Increasing and Inspiring Highly Effective Secondary STEM Teachers for High-Need, Culturally Diverse School Districts

为高需求、文化多元化的学区增加和激励高效的中学 STEM 教师

• 批准号: 2243169
• 负责人: Martha Parrott
• 金额: $ 117.34万
• 依托单位: Northeastern State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2028-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243169&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Increasing; Inspiring; Highly; Effective; Secondary

This project aims to serve a national need by increasing the number of highly effective secondary STEM teachers in high-need, culturally diverse schools in rural and urban areas of northeastern Oklahoma. The State currently faces teacher shortages, including teachers qualified for instruction in mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics. This project aims to attract, prepare, and inspire prospective teachers to select diverse areas in which to teach upon graduation and will provide 20 scholarships to high-achieving students, significantly reducing the financial burden of becoming a STEM teacher. These prospective teachers will receive enhanced programming through diverse experiential learning opportunities, enhanced mentoring, summer workshops, and after graduation, scholars will continue to receive high-quality induction support. An innovative feature of the project is its integration of instruction in place-based education - the immersion of students in local heritage as a foundation for learning, to prepare STEM teachers for careers in high-need school districts. By utilizing place-based education and other effective and engaging STEM instruction, this project promises to improve learning outcomes for the Scholars, better prepare the students they teach for college, and increase those students’ interest and engagement in the STEM fields.Over the course of five years, 20 undergraduate students will be awarded scholarships to earn a bachelor’s degree in their STEM fields as well as Oklahoma secondary teaching certification. Towards this end this project will rely on Northeastern State University collaborating closely with two K-12 partners: Tahlequah Public Schools and Union Public Schools. These partnerships provide ideal settings for the innovative preparation of prospective STEM teachers for high-needs school districts while combating the teacher shortage crisis. High quality, research-informed practices to enhance prospective teachers’ learning include experiential learning, which provides opportunities that extend beyond required internships; mentoring by highly effective practicing teachers from high-needs school districts; workshops focusing on best practices with a goal of preparing prospective teachers for their role as educators; and science and mathematics demonstration workshops facilitated by faculty and other STEM experts. This project has the potential to increase retention of graduating STEM teachers while also preparing effective teachers for tomorrow’s workforce. The intellectual merit of the proposed project is embedded in the integration of instruction to support teacher efficacy and in place-based education and its coursework as an innovative way to prepare STEM teachers for careers in high-need school districts. Results of this project will be used to develop evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the training of STEM educators at other higher education institutions and to investigate the impact of recruitment measures in recruiting scholars and the impact of programming in retaining scholars, especially those from minority populations. 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 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.

该项目旨在通过增加俄克拉荷马州东北部农村和城市地区高需求、文化多元化学校的高效中学 STEM 教师数量来满足国家需求，该州目前面临教师短缺的问题，包括合格的数学教师、该项目旨在吸引、准备和激励未来的教师在毕业后选择不同的教学领域，并将为成绩优异的学生提供 20 项奖学金，从而显着减轻成为 STEM 教师的经济负担。 .这些未来的教师将获得通过多样化的体验式学习机会、强化辅导、暑期研讨会来加强编程，毕业后，学者们将继续获得高质量的入职支持，该项目的一个创新特点是将教学与就地教育相结合——学生的沉浸式学习。该项目致力于将当地遗产作为学习的基础，利用在地教育和其他有效且有吸引力的 STEM 教学，为高需求学区的 STEM 教师做好职业准备，该项目承诺提高学者的学习成果，更好地为学生做好准备为大学教书，并增加那些学生对 STEM 领域的兴趣和参与度。在五年内，20 名本科生将获得奖学金，获得其 STEM 领域的学士学位以及俄克拉荷马州中学教学认证。为此，该项目将依靠东北大学。州立大学与两个 K-12 合作伙伴密切合作：Tahlequah 公立学校和联合公立学校。这些合作伙伴关系为高需求学区的未来 STEM 教师的创新培养提供了理想的环境，同时应对教师短缺危机。提高未来教师学习的高质量、以研究为基础的实践包括体验式学习，它提供了超出所需实习范围的机会；由来自高需求学区的高效执业教师提供指导，重点关注最佳实践，旨在为未来的教师做好准备；表彰他们作为教育工作者的作用；以及由教师和其他 STEM 专家主持的科学和数学演示研讨会，该项目有可能提高即将毕业的 STEM 教师的保留率，同时也为未来的劳动力做好准备。在教学的整合上支持教师效能和就地教育及其课程作业，作为一种创新方式，为高需求学区的 STEM 教师做好职业准备。该项目的结果将用于制定基于证据的建议，以加强 STEM 教育工作者的培训。在其他高等教育机构，并调查招聘措施对招募学者的影响以及规划对留住学者的影响，特别是来自少数群体的学者。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（诺伊斯）提供支持。 ）。这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、模范的 K-12 教师成为高需求学区的 STEM 大师级教师。高需求学区的 K-12 STEM 教师。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。