Creating Curriculum and Community to Support a Diverse, High-Quality STEM Educator Pipeline for Colorado

该项目旨在满足国家对更多具有STEM背景的K-12教师的需求。与全国一致，科罗拉多州迫切需要准备教授多样化K-12学生的STEM教师。该项目旨在为一项研究计划建立能力，以培养一支更具技能的STEM教师队伍，更能代表科罗拉多州的K-12学生群体。该项目通过与K-12学校的伙伴关系，将建设招收和教育对教授数学和科学感兴趣的STEM专业学生的能力。实现这一目标将有助于满足整个大丹佛地区、科罗拉多州和全国对科学和技术专业人员的需求。科罗拉多基督教大学(CCU)的这个项目包括与阿拉米达国际高中和利特尔顿高中的合作伙伴关系。项目目标包括：(1)修订CCU STEM和教育课程，以创造和拓宽STEM专业学生成为有准备的教师的途径；(2)创建一个强大的STEM教育社区，特别是针对西班牙裔学生；以及(3)通过扩大K-12学校伙伴关系，提高招聘能力。从这个项目中获得的知识将被用来制定Noyce Track 1奖学金和津贴提案。总体而言，这些项目有助于了解以信仰为基础的小型文理学院如何吸引STEM专业的学生参加中等STEM教育培训。该项目将调查建设基础设施和流程的效果，这些基础设施和流程将吸引和支持STEM专业，支持新的STEM教师，并加强文化和语言方面的教学内容。CCU将向其他小型私立大学传播项目评估结果。该能力建设项目由罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划(NOYCE)提供支持。Noyce计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人员成为有效的K-12 STEM教师，并支持经验丰富、模范的K-12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教师的有效性和留住的研究。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 for more K-12 teachers with strong backgrounds in STEM. In line with the nation, Colorado has an acute need for STEM teachers who are prepared to teach a diversity K-12 students. This project intends to build capacity for a program of study that could result in a more skilled STEM teacher workforce that is more representative of the K-12 student population in Colorado. The project, through partnerships with K-12 schools, will build capacity for the recruitment and education of STEM majors interested in teaching mathematics and science. Meeting this goal will help fill the need for scientific and technical professionals throughout the greater Denver area, Colorado, and the nation.This project at Colorado Christian University (CCU) includes partnerships with Alameda International Jr./Sr. High School and Littleton High School. Project goals include: (1) Revise CCU STEM and education curricula to create and widen pathways for STEM majors to become prepared teachers; (2) Generate a strong STEM education community, particularly for Hispanic students; and (3) Increase recruitment capacity through expanding K-12 school partnerships. Knowledge gained from this project will be used to develop a Noyce Track 1 Scholarships and Stipends proposal. Collectively, these projects could contribute to understanding ways in which small, faith-based, liberal arts colleges can attract STEM majors for training in secondary STEM education. The project will investigate the effects of building infrastructure and processes that engage and support STEM majors, support new STEM teachers, and strengthen culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogical content. CCU will disseminate project evaluation findings to other small, private universities. 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.