早期职业教育工作者的教学改进和心理社会健康。由南亚拉巴马大学主办的东南地区诺伊斯会议旨在让与会者更深入地了解支持低资源和高贫困地区学生STEM学习的内容和教学法，从而使与会者能够满足所有学生的需求。在为期三年的项目中，每年的会议将为诺伊斯社区的大约300名成员提供服务。正在进行的项目活动，将补充会议的努力，包括区域诺伊斯学者和在职教师的研究经验，通过诺伊斯伙伴计划形成诺伊斯区域PI和学者/研究员的社区，以及文化能力和意识的专业发展。东南部地区包括10个州：亚拉巴马、密西西比、路易斯安那、格鲁吉亚、佛罗里达、南卡罗来纳州、北卡罗来纳州、弗吉尼亚和田纳西。对社会的潜在好处包括为诺伊斯学者提供知识和经验，因为他们发展成为教师，这样他们就可以改善成千上万儿童的教育经验。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 STEM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), the Southeastern Regional Noyce Conference aims to serve the national need of strengthening the network of STEM preservice teachers, early career teachers, and STEM teacher educators. The project has the potential to advance teachers' STEM content knowledge, as well as their knowledge of effective teaching practices. This professional development can help the teachers better meet the needs of their students. The conference can also contribute to the efficacy of Noyce projects and the ability of the awardees to sustain the activities beyond the award period. The conference will include activities that address vital concerns of early career educators in mathematics and science, including infusing STEM concepts into the curriculum and understanding of diverse needs and cultural competency. The conference will engage participants in professional development specific to the needs of their content area. Additionally, the conference will provide opportunities for community development and mentorship, and thus have the potential to promote teaching improvement and psychosocial wellbeing among early career educators. The Southeastern Regional Noyce Conference, hosted by the University of South Alabama, aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the content and pedagogy that supports STEM learning for students from low-resourced and high poverty areas, resulting in empowering participants to meet the needs of all students. Each year of the three-year project, the conference will serve approximately 300 members of the Noyce community. Ongoing project activities that will supplement conference efforts include research experiences for regional Noyce scholars and in-service teachers, formation of a community of Noyce regional PIs and scholars/fellows through the Noyce buddy program, and cultural competence and awareness professional development. The Southeast region includes 10 states: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Potential benefits to society include equipping Noyce scholars with knowledge and experiences, as they develop into teachers, so that they can improve the educational experiences of thousands of children. 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-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.