Transforming Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation: A Conference to Focus on Recruitment and Equity

该项目旨在通过召开一次会议来服务于国家利益，会议的重点是增加致力于改善中学数学教师招聘和准备计划的高等教育机构的数量，最终改善6- 12年级学生获得高质量数学指导的机会。数学教师教育者协会（AMTE），让事实出来（GFO）工作组和数学教师教育伙伴关系（MTE-P）将利用这次会议作为一种工具，以解决与招聘不同的数学教师候选人，探索与教学相关的转型努力，并检查公平在中学数学教师招聘和准备中的作用。新的和现有的合作伙伴将分享解决共同挑战的工具和战略，并为当地的项目转型工作开发想法。扩大谁成为数学教师的参与是至关重要的，因此，该项目将从公平的角度来对待招聘和项目转型工作。 在2022年MTE-P GFO会议上，与会者将集中讨论转变准备计划的重要工作，以更紧密地与AMTE的数学教师准备标准保持一致。会议将以混合形式提供，邀请与会者亲自或在线充分参与。 现场部分将在AMTE会议前一天与2022年AMTE年会在同一地点举行。评估工作将检查（1）会议扩大了合作伙伴网络的方式，这些合作伙伴专注于中学数学教师的准备，超越了GFO和MTE-P社区，以及（2）会议解决公平，多样性和包容性的程度;招聘策略;以及支持和程序转型的维度。来自MTE-P GFO会议主题和会议的信息和材料将通过AMTE通讯和教学数学教师播客传播。通过利用改进科学的思想来支持机构转型，参与者将影响K-12和中学后环境中的STEM教育经验。NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。该奖项反映了NSF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 interest by convening a conference focused on increasing the number of higher education institutions that are committed to improving secondary mathematics teacher recruitment and preparation programs, ultimately improving access to high-quality mathematics instructions for 6-12th grade students. The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educator’s (AMTE), Get the Facts Out (GFO) taskforce, and the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-P), will use this conference as a vehicle to address issues related to recruiting diverse mathematics teacher candidates, exploring transformational efforts relevant to teaching, and examining the role of equity in secondary mathematics teacher recruitment and preparation. New and existing partners will share tools and strategies for solving common challenges and develop ideas for local program transformation efforts. Broadening participation in who becomes mathematics teachers is vital; therefore, the project will approach recruitment and program transformation efforts from an equity perspective. At the 2022 MTE-P & GFO Conference, participants will engage in focused discussions about the significant work of transforming preparation programs to more closely align with the AMTE’s Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics. The conference will be offered in a hybrid format, with participants invited to fully engage either in-person or online. The in-person portion will be held in the same location as the 2022 AMTE annual conference, one day prior to the AMTE conference. An evaluation effort will examine (1) the ways in which the conference has expanded the network of partners who focus on secondary mathematics teacher preparation beyond the GFO and MTE-P communities, and (2) the degree to which the sessions address equity, diversity, and inclusivity; recruitment strategies; as well as supports for and dimensions of program transformation. Information and materials from the MTE-P & GFO Conference themes and sessions will be disseminated through the AMTE newsletter and the Teaching Mathematics Teachers podcast. By utilizing ideas of improvement science to support institutional transformation, participants will impact STEM educational experiences across K–12 and post-secondary contexts. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program support research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.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.