Preparing Teachers to Address Challenging Scientific and Environmental Topics through Research, Dialogue, and Experiential Learning

通过研究、对话和体验式学习，让教师做好应对具有挑战性的科学和环境主题的准备

• 批准号: 1950232
• 负责人: Timothy Goodale
• 金额: $ 119.91万
• 依托单位: Elizabeth City State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950232&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Teachers; Address; Challenging; Scientific

This project seeks to serve the national need for high-quality STEM teaching by recruiting and supporting 36 STEM undergraduates to become highly skilled secondary school teachers. The Scholars will follow a 14-month accelerated pathway that leads to both a Master of Science degree in Biological Sciences and initial North Carolina teacher certification in grades 9-12 Comprehensive Science. The project aims to help the Scholars develop deep scientific knowledge, gain skills in modern teaching approaches, with mentorship fromexemplary teachers in high-need schools. This combination of outcomes is intended to prepare the Scholars to be highly effective STEM teachers. The project includes a focus on developing Scholars' abilities to teach current environmental topics applied to a local context. The project's broader impacts include addressing teacher shortages in the state of North Carolina and serving as a model for accelerated teacher preparation programs that include a master’s degree in a STEM field. The project intends to emphasize recruiting of academically talented Scholars from Black and rural populations. This project at Elizabeth City State University is in partnership with Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, Perquimans County Schools, Gates County Schools, and the Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies. The project goals are to provide both scholarships and an effective pathway for Scholars to earn a master’s degree, and to prepare the Scholars to be successful STEM teachers in high-need schools. Integrated coursework across science and education will allow Scholars to develop deep understanding of current science, along with relevant pedagogical approaches such as argumentation and inquiry. Scholars will also benefit from a professional learning community focused on environmental awareness and literacy and from induction support via mentor teachers, a summer institute, and a professional development program specific to science educators. Innovative recruiting activities focus on assisting potential Scholars to discern the suitability of the master’s program for their interests and goals. Findings and best practices of this project will be disseminated through scholarly publications, presentations at professional conferences, and a dedicated website. The evaluation will be conducted by an external evaluator using interviews, surveys, performance on certification exams, and classroom observations to gather both quantitative and qualitative information. A comparison group from state and institutional data will be incorporated as possible. The results will be used to improve all aspects of the project, many of which will continue beyond the project's duration. 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 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.

该项目旨在通过招募和支持36个STEM大学生成为高技能的中学教师来满足国家对高质量STEM教学的需求。学者们将遵循14个月的加速途径，这既导致生物科学硕士学位，又是9 - 12年级综合科学的最初北卡罗来纳州教师认证。该项目旨在帮助学者发展深厚的科学知识，在现代教学方法中获得技能，并在高需求的学校中进行心态教师。结果的结合旨在使学者成为高效的STEM教师。该项目的重点是开发学者的能力，以教授应用于当地环境的当前环境主题。该项目的更广泛的影响包括解决北卡罗来纳州的教师短缺，并作为加速教师准备计划的模型，其中包括STEM领域的硕士学位。该项目打算强调从黑人和粗糙人群中招募经过学术治疗的学者。伊丽莎白市州立大学的该项目与伊丽莎白市 - 帕斯库丹克公立学校，佩奎曼县学校，盖茨县学校以及东北航空航天学院和高级技术学院合作。项目目标是为学者提供硕士学位，并为学者们做好准备成为高需求学校的STEM教师的有效途径。跨科学和教育的综合课程将使学者以及相关的教学方法（例如论证和探究）深入了解当前科学。学者们还将受益于专业的学习社区，专注于环境意识和识字能力，以及通过导师教师，夏季学院以及针对科学教育者的专业发展计划的归纳支持。创新的招聘活动致力于协助潜在的学者辨别硕士计划的适合性，以实现其利益和目标。该项目的发现和最佳实践将通过科学出版物，专业会议的演讲以及专门的网站来传播。评估将通过外部评估，使用访谈，调查，认证考试的表现以及课堂观察，以收集定量和定性信息。来自州和机构数据的比较组将尽可能合并。结果将用于改善项目的各个方面，其中许多将继续超出项目的持续时间。这首歌1：奖学金和津贴项目得到了罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划（NOYCE）的支持。 NOYCE计划支持才华横溢的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为有效的K-12 STEM老师，并经验丰富的K-12 STEM老师成为高需求学区的STEM大师教师。它还支持有关高需求学区K-12 STEM教师的持久性，保留和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准评估来诚实地获得支持。