Secondary STEM Teacher Education Scholarship Program

该项目旨在通过招募多样化的教师候选人，提供高质量的教师培训计划，并确保毕业生在最初几年的教学中得到支持，来满足国家支持培养高素质科学和数学教师的需求。它解决了新泽西州合格STEM教师短缺的问题，该州42%的学区至少有一所学校符合高需求的资格。该项目将为本科生提供两年的奖学金，为研究生提供一年的津贴，以支持他们通过教师认证和入职培训。这些学生将通过课程作业、咨询、指导以及与合作地区的教师一起实习等方式获得支持。该项目将调查和解决转学生的特殊需求。项目成果有可能为社区学院-大学合作伙伴关系提供一个模式，以改善STEM教师教育计划。蒙特克莱尔州立大学的这个项目涉及与卑尔根社区学院和几个高需求地区的合作，包括卡尼、哈肯萨克和帕塞伊克学区。项目目标包括在五年内招募、准备和支持30名学者。奖学金将颁发给生物、化学、地球科学、物理、计算机科学和数学专业的大三和大四学生，以及文学硕士STEM教师认证课程的第二年和最后一年的学生。该项目将纳入从STEM教育研究中收集到的与教师知识、专业发展和包容性教学实践相关的最佳实践。该项目的研究，包括在项目的各个阶段对学者的调查，将为模型的不断完善提供信息，并将通过出版物和报告传播。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教师成为高需求学区的STEM大师教师。它还支持对高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的保留和有效性的研究。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。

The project aims to serve the national need of supporting the preparation of high-quality science and mathematics teachers by recruiting a diverse population of teacher candidates, providing a high-quality teacher preparation program, and ensuring that graduates are supported in their initial years of teaching. It addresses the shortage of qualified STEM teachers in New Jersey, where 42% of school districts have at least one school that qualifies as high-need. The project will provide two-year scholarships to undergraduate students and one-year stipends to graduate students to support them through the teacher certification and induction programs. These students will be supported through coursework, advisement, mentorship, and internships with teachers in partner districts. The project will investigate and address the particular needs of transfer students. Project outcomes have the potential to offer a model for community college-university partnerships to improve STEM teacher education programs. This project at Montclair State University involves partnerships with Bergen Community College and several high-need districts including Kearny, Hackensack, and Passaic School Districts. Project goals include the recruitment, preparation, and support of 30 Scholars over five years. Scholarships will be awarded to Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics majors in their junior and senior years and students in their second and final year of the Masters of Arts STEM teacher certification program. The project will incorporate best practices gleaned from STEM education research related to teacher knowledge, professional development, and inclusive teaching practices. Research on the project, involving surveys of Scholars at various stages of the program, will inform the continuing refinement of the model and will be disseminated through publications and presentations. 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 teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports research on the 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.