Maker Education and Community Building as Tools to Recruit, Develop, and Retain STEM Teachers

该项目旨在满足国家培养高素质STEM教师的需求。该项目的主要目标是招募和培养从事生物学、化学和数学教学的本科STEM学生。该项目包括在一个社区组织进行带薪实习，以激发学生对教学的兴趣。该项目将提供奖学金和其他支持，帮助奖学金获得者获得STEM学士学位，并学习如何成为高效的STEM教师。例如，奖学金获得者将能够获得创客教育方面的微型证书。这一经历将有助于学者们制定策略，在高需求学校成为成功的教师。该项目将提供社区合作伙伴和导师教师的持续支持，以帮助新教师坚持教学职业。该项目由圣爱德华大学（一个为西班牙裔服务的机构）领导，包括与Del Valle独立学区、UTeach Maker、Co.Lab Community Makers和Breakthrough Central Texas的合作。该项目旨在支持和培养18名辅修教师教育、主修生物、化学或数学的本科生，使他们获得认证，成为高素质的初中和高中STEM教师。长期目标是发展一个自给自足的STEM教师候选人库，他们在创客教育中获得技能，以提高他们作为教师的效率。教师圈的方法来引导支持寻求创建一个学习社区的创造者，教育者和校友罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划。研究活动旨在了解创客教育对教师专业成长的作用，并记录社区合作伙伴对STEM教师招聘和身份发展的影响。本项目由Robert Noyce教师奖学金项目（Noyce）资助。Noyce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，并支持经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性、留任性和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This project aims to serve the national need of preparing high-quality STEM teachers. The major goal of the project is to recruit and prepare undergraduate STEM students for teaching careers in biology, chemistry, and mathematics. The project includes a paid internship with a community organization to spark student interest in teaching. The project will provide scholarships and additional supports to help the Scholars earn bachelors’ STEM degrees and learn how to be highly effective STEM teachers. For example, the Scholars will be able to earn a micro-credential in maker education. This experience will help the Scholars develop strategies to succeed as teachers in high-need schools. The project will provide ongoing support from community partners and mentor teachers to help the new teachers persist in the teaching profession. This project is led by Saint Edward's University, a Hispanic-serving institution, and includes partnerships with Del Valle Independent School District, UTeach Maker, Co.Lab Community Makers, and Breakthrough Central Texas. The project seeks to support and prepare 18 undergraduates minoring in teacher education and majoring in biology, chemistry, or mathematics, to achieve certification and become highly qualified middle and high school STEM teachers. The long-term goal is to develop a self-sustaining pool of STEM teacher candidates who gain skills in maker education to increase their effectiveness as teachers. A teacher circle approach to induction support seeks to create a learning community of makers, educators, and alumni of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Research activities aim to understand the role of experience with maker education on teacher professional growth and to document the impact of community partners on STEM teacher recruitment and identity development. 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.