Science Experts Teaching Students

密苏里州州立大学正在协调制定一项科学教师准备计划，以增加在高需求的中学和高中教授科学的科学教师人数。科学专家教学学生（SETS）能力建设项目是初中和高中科学教师之间为期两年的合作，大学科学家和教师教育教师谁正在通过两个密集的夏季研讨会工作，设计一个教师准备计划，准备谁拥有STEM学位的个人成为认证，通过双教中学和高中科学，本科学位课程或通过为期一年的学士学位后课程。 SETS项目基于科学教师准备的模型，该模型通过中学和高中科学教师，大学科学教师教育工作者和大学科学家的真正合作来设计和教授。 它是根据研究验证的最佳做法和全国科学教师协会的教师准备标准设计的，并建立在其他诺伊斯项目的工作基础上，特别是那些向农村地区教师提供上岗培训的项目。 该项目正在扩大密苏里州州立大学的能力，以解决初中和高中科学教学中明确的教师短缺问题。 所有SETS参与者都通过由探索教师研究所的专家顾问领导的培训学习有效的指导实践和上岗培训计划。由于许多新教师在小型农村学校孤立地工作，SETS项目正在制定一个区域范围的上岗培训方案，将新教师与整个区域的同龄人和科学教学教练联系起来。

Missouri State University is coordinating the development of a program for science teacher preparation to increase the number of science teachers who are well prepared to teach science in high-needs middle schools and high schools. The Science Experts Teaching Students (SETS) capacity-building project is a two-year collaboration between middle school and high school science teachers, university scientists and teacher education faculty who are working through two intensive summer workshops to design a teacher preparation program that prepares individuals who have a STEM degree to become certified to teach middle school and high school science through a dual-undergraduate degree program or through a one-year post-baccalaureate program. The SETS project is based on a model of science teacher preparation that is designed and taught through true collaboration of master middle and high school science teachers, university science teacher educators and university scientists. It is being designed in accordance with research-validated best practices and the teacher preparation standards of the National Science Teachers Association and builds on the work of other Noyce projects, especially those with induction programs delivered to teachers in rural areas. The project is expanding the capacity of Missouri State University to address defined teacher shortages in middle and high school science teaching. All SETS participants are learning about effective mentoring practices and induction programs through training led by an expert consultant from the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. Since many novice teachers work in isolation in small rural schools, the SETS project is developing a region-wide induction program that connects the novice teachers to peers and to science instructional coaches located throughout the region.