Preparing Transformational Computer Science Teachers for High-need Urban Schools

为高需求的城市学校培养变革型计算机科学教师

• 批准号: 1950179
• 负责人: Jasmine Ma
• 金额: $ 119.68万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 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: 2020-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950179&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Transformational; Computer; Science; Teachers

This project aims to serve the national need for a greater number of teachers licensed to teach computer science and students with disabilities. The project proposes to prepare STEM undergraduate majors and professionals interested in a second career to become highly qualified secondary teachers of computer science, as well as teachers of students identified as having disabilities. The project will provide scholarships to students in the fourth year of their undergraduate STEM degree as well as during a one-year Master of Arts program. This program will prepare the Scholars for dual certification in both computer science education and special education, as they earn a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. This novel teacher preparation program will work with established partnerships with New York City schools to place these new, highly qualified teachers into high need schools and support them during their first year of teaching.The project at New York University includes a partnership with the New York City Public Schools. Project goals include: 1) generating knowledge about recruiting STEM majors and professionals into teaching computer science for all students, and particularly those students identified as having disabilities; 2) increasing access to computer science instruction for all secondary students in New York City; and 3) supporting and promoting teacher induction and retention in computer science teaching. The project is designed to prepare thirty new teachers, in two cohorts. Beyond informational outreach, recruitment activities will also include free extracurricular computer science workshops with public school middle school students where STEM undergraduates and professionals will have opportunities to engage with students and experience pedagogical strategies supported in MAT program. The project will bring together coursework addressing general issues of pedagogy, computer science education, and special education, as well as clinical experiences in New York City public schools to prepare these Scholars to support secondary learners in the diverse urban settings. Noyce Scholars will also receive mentoring in their first year of teaching, in the form of observations from project team members, as well as two paid professional development workshops designed to support first year secondary teachers in computer science and special education. 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对更多有资格教授计算机科学的教师和残疾学生的需求。该项目建议培养有兴趣从事第二职业的STEM本科生和专业人员，使其成为高素质的计算机科学中学教师，以及被认定为残疾学生的教师。该项目将为本科STEM学位四年级的学生以及为期一年的艺术硕士课程的学生提供奖学金。这项计划将为学者们在计算机科学教育和特殊教育方面的双重认证做好准备，因为他们获得了教学文学硕士(MAT)学位。这一新颖的教师培训计划将与纽约市学校建立合作伙伴关系，将这些新的、高素质的教师安排到高需求学校，并在他们执教的第一年为他们提供支持。纽约大学的项目包括与纽约市公立学校的合作。项目目标包括：1)为所有学生，特别是那些被认定为残疾的学生，提供招聘STEM专业人员和专业人员教授计算机科学的知识；2)增加纽约市所有中学生接受计算机科学教学的机会；以及3)支持和促进教师在计算机科学教学中的入职和留任。该项目的目的是培养30名新教师，分两组。除了信息外展，招聘活动还将包括为公立中学学生举办的免费课外计算机科学研讨会，在这些研讨会上，STEM本科生和专业人员将有机会与学生接触，并体验MAT计划支持的教学策略。该项目将汇集涉及教育学、计算机科学教育和特殊教育的一般问题的课程，以及纽约市公立学校的临床经验，以使这些学者做好准备，支持不同城市环境中的中学生。诺伊斯学者还将在第一年的教学中接受指导，形式是项目小组成员的观察，以及两个旨在支持计算机科学和特殊教育一年级中学教师的有偿专业发展讲习班。这个Track 1：奖学金和津贴项目由罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划(Noyce)提供支持。Noyce计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人员成为有效的K-12 STEM教师，并支持经验丰富、模范的K-12 STEM教师成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。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。