Paso del Norte Texas Computer Science Teaching Fellows

该项目旨在满足国家培养高素质计算机科学（CS）教师的需求。随着科技出现在日常生活的方方面面，发展最快的职业之一是计算机和信息技术。在这个项目中，计算机科学毕业生将被招募为教学研究员（TFs），他们将进入为期一年的教育研究生课程，获得硕士学位和教师证书。预期助教将具备教授高质素计算机科学原理的知识和技能，同时激励中学生，特别是西班牙裔学生，探索计算机和信息技术的未来。德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）的这个项目包括与埃尔帕索独立学区（EPISD）和支持K-12计算机科学教育的全国性非营利组织CSforAll的合作。该项目的目标是增加CS教师的数量，特别是那些西班牙裔教师，在美国/墨西哥边境的远西德克萨斯州的帕索德尔北地区。为了实现这一目标，10名持有至少CS学士学位的个人将获得硕士课程的财政支持，并将承诺在高需求地区至少教学四年。在此期间，每位研究员将获得工资补助。UTEP与EPISD建立了真正的合作伙伴关系，通过采用创新模式，通过大学-学校合作伙伴关系来更新教育者准备，或美国PREP。该模式结合了新开发的住院医师计划，并涉及使用数据来支持持续改进工作。外部评价将衡量助教作为教师和潜在教师领导的有效性。本项目由Robert Noyce教师奖学金项目（Noyce）资助。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 preparing high-quality computer science (CS) teachers. With technology present in all aspects of daily life, one of the fastest growing occupations is computer and information technology. In this project, CS graduates will be recruited as Teaching Fellows (TFs) who will enter a one-year graduate program in education to receive a Master’s degree and teacher certification. It is anticipated the TFs will possess the knowledge and skills to teach high quality CS principles while at the same time inspiring secondary students, especially Hispanics, to explore a future in computer and information technology. This project at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) includes partnerships with the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) and CSforAll, a national nonprofit organization supporting K-12 CS education. The project goal is to increase the number of CS teachers, especially those who are Hispanic, in the Paso del Norte region of Far West Texas on the U.S/Mexico border. To meet this goal, 10 individuals holding at least a baccalaureate degree in CS will receive financial support for the Master's program and will commit to a minimum of four years of teaching in a high-need district. During this time, each Fellow will receive a salary supplement. UTEP has developed an authentic partnership with EPISD through adoption of an innovative model through the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation, or US PREP. The model incorporates a newly developed residency program and involves the use of data to support continuous improvement efforts. External evaluation will measure the effectiveness of the TFs as teachers and potential teacher leaders. This Track 2: Teaching Fellowships 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.