South Jersey STEM Education Scholars: Recruiting and Supporting STEM Teachers from Underrepresented Populations

在美国国家科学基金会罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目的资助下，罗文大学的一个团队将与Glassboro公立学校、Millville公立学校和Vineland公立学校合作，招募并培养科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）专业的学生，作为学士后诺伊斯学者，从事中学数学或科学教学。该项目将解决南泽西和更广泛地区对合格、多样化的数学和科学教师的迫切需求。罗文大学最近开发了一项创新的STEM教育文学硕士（STEM教育硕士）教师准备计划，该计划侧重于为教师候选人提供基于研究的最佳实践，并以在高需求学校进行为期一年的实习为中心。该项目将以这一势头和罗文不断增长的数学和自然科学学生群体为基础，催化一个自我强化的循环，这将增加对STEM职业的兴趣，以及整个南泽西州的数学和科学素养的整体水平。到五年项目结束时，25名Noyce教师将在南泽西和更广泛地区的高需求当地教育机构开始他们的教学生涯。这个项目的智力价值在于它从代表性不足的群体中招募和支持教师候选人，并研究这些候选人的经验。特别是，该项目将深入了解：1)支持和阻碍这些人群进入和保留STEM教学的因素，以及2)有助于他们在课堂上取得成效的因素。该项目将增加STEM教师队伍的多样性，使其与学生更接近：1)通过为STEM专业的本科生提供Noyce实习机会，并向参加该项目的学生颁发Noyce奖学金，招募高素质的候选人进入STEM教育硕士项目；2)通过有针对性的建议和竞争性资助，为诺伊斯学者在临床领域的经历提供支持；3)通过为与Noyce学者合作的教师和临床督导提供专业发展，创建连贯的支持结构；4)支持应届毕业生担任Noyce教师，为其提供两年的专业发展和资深教师的指导；5)在当地建立一个教育工作者社区，该社区将在项目结束后持续存在；6)评估、传播和维持最佳的招聘和保留做法。

With funding from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, a team at Rowan University, partnering with Glassboro Public Schools, Millville Public Schools, and Vineland Public Schools, will recruit and prepare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors as post-baccalaureate Noyce Scholars for careers in teaching secondary mathematics or science. The project will address the urgent need for a qualified, diverse pool of mathematics and science teachers in South Jersey and the broader region. Rowan University recently developed an innovative Master of Arts in STEM Education (MA in STEM Ed) teacher preparation program that focuses on research-based best practices for teacher candidates, and centers around a yearlong residency in a high-need school. The project will build on this momentum and Rowan's growing student population in mathematics and the natural sciences to catalyze a self-reinforcing cycle that will increase interest in STEM careers as well as the overall level of mathematics and science literacy throughout South Jersey. By the end of the five-year project, 25 Noyce Teachers will have begun their teaching careers in high-need local education agencies in South Jersey and the broader region.The intellectual merit of this project rests in its recruitment and support of teacher candidates from underrepresented groups, and studying the experiences of these candidates. In particular, the project will gain insight into: 1) factors that support and impede entry into and retention in STEM teaching for these populations, and 2) factors that contribute to their effectiveness in the classroom. The project will increase the diversity of the STEM teacher workforce to more closely match that of their students by: 1) recruiting highly qualified candidates into the MA in STEM Ed program by providing Noyce Internships to undergraduate STEM majors and awarding Noyce Scholarships to students enrolled in the program; 2) supporting Noyce Scholars during their clinical field experience via targeted advising and competitive grants for unexpected expenses; 3) creating a coherent support structure by providing professional development to cooperating teachers and clinical supervisors working with Noyce Scholars; 4) supporting recent graduates as Noyce Teachers during their first two years of teaching by providing professional development, and mentorship from veteran teachers; 5) building a local community of educators that will persist beyond the period of the project; and 6) evaluating, disseminating, and sustaining the best recruitment and retention practices.