Building Capacity for Supporting STEM Educators in the Alabama Black Belt Region

该项目旨在满足国家的能力建设需求，以增加亚拉巴马高需求黑带地区的文化反思STEM教师数量。亚拉巴马州立大学（ASU）将加强与社区学院和高需求学区的合作伙伴关系，为STEM学生进入地区教师队伍提供既定途径。亚利桑那州立大学的STEM和教育课程将得到改进，新的丰富模块以及新的考试准备课程将更好地为学生的认证考试做好准备。该项目的成果可以使该大学更广泛的STEM和教育学生群体受益。它还将定位亚利桑那州立大学为未来的轨道1建议。该项目包括与特伦霍尔姆州立社区学院（TSCC）和朗兹县公立学校系统（LCPSS）的合作伙伴关系。项目目标包括：（1）制定市场营销和招聘计划，以招聘ASU STEM专业和TSCC的毕业生，（2）与TSCC建立协同合作伙伴关系，包括衔接协议，旨在促进学生及时完成STEM和教育学位，（3）与当地学校系统（如LCPSS）建立合作伙伴关系，更好地了解他们的需求，（4）开发新的教育课程和教学大纲，以及（5）为协调和管理未来的第一轨道项目建立一个体制结构。TSCC和LCPSS的需求评估将为项目团队规划轨道1项目提供信息。此外，目前的学生和教师在亚利桑那州立大学将进行调查，以便更好地了解STEM教育者途径的态度和看法。这个能力建设项目是通过罗伯特诺伊斯教师奖学金计划（诺伊斯）的支持。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 building capacity to increase the number of culturally reflective STEM teachers in the high-need Black Belt region of Alabama. Alabama State University (ASU) will strengthen its partnerships with a community college and high-need school district, leading to an established pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. The STEM and education curriculum at ASU will be improved, with new enrichment modules as well as new test preparation courses that will better prepare students for certification exams. The outcomes of this project could benefit the wider STEM and education student population at the university. It will also position ASU for a future Track 1 proposal.This project includes partnerships with Trenholm State Community College (TSCC) and the Lowndes County Public School System (LCPSS). Project goals include: (1) developing a marketing and recruitment plan to recruit ASU STEM majors and graduates from TSCC, (2) develop a synergistic partnership, including an articulation agreement, with TSCC aimed at facilitating students' timely completion of STEM and education degrees, (3) developing collaborative partnerships with local school systems, such as LCPSS, and better understanding their needs, (4) developing new education courses and curricula, and (5) developing an institutional structure for coordinating and managing the future Track 1 project. Needs assessments of TSCC and LCPSS will inform the project team as they plan for the Track 1 project. Additionally, current students and faculty at ASU will be surveyed to allow for better understanding of attitudes and perceptions of the STEM educator pathway. This Capacity Building 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 effectiveness and retention 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.