Manhattan College Center for Preparing and Retaining STEM Scholars Teaching Engineering Principles

Robert Noyce教师奖学金能力建设项目将研究如何促进和支持三种学习者群体的工程教育：i)工程师和工程学生，ii)初中和高中学生-特别是来自代表性不足的群体，以及iii)正在攻读教师资格证书的数学和科学专业学生，他们希望为6-12年级的学生教授工程原理做好准备。目前，对于有兴趣成为STEM教师的个人来说，许多教师认证项目中几乎没有工程学；但随着“下一代科学标准”的推出，这种需求发生了变化。教师通常被认证为教授数学、科学或技术，但很少有足够的背景来充分教授工程原理。另一方面，工程师拥有工程原理方面的专业知识，但缺乏有效教授学生的知识和技能。为了满足对有资格教授下一代科学标准中包含的工程概念的教师日益增长的需求，该项目将通过三个新开发的项目培养熟练的STEM教育工作者；首先是工程专业学生的辅修课程。第二，为正在攻读教师资格认证的STEM专业学生提供工程教育证书；第三，为工程研究生提供工程教育学士后证书。该项目还将为现有STEM教育工作者提供专业发展机会。最后，该项目将选择大学生群体进行培训，在当地学校为代表性不足的群体提供实践研讨会，目的是吸引这些学生考虑未来在STEM相关领域的学习。该项目将有助于STEM教育工作者准备的变革，同时为高需求学校提供外展服务，并吸引这些学生进入STEM领域。

This Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship capacity building project will investigate ways to promote and support engineering education for three groups of learners: i) engineers and engineering students, ii) students in middle and high schools - especially from underrepresented groups, and iii) current math and science majors pursuing teacher certification, who desire to be prepared to teach engineering principles to students in grades 6-12. Currently, there is little engineering in many teacher certification programs for individuals interested in becoming a STEM teacher; but the need has changed with the roll-out of the Next Generation Science Standards. Teachers are most often certified to teach math, science, or technology, but rarely have sufficient background to adequately teach engineering principles. Engineers, on the other hand, have expertise in engineering principles, but lack the knowledge and skills to effectively teach students.To address the increasing demand for teachers qualified to teach the engineering concepts included in the Next Generation Science Standards, this project will produce skilled STEM educators through three newly developed programs; first a minor in education for students studying engineering. Second, a certificate in engineering education for STEM majors who are pursuing teacher certification, and third, a post-baccalaureate certificate in engineering education for engineering graduate students. The project will also provide professional development opportunities for current STEM educators. Finally, the project will select groups of university students to be trained to present hands-on workshops in local schools serving underrepresented groups with the intent of enticing these students to consider future studies in STEM related fields. The project will contribute to a transformative change in STEM educator preparation, while providing outreach services to high need schools and attracting these students to STEM fields.