A Pathway to Equity: Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Populations in STEM Education

该项目旨在为美国所有学校的学生提供高质量的STEM教育。该项目将帮助国家实现这一目标，为STEM专业的学生创造一条“成长自己”的道路，他们将为在高需求社区担任教师做好准备。为了让STEM专业的学生能够在高需求的学校社区有效地教学，他们需要在各个层面上解决文化多样性的教育经验。该项目将通过实施循证实践来提供这种培训，旨在改善本科STEM专业的STEM学生学习和保留。项目活动包括：为大学一年级和二年级学生提供暑期实习机会;为大三和大四学生提供全额奖学金;并为未来的教师提供指导。该项目将通过学术和实践经验培养合格的初中和高中STEM教师，包括在城市和农村学校进行高质量的临床实地实习。该项目在林肯大学，一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，将与莫布里地区社区学院，杰斐逊城学区，堪萨斯城公立学校合作（少数民族/免费午餐和减少午餐的高比例）和墨西哥学区（农村）。在五年内，该项目将提供奖学金和指导支持32个本科专业的生物，化学，数学和物理。这些学生还将获得在高需求的农村和城市学区成功担任教师所需的教学内容知识技能。项目目标包括：（1）增加在K-12 STEM教学中追求职业生涯的大学STEM专业的数量;（2）协助杰斐逊城、堪萨斯城和墨西哥的“成长你自己”计划，MO培养STEM专业的学生，他们将在完成STEM学士学位后返回各自的家乡任教;（3）促进STEM成为代表性不足的人口的可行职业领域;以及（4）构建一个基于探究的，文化上敏感的课程，可以整合到本科STEM和教师准备计划中。本项目将采用混合方法设计来评估项目的有效性。传播工作将包括在有关的国家会议上和在教育研究刊物上分享研究结果。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。

This project aims to serve the national interest in providing students in all schools in the United States with a high-quality STEM education. This project will assist the nation in reaching this goal by creating a “grow your own” pathway of STEM majors who will prepare for careers as teachers in high-need communities. To prepare STEM majors to teach effectively in high-need school communities, they need educational experiences that address cultural diversity at all levels. This project will provide this training by implementing evidence-based practices aimed to improve STEM student learning and retention in undergraduate STEM majors. The project activities include: providing summer internships to engage first- and second-year college students; funding full scholarships to undergraduate juniors and seniors; and mentoring future teachers. This project will prepare certified middle and high school STEM teachers via academic and practical experiences, including high-quality clinical field placements in both urban and rural schools.This project at Lincoln University, a Historically Black College and University, will include partnerships with Moberly Area Community College, Jefferson City School District, Kansas City Public Schools (high-minority/high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients), and Mexico School District (rural). Over five years, the project will provide scholarship and mentoring support to 32 undergraduate majors in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. These students will also be provided with the pedagogical-content knowledge skills needed to succeed as teachers in high-need rural and urban school districts. Project goals include: (1) Increase the number of university STEM majors pursuing a career in K-12 STEM teaching; (2) Assist “Grow Your Own” programs in Jefferson City, Kansas City and Mexico, MO in developing STEM majors who will return to their respective hometowns to teach after completion of the STEM baccalaureate degree; (3) Promote STEM as a viable career field for underrepresented populations; and (4) Construct an inquiry-based, culturally responsive curriculum that can be integrated into undergraduate STEM and teacher preparation programs. This project will use a mixed-methods design to assess project effectiveness. Dissemination efforts will include sharing findings at relevant national conferences and in education research journals. 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.