NSF Noyce Scholarship Program at WPI with Worcester Public Schools

这个第一阶段的项目正在为市中心地区增加高质量的初中和高中STEM教师的供应。每年有5个新的诺伊斯本科奖学金（每个奖学金支持大三和大四的学生），在任何一年中总共有10个诺伊斯奖学金，该项目将产生25个新的初中或高中教师。智力优势：该项目建立在科学、技术、工程和数学方面的强大学术课程基础上，并结合了一个有趣的新兴国家认可的教师教育课程。该委员会的成员包括来自大学和相关学区的一些主要管理人员，以及来自生物系、数学系、化学系和物理系的一名教员。麻省大学多纳休研究所（Donahue Institute of Massachusetts）的形成性和总结性评估指导了该项目的发展，并提供了有关为市中心初中和高中培养STEM教师的有效方法的知识。伍斯特学区通过其全面的导师/入职计划支持新教师的入职计划。这个项目提供1)深入的指导，2)训练有素的导师，以及3)为期16周，40小时的第一年和第二年的初级教师培训。除了获得有关为市中心学校准备科学和数学教师的有效方法的知识外，该项目所产生的广泛影响还包括许多高中和初中学生的课堂经验，这些学生将由“WPI与伍斯特公立学校的NSF Noyce奖学金计划”毕业的25名教师授课。

This phase 1 project is increasing the supply of high-quality STEM teachers at the middle and high school level for inner-city districts. With five new Noyce undergraduate scholarships per year (each scholarship to support students during both the junior and senior years) and a total of 10 Noyce Scholarships during any one year this project will produce a total of 25 new middle or high school teachers. Intellectual merit: This project builds on a strong academic program in science, technology, engineering and mathematics coupled with an interesting newly emerging state accredited program in teacher education. It is being advised by a committee that includes a number of key administrators from both the university and the school district involved and one faculty member each from the biology, mathematics, chemistry and physics departments. Formative and summative assessments by the Donahue Institute of the University of Massachusetts are guiding the development of the program and providing knowledge about effective means of developing STEM teachers for inner city middle and high schools. The induction program for new teachers is supported by the Worcester School District through its comprehensive Mentor/Induction Program. This program provides 1) an in-depth orientation, 2) a trained mentor, and 3) a 16 week, 40 hour beginning teacher institute for both years one and two. In addition to the knowledge to be gained concerning effective ways of preparing science and mathematics teachers for inner city schools, the broad impacts resulting from this project include the classroom experiences of the many high school and middle school students who will be taught by the 25 teachers graduating from the "NSF Noyce Scholarship Program at WPI with Worcester Public Schools".