The Explainer Career Ladder

这一示范项目旨在鼓励妇女、少数民族和残疾人进入大学预科阶段的科学和数学教学领域。该项目将建立一个职业阶梯模型，确定少数民族、妇女和残疾人进入中学理科教学职业的关键高中和大学切入点。该模式包括针对目标人群的招聘、指导、培训和专业就业。第一项活动是高中实习部分，对选定的目标群体成员进行为期一个学期的每周10小时的实习。第二项活动是学院探索者部分，在纽约科学馆，来自目标群体的当地本科生准备：指导学校团体，向家庭和学校团体提供讲习班和现场演示，向学校和社区团体提供外联方案，并代表纽约科学馆参加国家会议和专业会议。讲解员每周工作长达20个小时。选择讲解员是因为他们的人际交往能力以及理解和交流科学的能力。解说员的角色将提供与科学家和技术专家、政治家以及各个年龄段和各行各业的人进行互动的机会。在第三个活动中，讲解员在他们大三的时候注册一个正式的学术课程，以获得中学科学教师的认证。科学堂、皇后学院、地区学区和纽约市教育委员会是这项活动的协作者。在第四项活动中，学生从职前课程毕业后，有资格担任中级理科教师职位。纽约市教育委员会和当地学区的人事部门将确保该市学校的就业。

This model project is designed to encourage women, minorities and the disabled to enter careers in science and mathematics teaching at the precollege level. The project will establish a Career Ladder model which identifies critical high school and college entry points into secondary school science teaching careers for minorities, women and the disabled. The model includes recruiting, mentoring, training, and professional employment for the target population. The first activity is a high school internship component involving ten hours of internship each week for one semester for selected members of the target groups. The second activity is the College Explainer component in which, at the New York Hall of Science, local undergraduates from the target groups are prepared to: orient school groups, offer workshops and floor demonstrations to families and school groups, deliver outreach programs to school and community groups, and represent the Hall at national conferences and professional meetings. Explainers work for up to 20 hours a week. Explainers are selected for their interpersonal skills and ability to understand and communicate science. The Explainer role will provide opportunities for interaction with scientists and technologists, politicians, and people of all ages and walks of life. In the third activity, Explainers, in their junior year enroll in a formal academic program leading to certification as secondary science teachers. The Hall of Science, Queens College, area school districts, and the New York City Board of Education are collaborators in this activity. In the fourth activity students, upon graduation from the pre-service program, are eligible for secondary science teaching positions. The personnel division of the New York City Board of Education and local school districts will ensure employment in city schools.