Bridging University and School Communities to Recruit, Prepare, and Support Science and Mathematics Teachers in High-Need School Districts

该项目旨在满足国家的需要，为高需求的学区培养有效的科学和数学教师。为了满足这一国家需求，该项目旨在招募科学和数学专业的学生从事中学STEM教学。招聘工作将针对那些参加校园组织的STEM专业学生，这些组织专注于STEM多样性和当地推广，以及当地社区大学的学生追求STEM专业。该项目旨在为本科STEM专业的学生提供机会，让他们参与课外活动和暑期学校课程的教学。此外，该项目旨在在专业发展活动中培养有抱负和实践STEM教师的社区。该项目将为STEM专业的学生提供专业支持，以在本科和早期教学期间从事中学STEM教学职业。威廉玛丽学院的这个项目将与弗吉尼亚半岛社区学院和当地高需求学区合作进行，如纽波特纽斯公立学校和汉普顿城市学校。该项目旨在招募、准备和支持25名科学和数学专业的学生在高需求学区任教。与社区参与的威廉玛丽办公室和学生领导的干多样性组织的合作伙伴关系旨在通过提供与历史上被边缘化的学生，包括英语学习者和残疾学生宝贵的教学经验，支持未来的干教师的发展。该项目旨在在有抱负的中学STEM教师和目前在高需求学区教授STEM的William玛丽校友之间建立指导网络。将STEM教师准备的理论方面与课堂实践联系起来的专业发展机会将由当地高需求学区的合作伙伴和项目团队成员提供。此外，该项目旨在通过虚拟实践社区促进上岗活动，其中包括潜在的STEM教师和STEM教师导师。该项目计划评估这些招聘，准备和上岗策略如何影响STEM教师的准备和保留。项目评估结果将广泛传播给高需求的学区合作伙伴和STEM教师教育利益相关者。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。

The project aims to serve the national need to prepare effective science and mathematics teachers for high-need school districts. To address this national need, the project aims to recruit science and mathematics majors to careers in secondary STEM teaching. Recruitment efforts will target STEM majors who participate in campus organizations focused on STEM diversity and local outreach, as well as local community college students pursuing STEM majors. The project aims to provide opportunities for undergraduate STEM majors to engage in teaching in afterschool programs and summer school sessions. Further, the project aspires to foster community among aspiring and practicing STEM teachers in professional development activities. The project will provide professional support to STEM majors recruited to pursue secondary STEM teaching careers during both their undergraduate years and their early years of teaching. This project at the College of William & Mary will be conducted in partnership with Virginia Peninsula Community College and with local high-need school districts such as Newport News Public Schools and Hampton City Schools. The project aims to recruit, prepare, and support 25 science and mathematics majors to teach in high-need school districts. Partnerships with the William & Mary Office of Community Engagement and student-led STEM diversity organizations are designed to support the development of prospective STEM teachers by providing valuable teaching experiences with historically marginalized students, including English learners and students with disabilities. The project aims to establish mentoring networks among aspiring secondary STEM teachers and William & Mary alumni who are currently teaching STEM in high-need school districts. Professional development opportunities that bridge theoretical aspects of STEM teacher preparation with classroom practice will be facilitated by partners in local high-need school districts and members of the project team. Additionally, the project aspires to facilitate induction activities through a virtual community of practice that includes prospective STEM teachers and mentor STEM teachers. The project has plans to assess how these recruitment, preparation, and induction strategies may influence the preparation and retention of STEM teachers. Project evaluation findings will be disseminated widely to high-need school district partners and STEM teacher education stakeholders. 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.