An Inclusive and Effective Approach to Recruiting and Preparing Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Teachers for Urban, High-Need Schools

为城市高需求学校招聘和培养数学、科学和计算机科学教师的包容性和有效方法

• 批准号: 2243417
• 负责人: Elizabeth Ward
• 金额: $ 145万
• 依托单位: Texas Wesleyan University
• 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: 2023-06-01 至 2028-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243417&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Inclusive; Effective; Approach; Recruiting; Preparing

This project aims to address the national need for diverse, highly qualified STEM teachers in high-need urban settings. Towards this end the project expects to prepare 20 Texas certified math, science or computer science teachers while strengthening a regional educational collaborative for future efforts designed at preparing and supporting STEM educators. Through this educational collaborative, this project will create an ecosystem of STEM education awareness and enriched STEM opportunities for preK-12 students. This collaborative project intentionally connects existing STEM-focused preK-12 programs into a seamless pathway for recruitment, preparation, induction, and retention of diverse STEM teachers for high-need urban public schools. Ultimately, the project will address systemic inequities in access to STEM opportunities. In this project Texas Wesleyan University (TXWES), a small-enrollment urban university in Fort Worth, TX, is partnering with Tarrant County College District (TCCD), an open-access community college district, the Fort Worth Independent School District, a high-need urban local education agency, the Leadership Academy Network, a community-based organization, and the University of Texas at Arlington, a large-enrollment public research university. Two principal goals guide the execution of the project. First is to recruit and prepare 20 mathematics, science, or computer science teachers who obtain a STEM bachelor's degree while securing a standard Texas Teacher certification through Texas Wesleyan University’s Educator Preparation Program. Second is to strengthen and expand partnerships with Fort Worth preK-12 and post-secondary institutions, with an intentional focus on the recruitment, preparation, induction, and retention of STEM teachers, so as to increase the number of highly qualified STEM educators and STEM master teachers in the area. To accomplish these goals, the project will intentionally connect existing STEM-focused preK-12 programs into a seamless pathway for the recruitment, preparation, and retention of STEM teachers for high-need urban public schools. The project will advance knowledge specific to STEM education, STEM teacher certification, induction, and retention in high-need, urban schools. This project provides strategic levers and support throughout the entire teacher development pathway, beginning with elementary students and their families, through the STEM teacher certification process, and culminating with induction support to foster long-term retention of STEM teachers in high-need schools to positively impact the Fort Worth STEM education ecosystem. This project will add to the education research on effective STEM teacher development through a systems approach. Ultimately, the project will build a positive feedback loop to continually build, reinforce, and expand STEM awareness and opportunities for all members of the Fort Worth community. 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 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.

该项目旨在满足全国对高需求城市环境中多样化、高素质STEM教师的需求。为此，该项目预计将培养20名德克萨斯州认证的数学、科学或计算机科学教师，同时加强区域教育合作，为未来培养和支持STEM教育工作者而努力。通过这种教育合作，该项目将为pre -12学生创造一个STEM教育意识的生态系统，并丰富STEM机会。该合作项目有意将现有的以STEM为重点的pre -12课程连接起来，为高需求的城市公立学校招聘、准备、导入和留住多样化的STEM教师提供无缝的途径。最终，该项目将解决在获得STEM机会方面的系统性不平等问题。在这个项目中，德克萨斯卫斯理大学（TXWES）是德克萨斯州沃斯堡的一所小规模的城市大学，与塔兰特县学院区（TCCD）合作，这是一个开放的社区学院区，沃斯堡独立学区，一个高需求的城市地方教育机构，领导学院网络，一个社区组织，以及德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校，一个大规模招生的公立研究型大学。两个主要目标指导项目的执行。首先是招募和准备20名数学、科学或计算机科学教师，他们获得STEM学士学位，同时通过德克萨斯卫斯理大学的教育工作者准备计划获得标准的德克萨斯教师认证。第二是加强和扩大与沃斯堡学前教育-12和高等教育机构的合作伙伴关系，有意将重点放在STEM教师的招聘、准备、入职和保留上，从而增加该地区高素质STEM教育工作者和STEM大师教师的数量。为了实现这些目标，该项目将有意地将现有的以STEM为重点的pre -12课程连接起来，为高需求的城市公立学校招聘、准备和留住STEM教师提供无缝衔接的途径。该项目将在高需求的城市学校推进STEM教育相关知识、STEM教师认证、入职和留用。该项目为整个教师发展路径提供战略杠杆和支持，从小学生及其家庭开始，通过STEM教师认证过程，最终通过入职支持，促进STEM教师长期留在高需求学校，以积极影响沃斯堡STEM教育生态系统。本项目将通过系统方法为STEM教师有效发展的教育研究增添新的内容。最终，该项目将建立一个积极的反馈循环，以不断建立、加强和扩大沃思堡社区所有成员的STEM意识和机会。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高需求学区有效的K-12 STEM教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性、留任性和有效性的研究。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。