Growing STEM Educators through Science Research on the South Plains of Texas

该项目旨在为德克萨斯州南部平原地区农村高中的数学和科学学生提供高质量的教学，以满足全国的需求。未来的教师将在大学的最后两年获得奖学金支持，包括从附近的社区大学转到STEM专业。该项目将在当地建立一个专业学习社区，共同支持高中和大学的STEM教育工作者。未来的教师将与在农村地区工作的中学STEM教师一起参加指导活动，并参加研讨会，为他们在农村环境中教学做准备。他们的教育将通过参与本科研究经验得到加强。该项目的毕业生将在担任实习教师的头几年得到大学教师的持续指导，并将获得小额赠款，为7-12年级的学生提供引人入胜的课堂体验。韦兰浸会大学（WBU）的这个项目包括与普莱恩维尤高中和南平原学院（一所农村社区学院）的合作。项目目标包括制定有效的流程和实践，以便在五年的资助期内招募和选择来自不同背景的25名Noyce学者。项目目标还包括毕业25名WBU Noyce学者，并通过各种干预措施将他们保留为高需求地区的STEM教育工作者，包括在临床教学经验和入职期间由本科STEM教师提供额外的指导。该项目有可能确定新成立的专业学习社区对当地STEM教育生态系统的影响。该项目也有可能确定STEM本科生研究经历对德克萨斯州南平原农村地区一所小型文理学院STEM教育专业的影响。该项目的理论基础是专业学习社区和STEM本科研究经历对在岗和在职STEM教师的重要性。本项目的混合方法评估将使用上下文、输入、过程、产品（CIPP）方法进行。项目结果将在同行评议的会议和期刊以及当地社区传播。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 providing high-quality instruction to math and science students in rural high schools in the South Plains region of Texas. Prospective teachers will receive scholarship support during their final two years of college, including STEM transfers from a nearby community college. The project will develop a professional-learning community in the local area that will work together to support STEM educators in both high schools and colleges. Prospective teachers will participate in mentoring engagements with practicing secondary STEM teachers who are working in rural districts and will attend workshops to prepare them to teach in rural settings. Their education will be enhanced through participation in undergraduate research experiences. Graduates of the program will receive ongoing mentoring from college faculty during their first few years as practicing teachers and will have access to small grants to develop engaging classroom experiences for students in grades 7-12.This project at Wayland Baptist University (WBU) includes partnerships with Plainview High School and South Plains College, a rural community college. Project goals include developing effective processes and practices for recruiting and selecting 25 Noyce scholars from diverse backgrounds over the five-year funding period. Project goals also include graduating 25 WBU Noyce scholars and retaining them as STEM educators in high-need districts using a variety of interventions, including additional mentoring from undergraduate STEM faculty during the clinical teaching experience and induction years. The project has the potential to determine the impact of the newly formed professional learning community on the local STEM education ecosystem. The project also has the potential to determine the impact of the STEM undergraduate research experiences on STEM Education majors at a small liberal arts college in the rural South Plains region of Texas. The project's theoretical basis is the importance of professional learning communities and STEM undergraduate research experiences for pre- and in-service STEM teachers. The mixed-methods evaluation for this program will be conducted using the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) methodology. Project results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed conferences and journals, as well as in the local community. 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.