A Project to Develop Master's Level STEM Secondary Teachers with Educational Leadership Expertise

诺伊斯·奥斯汀学院STEM教育领导力学者计划(ACSELS)是一个第一轨道(奖学金和津贴)项目，将招聘、准备和支持至少11个本科专业的生物、生物化学、化学、计算机科学、数学和物理专业的学生成为准备充分的中学科学和数学教师。ACSELS计划将为STEM专业的学生提供奖学金、实习机会和津贴，让他们学习成为教师。学生将接受明确的领导能力培训，为他们在高需求的学校环境中工作做好准备，成为有效的STEM教师、教师领导者、变革推动者和学生的榜样。诺伊斯学者将完成一个为期五年的项目，获得STEM领域(生物、生物化学、化学、计算机科学、数学或物理)的学士学位，辅修教育，以及教育硕士学位。ACSELS项目活动将在学术和职业生涯的多个方面影响诺伊斯学者。这些活动包括在中学课堂上的早期体验；领导力行为发展培训；STEM教员、教育教员和在职教师导师的指导；以及毕业后的继续专业发展。学者还将有资格在非正式STEM教育中完成暑期教学实习。领导力行为发展培训将通过STEM教学和研究(STAR)领导力计划和通过应用和教育学的领导力教育(LEAP)计划进行。将调查正式的领导行为发展培训对STEM专业学生在高需求的当地学区从事教师职业生涯的准备的影响，并有助于知识的产生。

The Noyce Austin College STEM Education Leadership Scholars (ACSELS) Program is a Track 1 (Scholarships & Stipends) project that will recruit, prepare, and support a minimum of 11 undergraduate majors in the disciplines of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics to become well-prepared secondary school science and mathematics teachers. The ACSELS Program will provide scholarships, internships, and stipends to STEM majors studying to become teachers. Students will receive explicit training in leadership competencies that prepare them for working in high-need school settings as effective STEM teachers, teacher leaders, change agents, and role models for students. Noyce Scholars will complete a five-year program earning a bachelor's degree in a STEM field (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics), a minor in education, and a master's degree in education.ACSELS Project activities will impact Noyce Scholars at multiple points of their academic and professional careers. These activities include early experiences in the secondary school classroom; leadership behavior development training; mentoring from STEM faculty, education faculty, and in-service teacher mentors; and continued professional development after graduation. Scholars also will be eligible to complete a summer teaching internship in informal STEM education. Leadership behavior development training will be conducted through the STEM Teaching and Research (STAR) Leadership Program and the Leadership Education through Application and Pedagogy (LEAP) Program. The impact of formal leadership behavior development training on preparing STEM majors for teaching careers in high-needs local school districts will be investigated and contribute to knowledge generation.