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Preparing Preservice Teachers to be Interdiciplinary Citizen Science Leaders
ARISE: Advancing Research & Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Need School Districts
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2024
Abstract
Excerpt from post: The University of West Florida (UWF)-Teach Program prepares STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts (HNSDs) and provides the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Robert Noyce Teacher scholarship to qualified candidates (DUE #1660615 and #2151061). Noyce scholar teacher candidates are placed in school districts with higher populations of low-income and minoritized students who underperform on standardized assessments as compared to their non-low income or non-minoritized counterparts (Florida Department of Education, 2023). The performance on mathematics and science assessments by economically disadvantaged and minoritized students in these HNSDs might be due to a myriad of factors – many of them systemic and structural. One of these factors may be that the STEM material presented in the classroom is not typically culturally relevant or culturally sustaining for the students compared to their non-economically disadvantaged or non-minoritized counterparts. Since public education is supposed to be the great equalizer (Marina & Holmes, 2009), STEM teachers in HNSDs need to make STEM more accessible and equitable for their students. Developing the capacity of Noyce scholars to engage students in citizen science provides an opportunity for new teachers to become STEM leaders by expanding access and promoting equity through implementing culturally relevant citizen science projects (CSPs). These projects not only increase relevant cultural competence, but also help further develop Noyce scholars’ pedagogical content knowledge and their ability to engage secondary students in high-need schools. These projects give Noyce scholars hands-on experience and supportive mentorship while working in a high-need classroom.
Details
- Title
- Preparing Preservice Teachers to be Interdiciplinary Citizen Science Leaders
- Publication Details
- ARISE: Advancing Research & Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Need School Districts
- Resource Type
- Blog
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99381829040706600
- Academic Unit
- Teaching, Leadership, and Research; School of Education; Mathematics and Statistics; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Institute for Analytics and Industry Advancement; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English