Project FAST Capacity at UDC's Urban Teacher Academy

哥伦比亚哥伦比亚特区（UDC）的大学正在规划和开发其最近推出的艺术在教学（MAT）学位课程硕士干浓度。该浓度的重点是准备有抱负的教师，以满足在哥伦比亚特区中学科学执照的国家要求。该项目正在发展UDC在为有抱负的中学科学教师提供高质量教师准备计划至关重要的领域的能力。该项目的主要成果包括：1）中学科学MAT浓度的准备教学课程; 2）UDC内的计划批准，并通过国家教育办公室; 3）围绕课程的课程材料;和4）一个强大的，参与的STEM专业人士和合作机构网络准备支持计划实施作为兼职教师和/或体验式学习合作伙伴。UDC的城市教师学院为教师候选人做好准备，以区分特殊学习者和建立学术语言能力的学生的教学。 该项目团队包括教师教育工作者，特殊教育工作者和语言发展专家，以及来自合作组织的STEM教师和内容专家。 快速能力项目正在导致创建一个精心设计的中学科学教师准备计划，专门为高需求的城市学校准备教师，以及招聘和准备来自代表性不足的少数民族背景的有抱负的教师的战略计划。

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is planning and developing a STEM concentration within its recently-launched Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program. The concentration is focused on preparing aspiring teachers to meet the state requirements for licensure in Middle School Science in the District of Columbia. The project is developing UDC's capacity in areas that are critical to offering a high-quality teacher preparation program for aspiring middle-school science teachers. Key outcomes for the project include: 1) Ready-to-teach curriculum for a MAT concentration in Middle School Science; 2) Program approval within UDC, and through the state education office; 3) Programmatic materials to wrap around the curriculum; and 4) A strong, engaged network of STEM professionals and partner institutions prepared to support program implementation as adjunct faculty and/or experiential learning partners. The Urban Teacher Academy at UDC prepares teacher candidates to differentiate instruction for exceptional learners and students building academic language proficiency. The project team includes teacher educators, a special educator, and language development experts in addition to STEM faculty and content experts from partner organizations. Project FAST Capacity is leading to the creation of a well-designed teacher preparation program for middle grades science, tailored to preparing teachers for high-needs urban schools, as well as a strategic plan for recruiting and preparing aspiring teachers from underrepresented minority backgrounds.