Building Capacity for Smoky Mountain Noyce Scholars through Mathematics Teacher Circles

通过数学教师圈培养烟山诺伊斯学者的能力

• 批准号: 2151839
• 负责人: Sloan Despeaux
• 金额: $ 12.5万
• 依托单位: Western Carolina University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2151839&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Capacity; Smoky; Mountain; Noyce

The project aims to serve the national need to recruit and train high school mathematics teachers in rural areas. In partnership with Southwestern Community College (SCC) and the Macon County, Swain County, and Jackson County public school districts, Western Carolina University (WCU) will work toward the collaborative development of a cohort-based, prospective teacher pipeline. The project intends to establish a recruitment and support plan and determine barriers for prospective teachers. Additionally, the project will identify early field experiences through SCC and mentoring and networking opportunities through the Smoky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle (SMMTC). By focusing on the three needs of infrastructure, collaboration, and retention, the project intends to build capacity to help address the deficit of secondary mathematics teachers.The project has the following goals: (1) establish a plan for the recruitment and support of a diverse pool of talented undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees with an interest in becoming high-school mathematics teachers in Western North Carolina (WNC); (2) identify the barriers to student success in Secondary Mathematics Education in WNC; (3) establish various options for early field experiences through existing programs at SCC, and (4) establish mentoring and networking opportunities through involvement of students with the SMMTC. Data collection will include surveys of in-service teachers, alumni, school counselors, and current STEM majors regarding interest in and barriers to teaching secondary mathematics in WNC. A Local Educational Agency focus group, a Community College Advisory Board, an Educational Enrichment Programs Advisory Board, and the SMMTC leadership will help the project meet its goals. As a result of this project, future STEM majors could benefit from intentionally streamlined transfer options, designed instructional bridges, and new regional partnerships. 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 persistence, retention, and effectiveness 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在农村地区招聘和培训高中数学教师的需要。西卡罗来纳大学(WCU)将与西南社区学院(SCC)以及梅肯县、斯温县和杰克逊县公立学区合作，共同开发以队列为基础的未来教师队伍。该项目打算制定一项招聘和支助计划，并确定未来教师的障碍。此外，该项目将通过SCC确定早期实地经验，并通过Smoky Mountain数学教师圈(SMMTC)提供指导和建立网络的机会。通过重点关注基础设施、协作和保留这三个需求，该项目旨在建设能力，以帮助解决中学数学教师的短缺问题。该项目有以下目标：(1)制定计划，招募和支持在北卡罗来纳州西部攻读STEM学位并有兴趣成为高中数学教师的不同本科生；(2)确定北卡罗来纳州西部中学数学教育中学生成功的障碍；(3)通过SCC现有的项目，为早期实地体验建立各种选择；以及(4)通过学生与SMMTC的参与，建立指导和网络机会。数据收集将包括对在职教师、校友、学校辅导员和目前STEM专业的学生进行的关于在北卡罗来纳大学教授中学数学的兴趣和障碍的调查。当地教育机构的焦点小组、社区大学顾问委员会、教育丰富计划顾问委员会和SMMTC的领导将帮助该项目实现其目标。作为这一项目的结果，未来的STEM专业可以从有意简化的转学选择、设计的教学桥梁和新的区域合作伙伴关系中受益。该能力建设项目由罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划(NOYCE)提供支持。Noyce计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人员成为有效的K-12 STEM教师，并支持经验丰富、模范的K-12教师成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性、保留率和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。