Revitalizing STEM Education: Recruiting & Cultivating Teachers for Rural and Underserved Communities

重振 STEM 教育:招聘

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    2345114
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 119.94万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2024
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2024-04-15 至 2029-03-31
  • 项目状态:
    未结题

项目摘要

The project's primary objective is to address the national shortage of qualified math and science teachers, particularly prevalent in rural and underserved school systems. These areas struggle the most to attract and retain skilled STEM educators, often resorting to substitutes or teachers lacking proper qualifications. To tackle this, the project offers financial aid, an accelerated path to teacher certification, and innovative strategies tailored for students in these underserved settings. Prospective teachers can pursue a math or science degree while undergoing intensive STEM teacher training, leading to a swift pathway to teacher certification. This comprehensive initiative targets recruiting STEM majors interested in teaching, providing them with specialized training in STEM content, teaching methodologies, and increased practical experiences to better equip them for the classroom and to enhance STEM education overall.This project at The University of West Alabama (UWA) includes partnerships with a two-year institution; Coastal Alabama Community College; as well as collaborations with rural high-need K‐12 school districts, University Charter School and Sumter County School District both located in the highly impoverished Sumter County, Alabama. The project's overarching goals encompass 1) recruiting and certifying 29 new STEM teachers over five years from UWA's math, science, and computer science programs; 2) fostering a highly supportive atmosphere for aspiring educators, through mentorship by esteemed UWA‐Teach expert faculty, and 3) implementing an induction program for continued development of subject matter comprehension and pedagogical practices. The project employs a mixed methods research methodology, combining quantitative data from surveys and databases with qualitative insights from semi‐structured interviews. Key research questions include assessing the impact of project experiences on UWA STEM majors' interest in teaching in underserved schools and their efficacy in engaging with K‐12 students from these communities. Additionally, it examines the project's success in enlisting and retaining scholars and fellows, striving for an 80‐90% completion rate in meeting STEM certification requirements. Likewise, it investigates the perceived effectiveness of the induction program for its graduates. Employing a responsive evaluation model, the project adapts to evolving needs by continuously gathering and analyzing data, enabling annual reporting and necessary program adjustments. The intellectual merit lies in the model of best practices developed for recruiting, educating, and supporting STEM teachers as they face the everyday challenges that plague underserved schools. The broader impact aims to elevate future generations by producing more qualified STEM teachers willing to serve in underserved schools, ultimately enhancing the education of children who often lack access to well‐qualified educators. Subsequently, the expectation is that the number and caliber of students entering postsecondary institutions as STEM majors will increase, initiating a positive and sustainable cycle of support for STEM education. 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.
该项目的主要目标是解决全国合格数学和科学教师短缺的问题,特别是在农村和服务不足的学校系统中普遍存在的问题。这些地区最难以吸引和留住熟练的STEM教育工作者,往往求助于缺乏适当资格的替代品或教师。为了解决这一问题,该项目提供了财政援助,加快了教师认证的进程,并为这些服务不足地区的学生量身定制了创新策略。未来的教师可以在接受STEM教师强化培训的同时攻读数学或科学学位,从而迅速获得教师资格认证。这项综合计划的目标是招募对教学感兴趣的STEM专业学生,为他们提供STEM内容、教学方法和更多实践经验方面的专业培训,以更好地为课堂做好准备,并提高STEM教育的整体水平。西阿拉巴马大学(UWA)的这个项目包括与一个两年制机构的合作;阿拉巴马海岸社区学院;以及与位于阿拉巴马州高度贫困的萨姆特县的农村高需求K - 12学区、大学特许学校和萨姆特县学区的合作。该项目的总体目标包括:1)在五年内从西澳大学的数学、科学和计算机科学项目中招聘和认证29名新的STEM教师;2)通过受人尊敬的西澳大学教师的指导,为有抱负的教育工作者营造一个高度支持的氛围;3)实施一个入门计划,以继续发展主题理解和教学实践。该项目采用混合方法研究方法,将调查和数据库的定量数据与半结构化访谈的定性见解相结合。关键的研究问题包括评估项目经验对西澳大学STEM专业学生在服务不足的学校教学兴趣的影响,以及他们与来自这些社区的K - 12学生互动的有效性。此外,它还审查了该项目在招募和留住学者和研究员方面的成功情况,力求达到80 - 90%的完成率,以满足STEM认证要求。同样,它还调查了毕业生入职培训项目的感知有效性。该项目采用响应式评估模型,通过不断收集和分析数据,实现年度报告和必要的计划调整,以适应不断变化的需求。智力上的优点在于为招聘、教育和支持STEM教师开发的最佳实践模型,因为他们面临着困扰服务不足的学校的日常挑战。更广泛的影响旨在通过培养更多愿意在服务不足的学校服务的合格STEM教师来提升后代,最终提高那些经常无法获得合格教育者的儿童的教育水平。随后,期望进入高等教育机构学习STEM专业的学生数量和水平将会增加,从而启动一个积极和可持续的支持STEM教育的循环。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硕士教师。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。

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  • 批准号:
    1852795
  • 财政年份:
    2019
  • 资助金额:
    $ 119.94万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant

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