Paso del Norte Texas Computer Science Teaching Fellows

该项目旨在满足国家培养高质量计算机科学（CS）教师的需求。随着技术出现在日常生活的各个方面，增长最快的职业之一是计算机和信息技术。在这个项目中，CS毕业生将被招募为教学研究员（TF），他们将进入为期一年的教育研究生课程，以获得硕士学位和教师证书。预计TF将拥有教授高质量CS原则的知识和技能，同时激励中学生，特别是西班牙裔学生，探索计算机和信息技术的未来。德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）的这个项目包括与埃尔帕索独立学区（EPISD）和支持K-12 CS教育的全国性非营利组织CSforAll的合作。该项目的目标是增加CS教师的数量，特别是那些谁是西班牙裔，在美国/墨西哥边境远西德克萨斯州的北帕索地区。为了实现这一目标，10个人持有至少一个学士学位的CS将获得财政支持的硕士课程，并将致力于在一个高需求的地区至少四年的教学。 在此期间，每位研究员将获得工资补贴。UTEP通过采用创新模式与EPISD建立了真正的合作伙伴关系，该模式通过大学-学校合作伙伴关系进行教育者准备的更新，或US PREP。该模式包含新开发的居住计划，并涉及使用数据来支持持续改进工作。外部评估将衡量信托基金作为教师和潜在教师领导者的有效性。这个轨道2：教学奖学金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 preparing high-quality computer science (CS) teachers. With technology present in all aspects of daily life, one of the fastest growing occupations is computer and information technology. In this project, CS graduates will be recruited as Teaching Fellows (TFs) who will enter a one-year graduate program in education to receive a Master’s degree and teacher certification. It is anticipated the TFs will possess the knowledge and skills to teach high quality CS principles while at the same time inspiring secondary students, especially Hispanics, to explore a future in computer and information technology. This project at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) includes partnerships with the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) and CSforAll, a national nonprofit organization supporting K-12 CS education. The project goal is to increase the number of CS teachers, especially those who are Hispanic, in the Paso del Norte region of Far West Texas on the U.S/Mexico border. To meet this goal, 10 individuals holding at least a baccalaureate degree in CS will receive financial support for the Master's program and will commit to a minimum of four years of teaching in a high-need district. During this time, each Fellow will receive a salary supplement. UTEP has developed an authentic partnership with EPISD through adoption of an innovative model through the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation, or US PREP. The model incorporates a newly developed residency program and involves the use of data to support continuous improvement efforts. External evaluation will measure the effectiveness of the TFs as teachers and potential teacher leaders. This Track 2: Teaching Fellowships 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.