Montgomery College Noyce: Excellent Teachers for STEM

该Noyce教师奖学金和津贴项目的目标是增加马里兰州中部高素质STEM教师的数量。蒙哥马利学院STEM部门的教师以及教育学院将与蒙哥马利县公立学校合作，支持两方面的发展：第一项将包括招聘和支持39名STEM专业人员，帮助他们过渡到STEM教学岗位，第二项将扩大外联，鼓励本科STEM专业的学生转到地区四年制大学的STEM教师准备项目。针对转行者的替代教师准备计划包括密集的职前培训和为期一年的实习教学。该项目将整合各种元素，以解决参加这门严格课程的学生所面临的挑战，包括(a)解决时间承诺的指导材料，(b)增加对学生的评估和反馈，以增强他们的自我效能感和个人信心，以及(c)与同伴一起进行实地实习。该项目的关键方面旨在回应对离开蒙哥马利学院后转学生进入STEM专业的障碍的分析，以及职业转换者在他们的替代教师准备计划中的保留，该计划得到了Noyce能力建设奖的支持。对于社区学院的转学，已经制定了一项综合计划，使蒙哥马利学院和地区四年制大学的课程保持一致；这一战略旨在加强STEM专业学生的储备，吸引他们从事教学工作。对于奖学金获得者（转行者）来说，从筛选过程（在此过程中，申请人将使用Haberman明星教师预筛选评估的结果进行预筛选，以确定他们的心态是否与高需求学校的教学相适应）到培训活动的所有内容，都是为了培养既自信又有弹性的STEM教师。形成性评估和总结性评估将包括对项目参与者、实习主管、导师教师和校长的调查评估结果，以及教师在实习年度的表现。调查和访谈也将用于评估参与者的自我效能感，并确定他们最好的感知支持。项目活动和成果将通过全国社区大学教师教育项目协会和国家教育信息中心等会议进行传播。稿件将提交给STEM教育杂志和国家替代认证协会杂志。

The goal of this Noyce Teacher Scholarship and Stipend project is to increase the pool of highly qualified STEM teachers in central Maryland. Faculty from Montgomery College's STEM divisions as well as the School of Education will work with Montgomery County Public Schools to support two strands of development: the first will include the recruitment and support of 39 STEM professionals as they transition into STEM teaching positions, the second will expand outreach to encourage undergraduate STEM majors to transfer to STEM teacher preparation programs at regional four-year institutions. The alternative teacher preparation program for career changers involves intensive pre-service training and a teaching internship flowed by a year-long residency. The project will integrate a variety of elements to address challenges faced by students enrolled in this rigorous course of study, including (a) orientation materials that address the time commitment, (b) increased assessment and feedback to students designed to bolster their self-efficacy and personal confidence, and (c) assignment to field placements with peer partners. The key aspects of the project are designed to respond to an analysis of barriers for transfer students' enrollment in STEM majors after leaving Montgomery College and the retention of career changers in their alternative teacher preparation program, which was supported by a Noyce Capacity Building award. For community college transfers, a comprehensive plan has been designed to align coursework between Montgomery College and regional 4-year institutions; a strategy meant to strengthen the pool of STEM majors who will be attracted to teaching. For the scholarship recipients (career changers) everything from the selection process, during which applicants will be pre-screened using results of the Haberman Star Teacher Pre-Screener Assessment to determine if their mindsets are compatible with teaching in high-needs schools, to the training activities are designed to graduate STEM teachers who are both confident and resilient. Formative and summative evaluation will include the results of assessment of the surveys of program participants, internship supervisors, and mentor teachers and principals as well as teacher performance during the resident year. Surveys and interviews will also be used to assess self-efficacy of the participants and to identify their best-perceived supports. Program activities and outcomes will be disseminated through the meetings of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs and the National Center for Education Information, among others. Manuscripts will be submitted to the Journal of STEM Education and the Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification.