Educating Science and Mathematics Majors to Teach with Social Justice Models in High-Needs Schools

教育科学和数学专业的学生在高需求学校以社会正义模式进行教学

• 批准号: 2151061
• 负责人: John Pecore
• 金额: $ 144.99万
• 依托单位: University of West Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-15 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2151061&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Educating; Science; Mathematics; Majors; Teach

This project aims to serve the national need to recruit and retain highly qualified STEM teachers for grades 6-12 with a commitment to serve in high-need school districts. The project will recruit, produce, and place 19 highly qualified, certified, grades 6-12 STEM teachers in local high-need school districts. Recognizing that social justice is an often-overlooked component of STEM educator identity, Scholars will participate in a two-summer social justice citizen science project and will graduate as highly qualified science and math teachers. These new teachers will positively impact the two partnering high-need districts in the area by elevating educational opportunities in a culturally responsive and sustaining manner.This project at the University of West Florida (UWF) includes continued partnerships with Pensacola State College and two high-need school districts, Escambia County School District and Santa Rosa County District Schools. The project goals include: 1) increasing the number of highly qualified and certified STEM grades 6-12 teachers in Northwest Florida high-need Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), 2) supporting graduates of UWF-Teach, and scholarship recipients, in the workplace to increase success and retention in Northwest Florida high-need LEAs, and 3) engaging Noyce Scholars in authentic social justice-based science research and development of research projects into citizen science classroom lessons. The project team will research the following questions. 1) Do program components, including the two-summer social justice-based citizen science research program, and course components contribute to STEM majors becoming grades 6-12 classroom teachers in high need LEAs? 2) How does the two-summer social justice-based citizen science research program impact Scholars' professional teacher development (e.g., teacher cultural competency, teaching self-efficacy, effectiveness as teachers and leaders)? Working with their district, graduates will receive additional support to ensure their success as a novice teacher, increasing the likelihood that Scholars will remain in the teaching profession beyond five years with the potential to impact thousands of students using equitable and just teaching models. An external evaluator will review project research activities, evaluate broader impacts, collect and synthesize data related to success in meeting overall goals, and conduct frequent interviews and focus groups. Additionally, a research consultant will focus on research questions and benchmarks. Dissemination of project results will allow program benefits to be extended beyond program participants and further facilitate learning and collaboration. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project is supported by 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.

该项目旨在满足国家招聘和留住 6-12 年级高素质 STEM 教师的需求，并承诺在高需求学区提供服务。该项目将在当地高需求学区招募、培养和安置 19 名高素质、经过认证的 6-12 年级 STEM 教师。 认识到社会正义是 STEM 教育者身份中经常被忽视的一个组成部分，学者们将参加为期两个夏季的社会正义公民科学项目，并毕业后成为高素质的科学和数学教师。这些新教师将以文化响应和可持续的方式增加教育机会，对该地区两个高需求地区的合作伙伴产生积极影响。西佛罗里达大学 (UWF) 的这个项目包括与彭萨科拉州立学院和两所高中的持续合作。需要学区，埃斯坎比亚县学区和圣罗莎县学区。该项目目标包括：1) 增加佛罗里达州西北部高需求地方教育机构 (LEA) 的高素质且经过认证的 6-12 年级 STEM 教师的数量，2) 在工作场所为 UWF-Teach 的毕业生和奖学金获得者提供支持提高佛罗里达州西北部高需求 LEA 的成功率和保留率，以及 3) 让诺伊斯学者参与真正的基于社会正义的科学研究，并将研究项目开发为公民科学课堂课程。项目组将研究以下问题。 1) 项目组成部分（包括为期两个暑期的基于社会正义的公民科学研究项目）和课程组成部分是否有助于 STEM 专业学生成为高需求 LEA 的 6-12 年级课堂教师？ 2）为期两个暑期的基于社会正义的公民科学研究项目如何影响学者的专业教师发展（例如教师文化能力、教学自我效能、作为教师和领导者的有效性）？ 毕业生将与所在学区合作，获得额外的支持，以确保他们作为新手教师取得成功，从而增加学者们在五年后继续从事教学职业的可能性，并有可能利用公平公正的教学模式影响成千上万的学生。外部评估员将审查项目研究活动，评估更广泛的影响，收集和综合与成功实现总体目标相关的数据，并进行频繁的访谈和焦点小组。此外，研究顾问将专注于研究问题和基准。项目成果的传播将使计划的好处扩展到计划参与者之外，并进一步促进学习和协作。此轨道 1：奖学金和津贴项目由罗伯特·诺伊斯教师奖学金计划 (Noyce) 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高效的 K-12 STEM 教师，并支持经验丰富、堪称典范的 K-12 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 教师的有效性和保留率的研究。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。