http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ PTEC's Success Stories en-US Copyright 2013, ComPADRE.org editor@ptec.org (Managing Editor) Sat, 25 May 2013 19:31:39 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/services/images/LogoSmallPTEC.gif http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ 125 35 This article reports on Cornell's role as a primary PhysTEC institution in addressing the national shortage of high school physics teachers. Many Cornell faculty engage in K-12 outreach activities, but the training of undergraduates to become educators is closer to Cornell's core mission and competency, and few activities can match the impact of placing a highly qualified teacher in the classroom. By embracing high school physics teaching as a career option for Cornell students, by bringing in talented high school teachers to serve as mentors and role models, and by partnering with colleagues in Education, Cornell can strengthen its undergraduate programs and help produce the teachers and educational leaders of tomorrow. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=9978 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/spring2010/thorne.cfm http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9978 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST The Physics Department at Western Michigan University (WMU) has been focusing heavily on the recruitment and retention of future physics teachers since the 2000-2001 academic year. This article highlights the efforts of Western Michigan to recruit and retain science teachers. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5930 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall06-spring07/isola.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5930 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST An institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation as "RU/VH" (research university, very high research activity) rarely considers the preparation of high school teachers to be a central part of its mission. Its faculty members tend to concentrate instead on producing new knowledge and preparing the future professoriate. The University of North Carolina's mission statement highlights undergraduate and doctoral education and discovering knowledge, but only at the very end (almost as an afterthought) are they charged to "address, as appropriate, regional, national and international needs." Laurie McNeil, physics department chair at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, discusses their successful effort to implement a teacher preparation program. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8015 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2008/mcneil.cfm http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8015 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Undergraduate students at the University of Arizona who wish to become middle or high school science teachers have a unique opportunity to pursue their goal in the company of other science majors and under the guidance of science educators and experienced mentor teachers. This article presents some of the methods used to recruit science majors into the program, as well as plans to increase the number of students recruited. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5917 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall06-spring07/novodvorsky.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5917 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The University of Arkansas has changed the structure of its undergraduate classes in order to more effectively recruit teachers. The article cites statistics relating to the effectiveness of this change and other aspects that contribute to undergraduate teacher recruitment. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5927 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall06-spring07/gstewart.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5927 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST This presentation from the PTEC 2008 conference describes efforts to extend the UTeach program from the University of Texas, Austin to other universities across the country. The needs for more, better trained, and more diverse high school science teachers are presented and the steps being taken to use the UTeach model in other schools are outlined. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=6842 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6842&DocID=299 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6842 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Over the past several years, the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) has dramatically expanded its efforts to recruit and nurture the highest caliber future high school physics teachers. This collaboration has provided a rich venue for research, support for local communities and classrooms, and a coordinated recruitment, preparation and induction program for future K-12 teachers. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=6043 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/spring2005/cuphysics.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6043 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The purpose of PhysTEC is to serve the American Physical Society community as the focal point for the improvement of graduate physics, undergraduate physics, and pre-college (K-12) science education. To sponsor programs designed to increase the number of women and minorities in physics, and to increase awareness of career opportunities for physics graduates at all levels. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=1660 http://www.phystec.org/ http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1660 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST