Preparing Effective STEM Teachers by Advancing the Cultural and Computational Engagement of STEM Scholars

通过促进 STEM 学者的文化和计算参与来培养有效的 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1950036
• 负责人: Paige Evans
• 金额: $ 119.99万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950036&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Effective; STEM; Teachers; Advancing

This project aims to serve the national need of preparing high-quality STEM teachers for high-need school districts, with an emphasis on computer science teachers. Through a partnership with the College of Technology and the Departments of Computer Science and Physics, the University's STEM teacher preparation program will create a pipeline for preparing secondary STEM teachers. The project aims to provide an inquiry-based computer science education course in which pre-service teachers will learn computational tools, as well as how to integrate them into the STEM courses they will teach in the future. The project will recruit STEM majors to pursue teaching careers and provide the future teachers with financial and other supports. These Noyce Scholars will have access to a Teacher Interest Group to help build community among the Scholars. This interest group will also provide support and opportunities to participate in community events that incorporate culturally responsive approaches in a diverse community context. This project at the University of Houston includes partnerships with local independent school districts including Aldine, Alief, Alvin, Cy-Fair, Fort Bend, Houston, Katy, Pasadena, and Spring Branch. Over a five-year duration, it aims to produce 30 highly qualified STEM teachers to teach in high-need school districts in Greater Houston and the nation. The program will use a unique culturally responsive process to recruit undergraduates in computer science, physics, and technology. The technology major is ABET accredited; Mechanical Engineering Technology majors will be targeted along with physics and computer science majors. These STEM majors will be prepared to become secondary STEM teachers who will have the potential to prepare a diverse STEM workforce and address technical and computational issues facing society. Moreover, teacher education courses will be infused with culturally responsive pedagogy to prepare teachers to help their students make direct connections between STEM careers and addressing local and national issues. Researchers will evaluate the impact of including a culturally responsive emphasis in Noyce Scholar selection and training on the production, teaching, and persistence of STEM educators. In addition, they will examine how a course and curriculum developed for all STEM majors as a computer science pedagogy course might encourage and positively influence the career paths of undergraduates, especially underserved students of color. Knowledge gained from this project will be disseminated through presentations, demonstrations, and journal publications. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project is supported through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce). 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.

该项目旨在满足国家为高需求学区培养高质量STEM教师的需求，重点是计算机科学教师。 通过与技术学院以及计算机科学和物理系的合作，该大学的STEM教师准备计划将为准备中学STEM教师创建一个管道。 该项目旨在提供一个以探究为基础的计算机科学教育课程，职前教师将学习计算工具，以及如何将其融入他们未来教授的STEM课程。 该项目将招募STEM专业的学生从事教学职业，并为未来的教师提供财政和其他支持。 这些诺伊斯学者将有机会获得教师兴趣小组，以帮助建立学者之间的社区。 该兴趣小组还将提供支持和机会，使人们能够参加在多样化社区背景下采用文化上敏感的方法的社区活动。休斯顿大学的这个项目包括与当地独立学区的合作伙伴关系，包括Aldine，Alief，Alvin，Cy-Fair，Fort弯曲，Houston，凯蒂，帕萨迪纳和Spring分支。 在五年的时间里，它的目标是培养30名高素质的STEM教师，在大休斯顿和全国的高需求学区任教。该计划将使用独特的文化响应过程来招募计算机科学，物理和技术的本科生。 技术专业是ABET认证;机械工程技术专业将与物理和计算机科学专业一起沿着。 这些STEM专业的学生将准备成为中学STEM教师，他们将有潜力培养多样化的STEM劳动力，并解决社会面临的技术和计算问题。 此外，教师教育课程将融入文化敏感的教学法，以帮助教师帮助学生在STEM职业与解决地方和国家问题之间建立直接联系。 研究人员将评估在诺伊斯学者的选择和培训中强调文化敏感性对STEM教育工作者的生产，教学和坚持的影响。 此外，他们将研究如何为所有STEM专业开发的课程和课程作为计算机科学教育学课程可能会鼓励和积极影响本科生的职业道路，特别是有色人种的学生。 从该项目中获得的知识将通过演讲、演示和期刊出版物传播。这个轨道1：奖学金和津贴项目是通过罗伯特诺伊斯教师奖学金计划（诺伊斯）的支持。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。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。