Preparing Resourceful, Innovative Science and Mathematics Teachers

该项目旨在通过鼓励佛罗里达纪念大学数学、化学或生物专业的有才华的本科生成为合格的中等STEM教师，来满足全国对高质量STEM教学的需求。作为招聘战略的一部分，STEM专业的大二学生将在当地K-12学生的数学/科学相关暑期项目中担任实习生。被选中的学生将获得奖学金，帮助他们攻读STEM学位和第二个科学或数学教育专业。奖学金获得者将由经验丰富的高中教师指导，他们在高需求环境中服务。在大学的最后一年，学者们将完成一个教学实习和一个教育行动研究项目，重点是在城市环境中的STEM教和学习。这种学术、经济支持和指导的结合有望帮助学生获得在迈阿密-戴德公立学校系统中的高需求学校成为高效STEM教师所需的知识和技能。该项目的更广泛影响包括通过课程的跨学科重点和该项目的以学生群体为基础的结构加强本科生的学习经验。该项目旨在强调招收有学术天赋、代表性不足和/或第一代大学生。佛罗里达纪念大学的这个项目是与迈阿密-戴德县公立学校合作的。该项目包括高需求学校、文理学院和大学教育学院之间的合作关系。该项目的目标是为14名有才华的STEM专业学生提供奖学金，并为他们在高需求学校成为有效的STEM教师做准备。实施计划包括已知可以改善学生成绩的活动，如战略性课程安排、辅导、建议、指导、研讨会以及参与研究项目和实习的机会。该项目的成果和最佳做法将通过研究和学术出版物以及在专业会议上的介绍来传播。评估将由外部评估员进行，使用调查和学生在特定课程和认证考试中的表现来收集定量和定性信息。结果将用于改进项目的所有方面，其中许多方面将在项目持续时间之后继续下去。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。

This project seeks to serve the national need for high-quality STEM teaching by encouraging talented undergraduate mathematics, chemistry, or biology majors at Florida Memorial University to become certified secondary STEM teachers. As part of the recruitment strategy, sophomore STEM majors will serve as interns in mathematics/science-related summer programs for local K-12 students. Selected students will receive scholarships to help them pursue both their STEM degree and a second major in science or mathematics education. The Scholars will be mentored by experienced high school teachers who serve in high-need settings. During their last year of college, the Scholars will complete a teaching internship and an education action research project focused on STEM teaching and learning in an urban environment. This combination of academics, financial support, and mentoring is expected to help students gain the knowledge and skills needed to be highly effective STEM teachers at high-need schools in the Miami-Dade Public School System. The project’s broader impacts include enhancement of the undergraduate students' learning experiences through the interdisciplinary focus of the curriculum and through the project's student cohort-based structure. The project intends to emphasize recruitment of academically talented underrepresented and/or first-generation college students. This project at Florida Memorial University is in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The project includes collaborative relationships among high-need schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education at the University. The project goals are to provide scholarships for 14 talented STEM majors and to prepare them to be effective STEM teachers in high-need schools. Implementation plans include activities that are known to improve student outcomes such as strategic course placement, tutoring, advising, mentoring, seminars, and opportunities to engage in research projects and internships. Findings and best practices of this project will be disseminated through research and scholarly publications and presentations at professional conferences. The evaluation will be conducted by an external evaluator using surveys and student performance in specific courses and certification exams to gather both quantitative and qualitative information. The results will be used to improve all aspects of the project, many of which will continue beyond the project's duration. 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.