Math and Science Teachers Project: Teachers of Excellence Program

该湖城社区学院数学和科学项目：优秀教师（MaST Excel）计划是提供替代认证准备科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）专业人士从农村，中北部佛罗里达。该培训计划是与贝克、哥伦比亚、迪克西、吉尔克里斯特和联合县的学区合作提供的，尽管来自北佛罗里达和南格鲁吉亚其他县的学生也有资格参加。MaST Excel计划正在积极招募多元化的STEM专业人员，鼓励代表性不足的人群参与。每年有15名高质量的申请者完成该计划，在四年助学金计划结束时，将有60名新的数学和科学优秀教师。助学金获得者将参加一个创新的、基于能力的替代认证计划，获得课程规划、课堂管理和基于研究的合作学习策略的实践经验。一个特殊的数学和科学教师（MaST）组件有助于将真实的世界的数学和科学融入课堂。广泛的队列发展，指导和后续监督正在帮助参与者成功地从STEM专业人员过渡到学生再到教师，增加数学和科学教育工作者的数量以及区域K-12数学和科学学习成果的质量。来自评估项目的数据被用于不断改进项目要素，并评估该项目对高需求学校当地数学和科学教育的最终影响。

The Lake City Community College Math and Science Project: Teachers of Excellence (MaST Excel) Program is delivering alternative certification preparation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals from rural, North Central Florida. The training program is being offered in partnership with school districts in Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, and Union Counties, although students from other counties in north Florida and South Georgia are eligible to attend. The MaST Excel Program is actively recruiting a diverse pool of STEM professionals, encouraging the participation of underrepresented populations. A cohort of fifteen, high quality applicants completes the program each year, resulting in 60 new math and science Teachers of Excellence by the end of the four-year stipend program.Stipend recipients are participating in an innovative, competency-based alternative certification program, gaining practical experience with lesson planning, classroom management, and research-based Cooperative learning strategies. A special Math and Science Teacher (MaST) component facilitates the integration of real world math and science into the classroom. Extensive cohort development, mentoring, and follow-up supervision is helping participants successfully transition from STEM professional to student to teacher, increasing both the number of math and science educators and quality of regional K-12 math and science learning outcomes. Data from the evaluation program is being used to continually improve program elements and assess the ultimate impact of the program on local math and science education in high need schools.