Oakland Teacher Residency

在米尔斯学院模范教师教育计划的成功、主要研究人员在全国教师驻校计划方面的经验、新的才华横溢的奥克兰联合学区(OU.S.)数学和科学学区领导人、劳伦斯科学堂以城市为重点的模范STEM教师专业发展课程以及自然科学系教员的人才的基础上，米尔斯学院计划开发一项适合加利福尼亚州奥克兰中学和高中高素质数学和科学教师短缺的独特背景和需求的计划。授权期的重点是设计一项计划和一项实施计划，以(在五年内)接纳150名将获得高中或中学证书的教师进入奥克兰教师常驻计划(OTR)。预计至少有15名STEM学科的现任教师将成为高素质的高级教师。合作伙伴(米尔斯学院自然科学部、劳伦斯科学馆和俄勒冈联合大学)正在加强他们的合作基础设施，并为导师教师项目和新的S硕士学位项目规划专业发展，以支持该项目。OTR课程和专业发展计划的设计是为了密切配合参与学校、整个学区、数学共同核心州立标准和下一代科学标准的特殊需要。创新的STEM内容和课堂支持双重关注，确保OTR参与者为高需求城市学区的学生的特定需求做好准备，从而为类似的大学-学区合作伙伴关系提供一个示范项目。它的目的是制定为期12个月的硕士课程课程，专门针对城市、高需求学区的STEM教学所涉及的问题，并制定选择目标学校的准则、为教学研究员和硕士教师招聘材料、为硕士教师提供专业发展课程、为教学研究员提供指导和支持计划、数据收集和评估计划以及研究和出版计划。这些示范材料将被传播，以便其他大学-学区伙伴关系可以利用它们来实施类似于OTR的方案，从而提供更广泛的影响。

Building on the success of the exemplary teacher education program at Mills College, the primary investigators' experience with Teacher Residency Programs at a national level, the new and talented Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) mathematics and science district leaders, the exemplary urban-focused STEM teacher professional development offerings of the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the talents of the faculty in Division of Natural Sciences, Mills College plans to develop a program adapted to the unique context and needs of Oakland, California, which is experiencing a shortage of high quality mathematics and science teachers in middle and high schools. The grant period focuses on the design of a program and an implementation plan to admit (over a five year period) to the Oakland Teacher Residency Program (OTR) 150 teachers who will obtain their high school or middle school certification. It is also expected that a cadre of at least 15 current teachers of STEM subjects will become highly qualified Master Teachers. The partners (Mills College Division of Natural Science, Lawrence Hall of Science and OUSD) are strengthening their collaborative infrastructure and plan professional development for the Mentor Teachers and new Master?s degree program to sustain the program. The OTR curriculum and professional development programs are being designed to closely align with the particular needs of the participating schools, the District as a whole, the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and the Next Generation Science Standards. An innovative dual focus on STEM content and classroom support ensures that OTR participants are being prepared for the specific needs of the students in a high-needs urban school district, thus providing a model program for similar university-school district partnerships. It is the intention to have in place a curriculum for a 12-month Master's program, specifically tailored to the issues involved in STEM teaching in an urban, high-needs school district and a rubric for selecting target schools, recruiting materials for Teaching Fellows and Master Teachers, a professional development curriculum for the Master Teachers, a plan for mentoring and support for Teaching Fellows, a data collection and evaluation plan, and a research and publication plan. These model materials are to be disseminated so that other university-school district partnerships may use them to implement a program similar to OTR, thereby providing a much broader impact.