Boston University Noyce Urban Science Scholarships

波士顿大学的诺伊斯城市科学奖学金（BoNUSS）计划提供29个新的奖学金，以学术上有才华的科学专业。 艺术与科学学院，教育学院和几个当地高需求学区（包括波士顿，切尔西，埃弗雷特，莫尔登，昆西里维尔和萨默维尔）内的部门正在合作，为24个最近的毕业生提供奖学金与科学学位返回BU并进行艺术硕士教学（MAT）。 此外，5名新的本科生学者正在获得资助，在一年内完成他们的执照计划，并在周围的高需求地区任教。 该计划遵循先前在BU建立的模式，该模式在数学专业的学生中取得了成功。 职前教师接触到丰富的信息和客座讲师，解决在城市环境中服务的在职教师所面临的挑战的课程。 此外，在实习一年后，项目人员为新教师提供持续支持，包括与一名硕士教师接触，该教师每月举办研讨会，旨在解决课堂管理问题，并定期举办在线课程，为新教师提供支持、咨询、指导和帮助，以应对课程挑战。 对Noyce BoNUSS计划的评估还确定了导致创建有效的科学准备计划的策略，以吸引，准备和留住高质量的中学STEM教师。

Boston University's Noyce Urban Science Scholarships (BoNUSS) program is providing 29 new scholarships to academically talented science majors. The departments within the College of Arts and Science, the School of Education and several local high-needs school districts (including Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Quincy Revere and Somerville) are partnering to provide scholarships for 24 recent graduates with science degrees to return to BU and undertake the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). In addition, 5 new undergraduate scholars are being funded to complete their licensure program in one year and teach in surrounding high-needs districts. The program follows the previously established model at BU shown to be successful with students majoring in mathematics. Pre-service teachers are exposed to a curriculum enriched with information and guest lecturers that address challenges faced by in-service teachers serving in urban settings. In addition, following their practicum year, project personnel are offering continuing support for the new teachers including access to a Master Teacher who offers monthly seminars intended to address issues of classroom management, and conducts regular online sessions to provide support, advice, mentoring and help with curricular challenges encountered by new teachers. The evaluation of the Noyce BoNUSS program also is identifying strategies that lead to the creation of an effective science preparation program to attract, prepare and retain high-quality secondary STEM teachers.