NC State STEM Education Scholars Program (NC S3)

该项目旨在满足全国培养高质量数学和科学教师的需求，这些教师致力于在北卡罗来纳州的高需求学区教学，以提高学生的成绩。全州各学区都面临着严重的教师短缺问题，尤其是数学和科学方面。此外，教师的人口结构与学生的多样性不匹配。研究表明，当老师与学生的人口特征相匹配时，学生的表现会更好。北卡罗莱纳州立大学（NC State）的这个项目与威克县公立学校系统、北卡罗莱纳州中央大学、威克技术社区学院和北卡罗莱纳州立大学科学学院合作，招募有兴趣成为数学和科学教师的各种学者。该项目将选出21名学者，并为他们提供学习经验，以加深他们对所教内容的理解，以及吸引不同群体学生的教学策略。评估活动将提供对项目如何准备和留住初级教师的见解。该项目还将研究该项目对北卡罗来纳州立大学学位课程的制度影响。当这21位学者达到他们的教学服务要求时，高需求地区的大约9000名学生将有机会接受这些高素质教师的数学和科学指导。评价工作的结果将通过会议发言和出版物广泛传播。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。

The project aims to serve the national need of preparing high-quality mathematics and science teachers committed to teaching in high-need school districts across North Carolina to improve student outcomes. Districts across the state are experiencing critical teacher shortages, particularly in mathematics and science. Additionally, the demographics of teachers do not match the diversity of students. Research shows that students perform better when they are taught by a teacher who matches the demographic characteristics of students.This project at North Carolina State University (NC State) partners with the Wake County Public School System, North Carolina Central University, Wake Technical Community College, and the College of Sciences at NC State to recruit a diverse pool of scholars interested in becoming mathematics and science teachers. The program will select 21 scholars and provide them with learning experiences to deepen their understanding of the content they are teaching, as well as pedagogical strategies to engage students from diverse populations. Evaluation activities will provide insights into how the project prepares and retains beginning teachers. The project will also examine the institutional impacts of the project on the degree programs at NC State. By the time these 21 scholars have met their teaching service requirement, approximately 9,000 students in high-need districts will have the opportunity to receive mathematics and science instruction from these highly qualified teachers. Findings from evaluation efforts will be disseminated broadly through conference presentations and publications. 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.