Western Regional Noyce Network

西部地区诺伊斯网络

• 批准号: 2230997
• 负责人: Bryan Rebar
• 金额: $ 423.58万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 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: 2022-10-01 至 2025-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2230997&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Western; Regional; Noyce; Network

The project aims to serve the national need of supporting STEM teachers as collaborators towards advancing teaching and learning and persisting in the teaching profession. The national teacher shortage was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with STEM teaching positions among the hardest to fill. Equity gaps have worsened, and teacher diversity does not come near to reflecting the diversity of the student population. Meanwhile, expectations for teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge have increased. Given this context, the goals of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program have never been more urgent. While each institution with a Noyce project works individually to recruit, prepare, and retain STEM teachers, this project supports a larger community that works collectively to enhance and magnify efforts to increase the quality preparation of Noyce recipients while reinforcing their commitment to teaching careers. Known as the Western Regional Noyce Network (WRNN), this project builds on the success of ongoing efforts to foster community and support for Noyce recipients and Noyce project leaders. Specifically, in order to motivate teachers to persist and thrive in the teaching profession, this project aims to expand the involvement of Noyce recipients, especially current recipients and recent graduates, and to strengthen their community ties through purposeful activities designed with explicit networking goals. Project activities include (1) annual conferences, (2) professional development offerings, (3) regional networking associated with statewide educator conferences hosted by professional societies, (4) development of an online learning community, and (5) robust formative and impact evaluation. This WRNN project integrates the efforts of 13 institutions across a 14-state region of the western United States. The collaborating institutions are: the University of Oregon (lead) and, alphabetically, California Polytechnic State University, California State University, Fresno, California State University, Northridge, California State University, Sacramento, Pacific University, Planetary Science Institute, Rice University, San Diego State University, San Francisco State University, University of Portland, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Wyoming. It is designed to expand involvement by Noyce projects and their Scholars and Fellows, promote professional networking, foster exchange of ideas among Noyce recipients and program leaders, and facilitate professional development. The WRNN expects to serve approximately 900 participants over three annual conferences, to engage 450 participants in aggregate in professional development opportunities, to support another 665 participants in regional networking events, and the online learning community will be open to thousands. Questions that will be explored center on examining the networks that Noyce Scholars/Fellows and alumni develop as a result of WRNN activities and the benefits that these networks confer. Varied formats of professional development allow for exploration of affordances and constraints of in-person and virtual activities. By promoting networking throughout all activities and offering targeted activities that address identified needs and interests of Noyce teachers, hundreds of thousands of students in high-need schools across the region will benefit beyond the lifetime of this project from highly prepared and well-connected STEM teachers. This Noyce conference 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.

该项目旨在满足国家需要，支持STEM教师作为合作者，推进教学和学习，并坚持教学职业。全国教师短缺因COVID-19大流行而加剧，STEM教学职位是最难填补的。公平差距进一步扩大，教师的多样性几乎不能反映学生群体的多样性。与此同时，对教师的教学内容和教学知识的期望也有所提高。在这种背景下，罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的目标从未如此紧迫。虽然每个机构与诺伊斯项目单独工作招聘，准备和保留干教师，这个项目支持一个更大的社区，共同努力，以加强和扩大努力，提高诺伊斯收件人的质量准备，同时加强他们对教学事业的承诺。该项目被称为西部地区诺伊斯网络（WRNN），建立在持续努力的成功基础上，以促进社区和支持诺伊斯受援者和诺伊斯项目领导人。具体而言，为了激励教师坚持和繁荣的教学专业，该项目旨在扩大诺伊斯收件人的参与，特别是当前的收件人和最近的毕业生，并加强他们的社区联系，通过有目的的活动设计明确的网络目标。项目活动包括（1）年度会议，（2）专业发展课程，（3）与专业协会主办的全州教育工作者会议相关的区域网络，（4）在线学习社区的发展，以及（5）强大的形成和影响评估。这个WRNN项目整合了美国西部14个州的13个机构的努力。合作机构是：俄勒冈州大学（牵头），以及在学术上，加州州立理工大学、加州州立大学弗雷斯诺分校、加州州立大学北岭分校、加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校、太平洋大学、行星科学研究所、莱斯大学、圣地亚哥州立大学、弗朗西斯科州立大学、波特兰大学、得克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校、怀俄明州大学。 它旨在扩大诺伊斯项目及其学者和研究员的参与，促进专业网络，促进诺伊斯获奖者和项目负责人之间的思想交流，并促进专业发展。WRNN预计将在三次年度会议上为大约900名参与者提供服务，使450名参与者参与专业发展机会，支持另外665名参与者参加区域网络活动，在线学习社区将向数千人开放。将探讨的问题集中在检查诺伊斯学者/研究员和校友作为WRNN活动的结果和这些网络赋予的好处开发的网络。不同形式的专业发展允许探索的启示和限制的人和虚拟活动。通过在所有活动中促进网络联系，并提供有针对性的活动，以满足Noyce教师的需求和兴趣，该地区高需求学校的数十万学生将在该项目结束后受益于准备充分和联系良好的STEM教师。这个诺伊斯会议项目是通过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。