A Collaborative Network to Increase the Number of High-Quality Secondary School STEM Teachers in Georgia

在罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划（诺伊斯）的支持下，哥伦布州立大学的这一轨道1：奖学金和津贴项目旨在为国家和地方需要准备高质量的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教师的高需求学区。 哥伦布州立大学将与马斯科吉县学区合作，培养在STEM学科有良好基础的STEM教师。 该项目旨在招募在STEM学科攻读或拥有学士学位的个人，并为他们成为能够满足高需求学校学生需求的初中和高中数学，计算机科学和科学教师做好准备。在马斯科吉县学区就读的所有高中生中，近三分之二有资格获得免费或减少的午餐。该地区19所初中和高中中有10所是一级学校。这笔赠款的资金支持将帮助该地区解决STEM劳动力需求和贫困社会经济环境中的教师短缺问题。 具体而言，将提供实习机会，以招募潜在的职前STEM教师，并提供奖学金，以支持职前STEM教师教育的费用。此外，该项目旨在为实习生，学者，毕业生和其他感兴趣的学生和教师创建一个反思实践者社区。 该项目依靠哥伦布州立大学和马斯科吉县学区建立的完善的支持网络，预计将改善对任职前学者的培训和新教师的入职培训，从而提高高需求学校教师的留用率，该项目旨在在五年期间提供96个一学期的实习机会和48个一年的奖学金。这项支持旨在培养24名新的STEM教育工作者。虽然一些学者可能是拥有STEM学士学位的个人，但大多数将是努力获得STEM学科学士学位的本科生。 招聘将包括化学，生物，地球和空间科学，数学和计算机科学的STEM专业。 该项目将实施实习生-学者-导师三位一体的模式，预计将增加教师候选人在高需求学校与导师教师接触的时间。定期承诺与学校环境中的指导教师一起工作，将使教师候选人沉浸在学校文化中。这种沉浸式的目的是解决一些关于在高需求环境中工作的神话，并在这些环境中建立实习生和学者的自我效能。 诺伊斯计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为有效的K-12 STEM教师和经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师，成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With support from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce), this Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project at Columbus State University aims to serve the national and local need of preparing high-quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers for high-need school districts. Columbus State University will work in cooperation with the Muscogee County School District to prepare STEM teachers who are well-grounded in STEM disciplines. The project intends to recruit individuals pursuing or possessing baccalaureate degrees in a STEM discipline and prepare them to become middle and high school mathematics, computer science, and science teachers who can meet the needs of students in high-need schools. Nearly two-thirds of all high school students enrolled in Muscogee County School District qualify for free or reduced lunch. Ten of nineteen middle and high schools in the district are Title 1 schools. The funding support from this grant will help the region address both STEM workforce requirements and the shortage of teachers in an impoverished socioeconomic environment. Specifically, internships will be provided to recruit potential pre-service STEM teachers and scholarships will be provided to support the costs of pre-service STEM teacher education. In addition, the project aims to create a Community of Reflective Practitioners for interns, Scholars, graduates, and other interested students and faculty. The project relies on a well-established network of support at Columbus State University and Muscogee County School District, which is expected to improve the training of pre-service Scholars and the induction of new teachers, thus improving the retention of teachers in high-need schools.Over a five-year period, the project aims to provide 96 one-semester internships and 48 one-year scholarships. This support is intended to result in the preparation of 24 new STEM educators. Although some of the Scholars may be individuals with STEM baccalaureate degrees, the majority will be undergraduates working to earn bachelor's degrees in STEM disciplines. Recruitment will include STEM majors in chemistry, biology, earth and space sciences, mathematics, and computer science. The project will implement an Intern-Scholar-Mentor Triad model, which is expected to increase the duration of the teacher candidates' engagement with Mentor Teachers in a high needs school. Regular commitments of time to work with the mentor teacher in the school setting will immerse the teacher candidates in the school culture. This immersion is aimed at addressing some of the myths about working in high-need settings and at building intern and Scholar self-efficacy in these environments. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports research on the persistence, retention, and effectiveness of K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts.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.