Growing CTE/STEM Teachers

加州面临着合格的科学，技术，工程和数学/职业和技术教育（STEM/CTE）教师的短缺，这些教师具有工作经验，精通学术学科领域和教学知识，可以有效地为高中和社区大学生的职业生涯做好准备。仅在旧金山湾区就有32所贸易和技术学校和28所社区学院提供CTE课程，因此该地区对准备充分的CTE教师的需求是巨大的。为了满足旧金山湾区以科学和技术为中心的经济对劳动力的需求，CTE教师的准备工作至关重要，包括承诺增加中学和社区大学级别合格STEM教师的数量。旧金山城市学院的“培养CTE/STEM教师”项目旨在确保未来高中和社区大学水平的STEM/CTE教师有明确的途径。这些途径包括资源、支持、信息、课程以及与雇主的合作关系。该项目将重点关注由加州社区学院校长办公室确定的优先或新兴产业部门。这些包括：先进制造；先进的交通和可再生能源；农业、水和环境技术；能源效率和公用事业；ICT /数字媒体;生命科学/生物技术。该项目将开展四项主要活动，以实现其增加中学和社区大学合格STEM教师数量的目标。首先，项目团队将开展外展活动，招募高中生、社区大学生和已经在职的个人进入CTE/STEM教师准备途径。其次，主要研究者（pi）将提供学生支持服务，以提高持久性和完成率。第三，pi将为该地区和全州的其他学院提供技术援助和专业发展，并作为技术援助和专业发展的交流中心，特别是在CTE/STEM教师准备领域。最后，该项目将倡导将CTE/STEM教师培训作为支持基于STEM的CTE产业的全州基础设施的重要组成部分。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

California faces a shortage in qualified Science, Technology, Engineering and Math/Career and Technical Education (STEM/CTE) instructors who have the work experience, proficiency in academic subject areas, and pedagogical knowledge to effectively prepare high school and community college students for careers. With 32 trade and technical schools and 28 community colleges offering CTE programs in the San Francisco Bay Area alone, the need for well-prepared CTE teachers in this region is enormous. To meet the workforce needs of the science- and technology-focused economy of the San Francisco Bay Area, it is critical that CTE teacher preparation efforts include a commitment to increasing the pool of qualified STEM teachers at the secondary and community college level. The City College of San Francisco's "Growing CTE/STEM Teachers" project aims to ensure that clear pathways exist for future STEM/CTE teachers at the high school and community college levels. These pathways will include resources, support, information, courses, and partnerships with employers. The project will focus on those priority or emerging industry sectors identified by the California Community Colleges Chancellors Office. These include: advanced manufacturing; advanced transportation and renewables; agriculture, water and environmental technologies; energy efficiency and utilities; ICT/digital media; and life sciences/biotechnology. This project will carry out four primary activities in pursuit of its goal of increasing the pool of qualified STEM teachers at the secondary and community college level. First, the project team will engage in outreach to recruit high school students, community college students, and individuals already in the workforce into CTE/STEM teacher preparation pathways. Second, the principal investigators (PIs) will provide student support services to increase persistence and completion rates. Third, the PIs will provide technical assistance and professional development to other colleges in the region and statewide and serve as a clearinghouse for technical assistance and professional development, especially in the area of CTE/STEM teacher preparation. Finally, the project will advocate for CTE/STEM teacher preparation as a vital part of the statewide infrastructure supporting STEM-based CTE industries.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.