Mathematics Education Intensive Residency Project Focusing on Veterans

在国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的资助下，专注于退伍军人的数学教育密集居住项目将招募具有强大数学背景的退伍军人，并为他们成为7-12年级的数学教师做好准备。该项目将在四年内资助20个奖学金/研究金。在这个项目中，慈悲学院将与扬克斯公立学区合作。该计划将在中学数学教育中实施临床丰富的硕士学位课程，以调查理论与实践之间的联系，并将通过学校从业人员和大学教师之间的伙伴关系使诺伊斯学者受益。该计划将为接受者提供在包容性和传统数学课堂中有效工作所需的内容和方法。将特别强调帮助考生理解数学共同核心国家标准的精神，意图和内容，并将调查在高需求教室中实施成功的基于研究的数学教育的多种策略。在这个为期14个月的硕士学位课程结束时，候选人将有资格获得认证和就业。 该项目将与当前的教育改革实践相关联，以支持队列模式、临床住院和后续上岗服务，作为培养和留住成功教师的一种手段，并将遵循教育者培训认证理事会和教学质量中心数据所建议的专业发展模式。它将通过旨在整合理论和实践的活动序列，包括教学中的研究型课程，在课堂上使用技术，差异化的教学策略，并实施数学的共同核心国家标准指导每个队列。 该计划将提供一个连贯的课程和序列课程，需要不断提高的知识水平，以应用于临床住院医师，并强调在合格的数学教师的指导下，真实的课堂教学和来自访问慈悲学院临床教师的指导。将通过在线研讨会、SKYPE和课后学习讲习班为每个队列提供为期一年的后续支持。该项目将通过多种来源-课程作业、实习、认证考试和学位授予-核实候选人在中学教授数学课程的能力水平，并将评估学生在其班级的成绩进展。从该项目收集的数据将使人们了解：（1）退伍军人是否可以通过将成熟和团队合作技能的增值优势带到中学教学和学校能力建设中，成为有风险的青少年的成功榜样;（2）持续学习的社区是否能够使退伍军人成功过渡到平民生活，使退伍军人在进入职业后成为有效的教师，并与不同人群的中学生和教育工作者同事进行富有成效的工作。

With funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, the Mathematics Education Intensive Residency Project Focusing on Veterans will recruit veterans with strong mathematics backgrounds and prepare them to become grade 7-12 grade mathematics teachers. The project will fund twenty scholarships/fellowships over four years. In this project, Mercy College will collaborate with the Yonkers Public School District. The program will implement a clinically rich master's degree program in secondary mathematics education to investigate the nexus between theory and practice, and will benefit Noyce Scholars through the partnership between school practitioners and college faculty. The program will provide recipients with the content and methodology necessary to work effectively in inclusive and traditional mathematics classrooms. Particular emphasis will be given to helping candidates understand the spirit, intent, and content of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and will investigate multiple strategies for implementing successful research-based mathematics education in high-need classrooms. At the conclusion of this 14-month master's degree program, candidates will be eligible for certification and employment. The project will correlate with current education reform practice to support a cohort model, clinical residency and follow-up induction services as a means for preparing and retaining successful teachers, and will follow the professional development model suggested by data from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Center for Teaching Quality. It will guide each cohort through a sequence of activities designed to integrate theory and practice, including research-based courses in teaching, the use of technology in the classroom, differentiated teaching strategies, and implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The program will provide a coherent curriculum and sequenced courses requiring increasing levels of knowledge for application to the clinical residency and emphasize authentic classroom teaching under the mentorship of a well-qualified mathematics teacher and guidance from visiting Mercy College clinical faculty. A year of follow-up support for each cohort will be provided through online seminars, SKYPE and after-school learning workshops. Through multiple sources -- coursework, the internship, certification tests, and the awarding of the degree -- the project will verify candidates' level of competence to teach mathematics curricula in secondary schools, and will evaluate the progress of student achievement in their classes. Data collected from this project will provide an understanding of 1) whether veterans can serve as successful role models for at-risk youngsters by bringing the value-added strengths of maturity and teamwork skills to secondary school teaching and school capacity-building and 2) whether an ongoing learning community will empower a successful transition to civilian life, enable veterans to become effective teachers upon entering the profession, and work productively with diverse populations of secondary school students and educator colleagues.