Educating Science and Mathematics Majors to Teach with Social Justice Models in High-Needs Schools

教育科学和数学专业的学生在高需求学校以社会正义模式进行教学

• 批准号: 2151061
• 负责人: John Pecore
• 金额: $ 144.99万
• 依托单位: University of West Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-15 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2151061&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Educating; Science; Mathematics; Majors; Teach

This project aims to serve the national need to recruit and retain highly qualified STEM teachers for grades 6-12 with a commitment to serve in high-need school districts. The project will recruit, produce, and place 19 highly qualified, certified, grades 6-12 STEM teachers in local high-need school districts. Recognizing that social justice is an often-overlooked component of STEM educator identity, Scholars will participate in a two-summer social justice citizen science project and will graduate as highly qualified science and math teachers. These new teachers will positively impact the two partnering high-need districts in the area by elevating educational opportunities in a culturally responsive and sustaining manner.This project at the University of West Florida (UWF) includes continued partnerships with Pensacola State College and two high-need school districts, Escambia County School District and Santa Rosa County District Schools. The project goals include: 1) increasing the number of highly qualified and certified STEM grades 6-12 teachers in Northwest Florida high-need Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), 2) supporting graduates of UWF-Teach, and scholarship recipients, in the workplace to increase success and retention in Northwest Florida high-need LEAs, and 3) engaging Noyce Scholars in authentic social justice-based science research and development of research projects into citizen science classroom lessons. The project team will research the following questions. 1) Do program components, including the two-summer social justice-based citizen science research program, and course components contribute to STEM majors becoming grades 6-12 classroom teachers in high need LEAs? 2) How does the two-summer social justice-based citizen science research program impact Scholars' professional teacher development (e.g., teacher cultural competency, teaching self-efficacy, effectiveness as teachers and leaders)? Working with their district, graduates will receive additional support to ensure their success as a novice teacher, increasing the likelihood that Scholars will remain in the teaching profession beyond five years with the potential to impact thousands of students using equitable and just teaching models. An external evaluator will review project research activities, evaluate broader impacts, collect and synthesize data related to success in meeting overall goals, and conduct frequent interviews and focus groups. Additionally, a research consultant will focus on research questions and benchmarks. Dissemination of project results will allow program benefits to be extended beyond program participants and further facilitate learning and collaboration. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project is supported by 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.

该项目旨在满足国家招聘和留住6-12年级高素质STEM教师的需求，并承诺在高需求学区服务。该项目将在当地高需求学区招募、培养和安置19名高素质、经认证的6-12年级STEM教师。 认识到社会正义是STEM教育者身份中经常被忽视的组成部分，学者将参加为期两个夏天的社会正义公民科学项目，并将毕业于高素质的科学和数学教师。这些新教师将积极影响两个合作的高需求地区在该地区通过提高教育机会在一个文化上的反应和可持续的方式。这个项目在西佛罗里达大学（UWF）包括继续与彭萨科拉州立学院和两个高需求学区，埃斯坎比亚县学区和圣罗莎县学区学校的伙伴关系。项目目标包括：1）增加西北部佛罗里达高需求地方教育机构（LEAs）的高素质和认证STEM 6-12级教师的数量，2）支持UWF教学的毕业生和奖学金获得者，在工作场所增加西北部佛罗里达高需求LEAs的成功和保留，和3）从事诺伊斯学者在真正的社会正义为基础的科学研究和研究项目的发展到公民科学课堂课程。项目组将研究以下问题。1)项目组成部分，包括两个夏天的社会正义为基础的公民科学研究计划，和课程组成部分有助于STEM专业成为6-12年级的课堂教师在高需要LEAs？2)为期两个夏天的以社会正义为基础的公民科学研究项目如何影响学者的专业教师发展（例如，教师文化能力、教学自我效能、作为教师和领导者的效能）？ 与他们的地区合作，毕业生将获得额外的支持，以确保他们作为一个新手教师的成功，增加学者将继续在教学行业超过五年的可能性，有可能影响成千上万的学生使用公平和公正的教学模式。一名外部评价员将审查项目研究活动，评价更广泛的影响，收集和综合与成功实现总体目标有关的数据，并经常进行访谈和重点小组讨论。此外，一名研究顾问将专注于研究问题和基准。项目成果的传播将使项目的好处扩大到项目参与者之外，并进一步促进学习和合作。这个轨道1：奖学金和津贴项目是由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。