SMECTEP

加州州立大学弗雷斯诺科学与数学教育中心（SMEC）正在该大学的服务区域内实施一项教师教育合作项目。SMEC与服务区域内的众多学区以及两所社区学院——里德利学院（Reedley College）和Lemoore的西山社区学院（West Hills community College）（包括其卫星校区）合作，提供一系列旨在加强加州中央山谷科学和数学教师招聘、培训、支持和准备的项目组成部分。活动是通过一个名为“学习社区”的新的SMEC卫星合作伙伴网络促进和协调的，该网络以地区社区学院为中心，与邻近学区合作。项目活动包括：1)在弗雷斯诺加州州立大学的整个服务区域扩大招聘和支持未来的科学和数学教师（初中和高中）的努力，重点招聘代表性不足的少数群体；2)以两个新的学习社区中心为基础，发展科学与数学未来科学和数学教师俱乐部网络；3)为项目中所有SMECTEP参与者使用高度发达和成功的早期现场经验模型；4)创建一个用户友好的替代途径计划，旨在帮助潜在的科学和数学教师从其他行业进入该行业，该计划包括旨在帮助职业过渡过程的特殊计划和暑期学院。SMECTEP结合了新的招聘和支持策略，建立在成功的弗雷斯诺卓越教师准备合作（FCEPT）的基础上，努力扩大到大学的服务区域。每个学习社区中心（合作社区学院）的STEM站点协调员是SMECTEP的主要联络人，也是项目的主要促进者。他们与地区重点科学和数学教师合作，在他们的基地担任主要的招聘促进者。他们还与当地SMECTEP学区合作建立了未来科学和数学教师俱乐部，并在校园内确定可能有兴趣参加或领导专业发展研讨会的科学和/或数学教师。学年和暑期学院侧重于建模方法的学习为职前学生提供。与大学高中的合作伙伴关系正在提供一个以校园为基础的示范点，用于在学院介绍的教学策略。SMECTEP正在通过早期实地经验和其他支持和指导计划改善未来科学和数学教师的准备工作。该项目正在增加中央山谷有资格的初中和高中数学和科学教师的数量，并特别考虑吸引来自服务不足的族裔社区的潜在教师。

The California State University, Fresno Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) is implementing a collaborative teacher education partnership project within the service region of the university. SMEC, in collaboration with numerous school districts in its service region along with 2 community colleges, Reedley College and West Hills Community College at Lemoore (including their satellite campuses), is providing a range of program components designed to enhance science and mathematics teacher recruitment, induction, support, and preparation in the Central Valley of California. Activities are facilitated and coordinated through a new network of SMEC satellite partners known as Learning Communities centered at the regional community colleges in collaboration with neighboring school districts. Project activities include: 1) expansion of efforts to recruit and support future science and mathematics teachers (middle and high school) throughout the service region of California State University, Fresno with recruitment efforts focusing on under represented minority groups; 2) development of a network of Science and Mathematics Future Science and Mathematics Teachers Clubs based at the two new Learning Community Centers; 3) use of a highly developed and successful model for early field experiences for all SMECTEP participants in the project; and 4) creation of a user-friendly Alternative Pathways Program designed to assist potential science and mathematics teachers entering the profession from other professions that incorporates special programs and summer institutes designed to assist in the career transition process.SMECTEP incorporates new recruitment and support strategies building upon the successful Fresno Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (FCEPT) in an effort to greatly expand outreach to the service region of the university. STEM Site coordinators based at each of the Learning Community Centers (partner community colleges) serve as primary liaisons to SMECTEP and as key facilitators in the project. They serve as the primary recruitment facilitators at their site in collaboration with key district science and mathematics teachers. They are also establishing Future Science and Mathematics Teacher Clubs in collaboration with local SMECTEP school districts and identifying science and/or mathematics faculty on their campuses who may be interested in attending or leading professional development workshops. Academic Year and Summer Institutes focused on the modeling approach to learning are offered for preservice students. A partnership with the University High School is providing a campus-based demonstration site for the teaching strategies introduced at the Institutes.SMECTEP is improving the preparation of future science and mathematics teachers through early field experiences and other support and mentoring programs. The project is increasing the pool of credentialed middle and high school mathematics and science teachers in the Central Valley with special consideration for attracting prospective teachers from under served ethnic communities.