Loyola University Chicago Noyce Scholars: Teaching, Learning & Leading with Schools and Communities

该项目旨在满足国家招聘、培养和留住一批具有知识、实践和气质的多元化高中科学和数学教师的需求，以实施与文化相关的STEM教育。该项目将通过系统的推广工作和“尝试教学津贴”机会来识别和吸引优秀的STEM专业学生。招聘将针对多样化和合格的申请者，包括有色人种、第一代大学生、退伍军人和多语种人士。学者们将完成芝加哥洛约拉大学的初始教师教育项目，该项目与伊利诺伊州的“文化响应教学和领先标准”保持一致，旨在支持教师对主题的深刻理解，以及它如何改变学生的生活。课程作业还为教育多语言学习者做好准备，并确保有资格获得国家英语作为第二语言（ESL）的认可。入职支持将包括参与合作学校的实地体验和指导“影子日”，以及持续的指导和协作专业学习，所有这些都旨在支持教学效率和保留。在这个项目中，洛约拉教育学院、艺术与科学学院、可持续发展学院和科学与数学教育中心将与伊利诺伊州219区和芝加哥公立学校合作。五个项目目标指导项目的执行。首先是为至少19名优秀的生物、化学、物理和数学教师提供财政和其他方面的支持，这些教师将在高需求学校任教。第二是增加STEM专业和专业人员进入教学领域的数量和多样性。第三个目标是准备候选人与文化和语言多样化的学生一起工作，确保100%的学者满足国家英语作为第二语言（ESL）认可的要求。四是通过严格的准备，结合高质量、多维度的入职支持，留住芝加哥高需求学校的教师。最后，第五个目标是研究项目数据，以了解城市STEM教师的准备、指导和入职支持。具体来说，项目研究将研究文化持续性教学实践、诱导支持和教师留任之间的潜在联系。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。

This project aims to serve the national need of recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse and talented group of high school science and mathematics teachers with the knowledge, practices, and dispositions to enact culturally relevant STEM education. The project will identify and attract high-achieving STEM majors through systematic outreach efforts and a "Try Teaching Stipend" opportunity. Recruitment will target a diverse and qualified pool of applicants that includes people of color, first generation college students, veterans, and multilingual speakers. Scholars will complete Loyola University Chicago’s initial teacher education program, aligned with Illinois’ Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards, and designed to support development of teachers’ deep understanding of subject matter and how it can be transformative to students’ lives. Coursework also embeds preparation for educating multilingual learners and ensures eligibility for the state's English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement. Induction support will include participation in field experiences and coaching "shadow days" in partner schools, as well as ongoing mentoring and collaborative professional learning, all designed to support instructional effectiveness and retention. In this project, Loyola’s School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Sustainability, and Center for Science and Math Education will partner with Illinois District 219 and Chicago Public Schools. Five project goals guide the execution of the project. First is to provide financial and other supports to at least 19 high-achieving prospective biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics teachers who commit to teaching in high-need schools. Second is to increase the number and diversity of STEM majors and professionals entering teaching. The third goal is to prepare candidates to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students, ensuring that 100% of Scholars fulfill requirements for the state English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement. Fourth is to retain teachers in Chicago high-need schools through rigorous preparation combined with high-quality, multi-dimensional induction support. Finally, the fifth goal is to study program data to inform understanding of urban STEM teacher preparation, mentoring, and induction support. Specifically, program research will study potential connections among culturally sustaining instructional practices, induction supports, and teacher retention. 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.