Building Capacity to Modernize a Master of Arts in Teaching Program by Infusing Data Science and Analytics

通过融入数据科学和分析来培养文学硕士教学项目现代化的能力

• 批准号: 1950285
• 负责人: Jacquita Henderson
• 金额: $ 7.49万
• 依托单位: Clark Atlanta University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-03-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950285&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Capacity; Modernize; Master; Arts

This project aims to build the capacity to address STEM teacher shortages in high-need schools, an important national need. The project will use a holistic approach to create a pathway for STEM professionals to earn mathematics teacher certification. As a part of this effort, the existing Master of Arts in Teaching curriculum at Clark Atlanta University will be revamped and modernized into an innovative 14-month distance learning program. The newly designed Master of Arts in Teaching program will enable graduates to gain the support, skills, and competence needed to excel as a teacher in a high-need school. The Master of Arts in Teaching program will also provide enrolled students with opportunities to use data science techniques to analyze data that can transform the teaching and learning process.This project at Clark Atlanta University, a Historically Black College and University, includes a partnership with Clayton County Public Schools. The goal of the project is to enhance the curriculum of the institution's Master of Arts in Teaching program to support student enrollment, retention, and graduation, ultimately producing well-prepared mathematics teachers that have sound content knowledge, effective pedagogical strategies, and data science skills. The project will focus on five objectives: (1) Construct a proposal to restructure the Master of Arts in Teaching (Mathematics) program for currency and marketability; (2) Redesign course content in the Master of Arts in Teaching program to embed data science and analytics modules; (3) Reinforce partnerships with internal stakeholders; (4) Survey organizations to determine the potential for substantive partnerships with external stakeholders; and (5) Identify resources for a future cost-sharing commitment. The outlined activities have potential to lead to the development of a model program for preparing underrepresented science and mathematics teachers to incorporate data science and analytics teaching methods into mathematics curricula in high-need schools. 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 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.

该项目旨在建立能够解决高需求学校中STEM教师短缺的能力，这是一个重要的国家需求。该项目将采用整体方法来为STEM专业人员创建数学教师认证的途径。作为这项工作的一部分，克拉克亚特兰大大学教学课程的现有艺术硕士将被改建并现代化为创新的14个月距离学习计划。新设计的教学艺术硕士课程将使毕业生能够在高需求的学校中获得老师所需的支持，技能和能力。教学课程硕士还将为入学的学生提供使用数据科学技术来分析可以改变教学过程的数据的机会。该项目Clark Atlanta University是一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，包括与Clayton County公立学校的合作伙伴关系。该项目的目的是增强该机构教学课程艺术硕士课程的课程，以支持学生的入学，保留和毕业，最终生产有合理的内容知识，有效的教学策略和数据科学技能的精心准备的数学教师。该项目将重点介绍五个目标：（1）构建一项提案，以重组货币和销售性的教学硕士（数学）计划； （2）在教学计划中重新设计课程内容，以嵌入数据科学和分析模块； （3）加强与内部利益相关者的伙伴关系； （4）调查组织确定与外部利益相关者建立实质性伙伴关系的潜力； （5）确定未来成本分担承诺的资源。概述的活动有可能导致制定模型计划，以准备不足代表的科学和数学教师，以将数据科学和分析教学方法纳入高需求学校的数学课程。罗伯特·诺伊斯（Robert Noyce）教师奖学金计划（NOYCE）支持该能力建设项目。 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K-12 STEM教师在高需求学区的持久性，保留和有效性的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估来支持。