Teaching Excellence in Math and Science (TEMS): Noyce Math and Science Scholars Consortium

第一阶段诺伊斯项目是加州州立大学、奇科和科罗拉多州立大学萨克拉门托与三个地区学区-奇科联合学区、奥罗维尔联合高中学区和萨克拉门托市联合学区-合作的项目。以及代表加州东北部所有乡村学校的东北部加州课程委员会。这两所加州州立大学校区长期以来一直是为一个比俄亥俄州还大的服务区提供高素质的数学和科学教师，该服务区包括偏远的农村地区以及拥有大量低收入、文化和语言多样化学生的大城市地区。与其他现有的计划相结合，诺伊斯学者计划正在协助奇科和萨克拉门托在未来五年内将他们培养的数学和科学教师人数增加一倍，这是科罗拉多州立大学系统的一个全州目标。具体来说，TEMS正在每个校区培养25-30名新的数学和科学教师。TEMS正在两个校区增加学术工作。TEMS正在为所有数学和科学职前教师提供支持，以创建和加强课程，而不仅仅是诺伊斯学者。通过诺伊斯正在扩大的计划和活动包括：动手实验室科学教学经验，项目M.A.T.H.（地平线上的数学和教学），STEM专业人员的新课程，使他们能够获得教学证书，扩大教师招聘活动，扩大职前教师的早期实地经验，与少数民族参与联盟，数学和科学教学倡议等现有计划的合作努力，加州中学后教育委员会为两个校区留住新的数学和科学教师提供资助计划，以及初级教师支持和评估入门计划。此外，TEMS还将来自两个不同环境的学者和教师聚集在一起，相互学习，从而提高他们在整个加州有效教授学生的能力。最后，该项目的评估计划正在设计成为加州州立大学系统的原型评估模式，并正在增加有关拓宽数学和科学教学专业管道的知识。

This Phase I Noyce project is a collaboration between California State University, Chico and CSU Sacramento, in partnership with three area school districts - Chico Unified School District, Oroville Union High School District, and Sacramento City Unified School District, and the Northeastern California Curriculum Committee which represents all the rural schools of Northeastern California.These two California State University campuses have long been leaders in providing highly qualified mathematics and science teachers for a service region larger than the size of Ohio that includes both rural remote regions as well as large urban areas with large populations of low income, culturally and linguistically diverse students. In conjunction with other existing programs, the Noyce Scholars program is assisting Chico and Sacramento in doubling the number of mathematics and science teachers they produce in the next five years, a statewide goal of the CSU system. Specifically, TEMS is producing 25-30 new math and science teachers at each campus.TEMS is adding to the scholarly work at both campuses. TEMS is providing support to create and enhance programs for all math and science pre-service teachers, not just Noyce scholars. Programs and activities that are being expanded through Noyce include: Hands-On Lab science teaching experiences, Project M.A.T.H. (Mathematics And Teaching on the Horizon), new courses for STEM professionals allowing them to gain teaching credentials, expanded teacher recruitment activities, expanded early field experiences for pre-service teachers, collaborative efforts with existing programs such as the Alliance for Minority Participation, the Mathematics and Science Teaching Initiative, California Postsecondary Education Commission grant programs for retaining new math and science teachers on both campuses, and the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment induction programs. Mentoring and advising also is being expanded to insure the success of Noyce scholars from underrepresented groups.In addition, TEMS is bringing the scholars and faculty from two different environments together to learn from each other, thus increasing their capacity to effectively teach populations of students throughout California. Finally, the project's evaluation plan is being designed to be a prototype evaluation model for the California State University System and is adding to the body of knowledge about widening the pipeline to the teaching profession in mathematics and science.