Leveraging Technology Resources to Encourage University STEM Students to Explore and Persist in Teaching Careers

利用科技资源鼓励大学STEM学生探索并坚持教学事业

• 批准号: 2243275
• 负责人: J. Michael Wyss
• 金额: $ 145万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243275&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Leveraging; Technology; Resources; Encourage; University

The project aims to serve the national need to prepare high-quality and highly effective science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers who will develop the next generation of leaders for the USA. The importance of these areas and their associated careers has greatly accelerated; and K-12 students are becoming more adept at using the latest technologies, thus challenging schools to implement new technologically advanced learning tools. Colleges and universities need to develop secondary teachers who can use technology to engage their students and empower learning. An equally important challenge is to ensure the well-being of the K-12 teachers, so that they do not experience burnout due to stresses brought about by the pandemic, recent shortages of teachers, and demands for raising student’s’ standardized test performance. This project will provide prospective and early-career practicing teachers with the tools that they need to succeed, including innovative technology, hands-on experiences in science, as well as resources of mentoring teams and wellness monitoring and support. The one-to-two-years of training will develop the next generation of science and math leaders for the nation.This project at the University of Alabama at Birmingham includes partnerships with 12 area high needs school districts and Lawson State Community College (a minority serving institution). Project goals include the nurturing of 46 undergraduate and graduate students, providing them with skills and support mechanisms to be effective, enthusiastic, and confident in their preservice teaching and throughout their careers. The project is aimed at ensuring that middle and high school students are given access to the excitement and wonder of science through these new teachers. To accomplish these goals and promote equity in education, the project will focus on teachers in “high needs” schools. These teachers, who typically enter teaching with great passion, skill, understanding and motivation that can fade if they lack adequate support and mentoring, can suffer from low teacher retention and lower persistence in teaching careers. The program focuses on promoting teacher excellence through outstanding pedagogy, team teaching, and leadership, and training in diverse bidirectional mentorship and wellness resources, enabling the new teachers to thrive in their careers and foster their passion for educating the next generation. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends 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，培养高质量和高效的科学，技术，工程和数学教师，他们将为美国培养下一代领导人。这些领域及其相关职业的重要性大大加快; K-12学生越来越善于使用最新技术，从而挑战学校实施新的技术先进的学习工具。学院和大学需要培养能够利用技术吸引学生并增强学习能力的中学教师。同样重要的挑战是确保K-12教师的福祉，使他们不会因疫情带来的压力、最近的教师短缺以及提高学生标准化考试成绩的要求而感到倦怠。该项目将为未来和早期职业实践教师提供他们成功所需的工具，包括创新技术，科学实践经验，以及辅导团队和健康监测和支持的资源。为期一到两年的培训将为国家培养下一代科学和数学领导人。这个项目在伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学进行，包括与12个地区高需求学区和劳森州立社区学院（一个少数民族服务机构）合作。项目目标包括培养46名本科生和研究生，为他们提供技能和支持机制，使他们在业余教学和整个职业生涯中有效，热情和自信。该项目旨在确保初中和高中学生通过这些新教师获得科学的兴奋和奇迹。为了实现这些目标和促进教育公平，该项目将侧重于“高需求”学校的教师。 这些教师通常带着极大的热情、技能、理解力和动力进入教学领域，如果缺乏足够的支持和指导，这些热情、技能、理解力和动力就会消失，他们可能会受到教师保留率低和教师职业持续性低的影响。该计划的重点是通过优秀的教学法，团队教学和领导力促进教师卓越，并在多样化的双向导师和健康资源的培训，使新教师能够在他们的职业生涯中茁壮成长，并培养他们对教育下一代的热情。这个轨道1：奖学金和津贴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。