Preparing STEM and Computer Science Educators for Teaching in Rural High-Need Schools in Vermont

该项目旨在通过培养学士学位后的STEM专业学生成为认证教师，满足全国对高需求学区高质量STEM教师的需求。该计划的一个关键要素是为计算机科学职前教师提供支持，因为他们完成了教学硕士课程，获得了计算机科学执照，并随着时间的推移继续从事教学职业。为了帮助诺伊斯学者在教师职业中坚持下去，该项目将通过在线指导计划在学者担任教师的早期提供持续的支持。佛蒙特大学和州立农业学院的这个项目包括与蒙彼利埃罗克斯伯里公立学区、亚伯拉罕山联合学区、富兰克林西北监督联盟、联合32学区和艾迪生西北学区的合作伙伴关系。该项目将通过教育与社会服务学院、艺术与科学学院、工程与数学科学学院的STEM和教育项目的合作来完成。项目目标包括在5年内向数学、生物、化学、地球/地球科学、环境科学、物理、工程和计算机科学等学科的STEM学士学位后学生提供30份奖学金。该项目包括一项纵向研究，该研究将检查该项目对诺伊斯学者、他们的学生以及该校STEM和教育教师的潜在影响。本项目由Robert Noyce教师奖学金项目（Noyce）资助。Noyce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，并支持经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性、留任性和有效性的研究。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。

This project aims to serve the national need for high-quality STEM teachers in high-need school districts by preparing post-baccalaureate STEM majors to become certified teachers. A key element of the program is support for computer science preservice teachers as they complete the Masters in Teaching program, earn licensure in computer science, and remain in the teaching profession over time. To help Noyce Scholars persist in the teaching profession, the program will provide ongoing support during the Scholars' early years as teachers through an online mentoring program.This project at the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College includes partnerships with Montpelier Roxbury Public School District, Mount Abraham Unified School District, Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union, Union 32 School District, and Addison Northwest School District. The project will be accomplished through collaborative work among STEM and Education Programs in the College of Education and Social Services, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Project goals include awarding 30 stipends over a five-year period to STEM post-baccalaureate students in the disciplines of mathematics, biology, chemistry, Earth/geosciences, environmental science, physics, engineering, and computer science. The program includes a longitudinal study that will examine the potential impact of the program on Noyce Scholars, their students, and STEM and education faculty at the University. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project is supported through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce). 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.