Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Educators to Serve in High-Need Schools in Pennsylvania

招募、准备和留住 STEM 教育工作者为宾夕法尼亚州的高需求学校服务

• 批准号: 2223970
• 负责人: Gerard Dumancas
• 金额: $ 120万
• 依托单位: University of Scranton
• 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: 2022-04-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2223970&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruiting; Preparing; Retaining; STEM; Educators

This project aims to serve the national need for highly effective STEM teachers. To do so, it will recruit undergraduate STEM majors to complete STEM degrees and support them in becoming certified as secondary teachers of mathematics or science. These individuals will receive scholarships and other supports designed to enrich their STEM knowledge, as well as their teaching knowledge and skills. To expand their STEM content knowledge, the Noyce Scholars will have the opportunity to participate in collaborative mentor-scholar projects, summer computational workshops, and a chemometrics course ((i.e., statistics and computer applications in analytical chemistry). They will also benefit from faculty mentorships that include opportunities to reflect on their academic and career pursuits. Monthly workshops will include sessions related to interpersonal skill development, such as grit, and cultural and linguistic competence. Such skills are important for effective teaching in high-need school districts. The project expects these undergraduate Noyce Scholars will gain the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to support student learners of science and mathematics in Pennsylvania in high-need secondary schools.This project at Scranton University includes partnerships with Mid Valley School District and Luzerne County Community College. There are three specific projects goals. The first is to recruit, prepare, and graduate 21 qualified undergraduate STEM majors to become certified as secondary teachers of science or mathematics. The second goal is to provide professional support for the long-term success of these STEM educators. The final goal is to place and retain a high percentage (90%) of these Scholars in teaching positions in high-need school districts upon graduation as they complete their teaching service requirement of two years of teaching for each one year of scholarship support. Early residency teaching experience will be part of the scholars' coursework when they practice and hone their skills and knowledge alongside an effective teacher-mentor in a high-need classroom. Further, to ensure that the scholars have the necessary support for their Praxis tests, enrichment preparation and support will be provided to the Noyce Scholars through freely available online resources via a learning management software. A robust project assessment process, led by an independent evaluator, is intended to identify aspects of the program that are most effective in STEM teacher recruitment, retention, and preparation. The project intends to use results from this evaluation to improve the teacher education program and will disseminate the results locally and nationally via publications and presentations. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends Noyce project is supported through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. 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 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对高效STEM教师的需求。为此，它将招募本科STEM专业的学生完成STEM学位，并支持他们获得数学或科学中学教师的认证。这些人将获得奖学金和其他支持，旨在丰富他们的STEM知识，以及他们的教学知识和技能。为了扩大他们的STEM内容知识，诺伊斯学者将有机会参加合作导师-学者项目，夏季计算研讨会和化学计量学课程（即，统计学和计算机在分析化学中的应用）。他们还将受益于教师指导，包括反思他们的学术和职业追求的机会。每月的讲习班将包括与人际交往技能发展有关的课程，如毅力、文化和语言能力。这些技能对于高需求学区的有效教学非常重要。该项目预计这些本科诺伊斯学者将获得所需的知识，技能和观点，以支持学生学习科学和数学在宾夕法尼亚州的高需求中学。这个项目在斯克兰顿大学包括与中谷学区和卢泽恩县社区学院的合作伙伴关系。 项目有三个具体目标。首先是招募，准备和毕业21名合格的本科STEM专业成为认证的科学或数学中学教师。第二个目标是为这些STEM教育工作者的长期成功提供专业支持。最终目标是在毕业后将这些学者中的高比例（90%）安置并保留在高需求学区的教学岗位上，因为他们完成了每一年奖学金支持两年教学的教学服务要求。早期的居住教学经验将是学者课程的一部分，当他们在高需求的课堂上与有效的教师导师一起练习和磨练他们的技能和知识时。此外，为了确保学者们获得必要的支持，他们的实践测试，丰富的准备和支持将通过免费提供的在线资源，通过学习管理软件提供给诺伊斯学者。一个强大的项目评估过程，由一个独立的评估员领导，旨在确定该计划的方面，是最有效的STEM教师招聘，保留和准备。该项目打算利用这次评估的结果来改进教师教育方案，并将通过出版物和演示文稿在地方和全国范围内传播评估结果。这个轨道1：奖学金和津贴诺伊斯项目是通过罗伯特诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的支持。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。