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

在罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划(NOYCE)的支持下，东南部地区诺伊斯会议旨在服务于加强STEM职前教师、早期职业教师和STEM教师教育工作者网络的国家需求。该项目有可能促进教师的STEM教学知识，以及他们对有效教学实践的知识。这种专业发展可以帮助教师更好地满足学生的需求。会议还有助于提高诺伊斯项目的效率和获奖者在获奖期后继续开展活动的能力。会议将包括解决早期职业教育工作者在数学和科学方面的重大关切的活动，包括将STEM概念注入课程，以及了解不同的需求和文化能力。会议将使与会者参与针对其内容领域的具体需求的专业发展。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。东南部地区诺伊斯会议由南阿拉巴马大学主办，旨在让与会者更深入地了解支持资源匮乏和高度贫困地区学生学习STEM的内容和教学方法，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，会议每年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，包括为地区诺伊斯学者和在职教师提供研究经验，通过诺伊斯伙伴计划建立一个诺伊斯地区个人投资者和学者/研究员社区，以及文化能力和意识专业发展。东南部地区包括10个州：阿拉巴马州、密西西比州、路易斯安那州、乔治亚州、佛罗里达州、南卡罗来纳州、北卡罗来纳州、弗吉尼亚州和田纳西州。对社会的潜在好处包括让诺伊斯学者在成长为教师的过程中获得知识和经验，这样他们就可以改善成千上万儿童的教育体验。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-12 STEM教师成为STEM大师教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12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), 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.