Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers in San Joaquin County, California

在加利福尼亚州圣华金县招聘、培养和留住 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 1852939
• 负责人: Lydia Fox
• 金额: $ 144.76万
• 依托单位: University of the Pacific
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852939&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruiting; Preparing; Retaining; STEM; Teachers

With support from the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, this Track 1 Scholarships and Stipends project aims to serve the national interest in high-quality STEM teaching by recruiting 20 undergraduate STEM majors and preparing them to become teachers. This project involves a partnership between the University of the Pacific, San Joaquin Delta Community College, the San Joaquin County Office of Education STEM Office, and several partner school districts in San Joaquin County. The overarching goal of the project is to address an acute shortage of STEM teachers in the county, particularly at the high school level. The project is designed to recruit STEM undergraduates and prepare them for long-term teaching careers in high-need school districts. In addition, the project aims to institutionalize the project activities as components of the University's STEM teacher preparation program. Noyce Scholars will receive up to three years of scholarship support for their junior, senior, and master's certification year, and will serve two years in a high-need school district for each year of financial support. Project activities and supports for student success will begin in each Scholar's junior year, continue through completion of a Master of Arts in Education and the first years of teaching. Through their interactions with exemplary classroom teachers and accomplished University researchers, the Noyce Scholars will be integrated into a supportive network of STEM educators. Recruitment of scholarship recipients will primarily target students from Delta College who transfer into STEM majors at the University of the Pacific. Upon completion of the master's program, the Scholars will receive both a baccalaureate degree in a STEM discipline and a master's degree in education. In addition, first- and second-year STEM majors at the University of the Pacific will also be recruited. While they complete their STEM degrees, Noyce Scholars will begin taking education coursework, including a Noyce seminar that will connect them with local Master STEM teachers and include reflective writing about their experiences throughout the program. During their junior and senior years, the Scholars will have undergraduate research experiences with University of the Pacific STEM faculty and will engage in education-related service-learning activities in the local community. During their Master of Arts in Education year, they will gain supervised student teaching experience in high-need schools in San Joaquin County. The University of the Pacific and the county STEM office, in collaboration with partner school districts, will support the Noyce Scholars in their early years of teaching through on-site mentoring relationships and school year/summer professional development activities. The project will investigate the degree to which these pre-service activities and induction supports help retain new STEM teachers in the profession. This information can contribute to addressing the critical need to prepare highly effective STEM teachers in San Joaquin County and in other high-need schools and districts. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports research on the persistence, 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.

在 NSF 罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的支持下，这一轨道 1 奖学金和津贴项目旨在通过招募 20 名 STEM 专业本科生并帮助他们做好成为教师的准备，服务于高质量 STEM 教学的国家利益。 该项目涉及太平洋大学、圣华金三角洲社区学院、圣华金县教育办公室 STEM 办公室以及圣华金县的几个合作学区之间的合作伙伴关系。 该项目的总体目标是解决该县 STEM 教师严重短缺的问题，特别是高中教师。该项目旨在招募 STEM 本科生，为他们在高需求学区的长期教学生涯做好准备。 此外，该项目旨在将项目活动制度化，作为大学 STEM 教师培训计划的组成部分。诺伊斯学者将在大三、大四和硕士认证年获得长达三年的奖学金支持，并在每年的财政支持下在高需求学区服务两年。 项目活动和对学生成功的支持将从每位学者的大三开始，一直持续到完成教育学硕士学位和第一年的教学。通过与模范课堂教师和卓有成就的大学研究人员的互动，诺伊斯学者将融入 STEM 教育工作者的支持网络中。奖学金获得者的招募将主要针对三角洲学院转入太平洋大学STEM专业的学生。 完成硕士课程后，学者们将获得 STEM 学科的学士学位和教育硕士学位。此外，还将招收太平洋大学STEM专业一年级和二年级学生。当他们完成 STEM 学位时，诺伊斯学者将开始学习教育课程，包括诺伊斯研讨会，该研讨会将他们与当地的 STEM 大师老师联系起来，并包括对他们在整个项目中的经历进行反思性写作。在大三和大四期间，学者们将与太平洋大学 STEM 教师一起获得本科研究经验，并将在当地社区从事与教育相关的服务学习活动。在教育文学硕士学习期间，他们将在圣华金县的高需求学校获得受监督的学生教学经验。太平洋大学和县 STEM 办公室将与合作伙伴学区合作，通过现场指导关系和学年/夏季专业发展活动，为诺伊斯学者的早期教学提供支持。该项目将调查这些职前活动和入职支持在多大程度上有助于留住新的 STEM 教师。 这些信息有助于满足圣华金县和其他高需求学校和地区培养高效 STEM 教师的迫切需求。诺伊斯计划支持有才华的 STEM 本科专业和专业人士成为高效的 K-12 STEM 教师，并支持经验丰富、堪称典范的 K-12 STEM 教师成为高需求学区的 STEM 大师级教师。它还支持对高需求学区 K-12 STEM 教师的持久性、保留性和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。