Building Capacity for Recruiting and Effectively Preparing Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Teachers for Urban, High-Need Schools

该项目旨在满足国家培养高素质数学、科学和计算机科学教师的能力建设需求。通过教育合作，该项目的目标是修订和开发课程，为未来的数学、科学和计算机科学教师做准备。此外，本项目建议改善城市公立学校未来教师的招聘、教育和保留途径。这将通过了解当地对城市环境中数学、科学和计算机科学教师的需求来实现，包括了解如何改进教师培训计划以满足这些需求。该能力建设项目预计将为未来准备和提交罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目提案奠定基础。德克萨斯卫斯理大学（TWU）是一所主要为本科生服务的私立大学，该项目包括与塔兰特县学院区（一个开放获取的社区学院区）的合作；沃斯堡独立学区，一个高需求的学区；领导力学院网络，一个以社区为基础的组织；以及公立研究型大学德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校。项目目标是：(1)加强TWU现有的数学和科学教师认证课程，并开发新的7-12年级计算机科学教师认证课程；(2)加强和扩大与沃斯堡K-12和高等教育机构的合作伙伴关系，重点关注STEM教师的招聘、准备和保留；(3)建立、维护和扩大沃斯堡以社区为基础的STEM外展伙伴关系。为了实现这些目标，该项目将利用广泛的需求评估目录来推进知识，提高STEM教师的效率，加强基础设施，并为代表性不足的人群争取权益。该项目将建立对最佳实践的理解，为从城市学区招募未来的STEM教师进入两年制和四年制院校建立途径，目标是将这些学生作为高素质的STEM教师返回城市学区。通过这种方式，该项目将为教师准备创造一个积极的反馈循环。此外，该项目旨在研究领导力学院网络模式，这是一所公立特许学校，作为教学实验室，为对STEM教育感兴趣的一年级和二年级本科生提供早期现场体验。该能力建设项目由罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目（诺伊斯）支持。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教师成为高需求学区的STEM大师教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的有效性和留任率的研究。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。

The project aims to serve the national need of building capacity for the purpose of preparing high-quality teachers in mathematics, science, and computer science. Through an educational partnership, the goal of this project is to revise and develop curricula for preparing future teachers of mathematics, science, and computer science. In addition, this project proposes to improve the pathway for the recruitment, education, and retention of those future teachers in urban public schools. This will be accomplished by understanding the local needs for mathematics, science, and computer science teachers in urban settings, including understanding how to improve teacher preparation programs to meet such needs. This Capacity Building project is expected to lay the groundwork for the future preparation and submission of a Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program proposal. This project at Texas Wesleyan University (TWU), a private primarily undergraduate serving university, includes partnerships with Tarrant County College District, an open-access community college district; the Fort Worth Independent School District, a high-need school district; Leadership Academy Network, a community-based organization; and the University of Texas at Arlington, a public research university. Project goals are to (1) strengthen the existing mathematics and science teacher certification tracks and develop a new Grade 7-12 computer science teacher certification track at TWU; (2) strengthen and expand partnerships with Fort Worth K-12 and postsecondary institutions, with an intentional focus on the recruitment, preparation, and retention of STEM teachers; and (3) establish, maintain, and expand Fort Worth community-based STEM outreach partnerships. To accomplish these goals, this project will utilize an extensive catalog of needs assessments to advance knowledge, increase STEM teacher effectiveness, enhance infrastructure, and advocate for underrepresented populations. This project will build an understanding of best practices for building a pathway for recruiting future STEM teachers from urban school districts into two-year and four-year institutions, with the goal of returning these students to the urban school districts as highly qualified STEM teachers. In this way, the project will create a positive feedback loop for teacher preparation. Additionally, this project seeks to examine the Leadership Academy Network model, a public charter school, as a teaching laboratory for early field experiences with first- and second-year undergraduate students who have interests in STEM education. This Capacity Building 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 teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports research on the effectiveness and retention 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.