Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools

为高需求中学培养有弹性的STEM教师是第一轨道罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金项目。该项目将满足亚利桑那州全国对合格STEM教师的需求。这种短缺是两个主要因素造成的：缺乏合格的候选人进入这一专业，以及留住在两年内成为教师并离开这一专业的合格候选人。这个Track 1 Noyce项目将通过实施导师计划来解决这一短缺问题，该计划将指导亚利桑那州凤凰城两个高需求地区第一标题学校的新教师发展。亚利桑那州立大学将通过以下方式支持该项目：(1)培养24名新的高素质教师(拥有STEM领域的学士学位)，以便在获得硕士学位的同时成为合格的K-8教师；(2)通过三年的入门课程留住中学数学和科学教师；以及(3)培训教师的教学实践，以支持代表不足的群体(少数族裔和女性)的STEM职业道路。作为该项目的一部分，诺伊斯学者将准备使用包含最先进工程实践的课程材料。学者们将在中学生及其家庭的工程夏令营中使用这些材料。为高需求中学发展弹性STEM教师将向两个队列的12名学生提供为期一年的Noyce津贴。该项目将培养出24名高素质的数学和科学中学教师，他们可以对高需求学校的学生产生积极影响。作为教师发展的一种形式，诺伊斯学者将在校园工程夏令营任教。此外，该项目将包括一个教师入职导师计划，重点是通过专业发展提高教师质量。通过在高需求地区安置专家教师，该项目有可能在补助金结束后每年对3600多名学生产生积极影响。中学生将受益于从培养成为STEM领导者的教师那里获得优质教育。有了高质量的课堂体验，学生将更有可能在升入高中后继续学习STEM课程，并获得在STEM职业生涯中茁壮成长所需的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools is a Track 1 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship project. The project will address the national demand for qualified STEM teachers in Arizona. This shortage is a result of two primary factors: the lack of qualified candidates entering the profession and the retention of qualified candidates who become teachers and leave the profession within two years. This Track 1 Noyce project will address this shortage by implementing a mentorship program to guide the development of new teachers at Title I schools in two high-need districts in the Phoenix, AZ region. Arizona State University will support this project through: (1) preparing 24 new highly qualified teachers (with a bachelor's degree in a STEM field) to become a certified K - 8 teacher while earning a Master's degree; (2) retaining middle school mathematics and science teachers through a three-year induction program; and (3) training teachers in teaching practices that are known to support STEM career paths for underrepresented groups (minorities and women). As part of the project, Noyce Scholars will be prepared to use curriculum materials that incorporate state-of-the-art engineering practices. Scholars will use these materials in engineering summer camps for middle school students and their families.Developing Resilient STEM Teachers for High-Need Middle Schools will provide one-year Noyce stipends to two cohorts of 12 students. The project will produce 24 highly qualified mathematics and science middle school teachers who can positively impact students in high-need schools. As a form of teacher development, Noyce scholars will teach in an on-campus engineering summer camp. Additionally, the project will include a teacher induction mentorship program focused on improving teacher quality through professional development. Through placement of expert teachers in high-need districts, the project has the potential to positively affect more than 3,600 students each year after the grant concludes. Middle school students will benefit by receiving a quality education from teachers who are trained to be leaders in STEM. With a quality classroom experience, students will be more likely to pursue STEM courses as they progress into high school and to acquire the knowledge needed to thrive in STEM careers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.