Building Capacity for Supporting STEM Educators in the Alabama Black Belt Region

该项目旨在满足国家建设能力的需求，以增加阿拉巴马州高需求黑带地区具有文化反思能力的STEM教师的数量。阿拉巴马州立大学（ASU）将加强与社区学院和高需求学区的合作伙伴关系，为STEM学生进入地区教师队伍提供一条既定途径。亚利桑那州立大学的STEM和教育课程将得到改进，增加新的丰富模块和新的考试准备课程，为学生更好地准备认证考试。该项目的成果可以使该大学更广泛的STEM和教育学生受益。它还将使亚利桑那州立大学为未来的1号轨道提案做好准备。该项目包括与特伦霍尔姆州立社区学院（TSCC）和朗兹县公立学校系统（LCPSS）的合作。项目目标包括：(1)制定营销和招聘计划，以招募亚利桑那州立大学STEM专业的学生和TSCC的毕业生；(2)与TSCC建立协同合作伙伴关系，包括衔接协议，旨在促进学生及时完成STEM和教育学位；(3)与当地学校系统（如LCPSS）建立合作伙伴关系，更好地了解他们的需求；(4)开发新的教育课程和课程；(5)建立协调和管理未来第1轨道项目的体制结构。TSCC和LCPSS的需求评估将在项目团队计划第1轨道项目时为他们提供信息。此外，将对亚利桑那州立大学的在校学生和教师进行调查，以便更好地了解对STEM教育工作者途径的态度和看法。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 to increase the number of culturally reflective STEM teachers in the high-need Black Belt region of Alabama. Alabama State University (ASU) will strengthen its partnerships with a community college and high-need school district, leading to an established pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. The STEM and education curriculum at ASU will be improved, with new enrichment modules as well as new test preparation courses that will better prepare students for certification exams. The outcomes of this project could benefit the wider STEM and education student population at the university. It will also position ASU for a future Track 1 proposal.This project includes partnerships with Trenholm State Community College (TSCC) and the Lowndes County Public School System (LCPSS). Project goals include: (1) developing a marketing and recruitment plan to recruit ASU STEM majors and graduates from TSCC, (2) develop a synergistic partnership, including an articulation agreement, with TSCC aimed at facilitating students' timely completion of STEM and education degrees, (3) developing collaborative partnerships with local school systems, such as LCPSS, and better understanding their needs, (4) developing new education courses and curricula, and (5) developing an institutional structure for coordinating and managing the future Track 1 project. Needs assessments of TSCC and LCPSS will inform the project team as they plan for the Track 1 project. Additionally, current students and faculty at ASU will be surveyed to allow for better understanding of attitudes and perceptions of the STEM educator pathway. 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.