Redefining STEM Teacher Preparation by Teaching, Learning ,and Leading with Schools and Communities

在NSF Robert Noyce教师奖学金计划的资助下，芝加哥洛约拉大学(LUC)教育学院、艺术与科学学院、科学与数学教育中心将与芝加哥公立学校(CPS)合作，招聘数学和科学专业的学生，并为从事中学数学或科学教学做好准备。具体地说，该项目每年将招聘两至四名本科生和最多三名吕克-诺伊斯研究生，每名奖学金获得者将获得一至两年的支助，总共至少准备24名新教师。该项目将利用和扩大现有的大量学校、社区和非正式教育伙伴关系，以使教师做好准备，在城市学校和社区的复杂现实中支持学生的学习、发展和成就。此外，通过研究实施的教师培养模式，该项目将与城市学校和社区密切合作，促进培养STEM教师的知识。Luc-Noyce学者将通过一个基于四个关键研究基石的计划进行准备：(1)与学校和社区的互惠伙伴关系，(2)为不同课堂的教师准备，(3)真实的教学实践，以及(4)参与专业学习社区。该项目将从一开始就将教师教育嵌入芝加哥的学校和社区，为候选人提供广泛的机会，在高需求、高绩效的教育环境中与专家合作，重点是培养反思性教学、学习和领导技能。作为与文化和语言不同的学生合作的准备工作的一部分，所有吕克-诺伊斯奖学金获得者将满足伊利诺伊州教育委员会英语作为第二语言(ESL)认可以及国际文凭(IB)认证的要求。路易斯安那州立大学是美国首家获准为IB课程培养职前教师的本科院校，这三个课程分别是小学课程(K-5年级)、中学课程(5-10年级)和文凭课程(11-12年级)。因此，该项目将满足培养数学和科学教师的重要需求，这些教师具有必要的背景、经验和资格证书，以填补CPS高中的职位，所有九年级和十年级的学生都在IB课程中注册。

With funding from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, the Loyola University of Chicago (LUC) School of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Science and Math Education will partner with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to recruit and prepare mathematics and science majors for careers in teaching secondary mathematics or science. Specifically, this project will recruit two to four undergraduate and up to three graduate LUC-Noyce Scholars per year, with each Scholar receiving one to two years of support, for a total of at least 24 new teachers prepared. The project will leverage and expand substantial existing school, community, and informal education partnerships in order to prepare teachers to support students' learning, development, and achievement within the complex realities of urban schools and communities. Further, by studying the implemented teacher preparation model, the project will advance knowledge about preparing STEM teachers in close collaboration with urban schools and communities.The LUC-Noyce Scholars will be prepared through a program built on four key research-based cornerstones: (1) mutually-beneficial partnerships with schools and communities, (2) teacher preparation for diverse classrooms, (3) authentic teaching practices, and (4) participation in professional learning communities. The project will embed teacher education in Chicago schools and communities from the start to provide candidates with extensive opportunities to work alongside experts in high-need, high-performing educational settings, with an emphasis on fostering reflective teaching, learning and leadership skills. As part of the preparation to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students, all LUC-Noyce scholars will fulfill requirements for the Illinois State Board of Education's English as a second language (ESL) endorsement as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) certification. LUC is the first undergraduate institution in the U.S. approved to prepare pre-service teachers in all three IB programmes: the Primary Years Programme (Grades K-5), the Middle Years Programme (Grades 5-10), and the Diploma Programme (Grades 11-12). Thus, this project will fill an important need to develop mathematics and science teachers who have the background, experience, and certification necessary to fill positions in the CPS high schools where all ninth and tenth grade students are enrolled in IB programs.