http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ PTEC's Features en-US Copyright 2008, ComPADRE.org managingEditor@compadre.org editor@ptec.org Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:03:08 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/services/images/LogoSmallPTEC.gif http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ 125 35 As part of an NSF funded Math and Science Partnership grant, we have developed and implemented a yearlong series of science content courses for future elementary teachers based on Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET). http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8268 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8268&DocID=891 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8268 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST This edition of the PhysTEC News describes the new PhysTEC Noyce Scholarship Program and reports on the increasing number of teachers graduating from PhysTEC institutions. It also reports on the PhysTEC teacher gathering at the AAPT Summer Meeting and an exemplary Teacher-in-Residence. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8200 http://phystec.org/newsletter/fall08.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8200 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST As part of the efforts of major state universities to enhance the supply of secondary math and science teachers, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) has developed the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative. Objectives of the Teacher Imperative are to leverage the growing interest in science teacher preparation by universities and build collaborations with key education and government leaders in states to collectively address this critical national problem... http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8047 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8047&DocID=716 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8047 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST In this issue, Laurie E. McNeil discusses starting a teacher preparation program at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and Laird Kramer details the use of learning communities at Florida International University. Monica Plisch examines the use of teacher preparation to fulfill the NSF's Broader Impact requirement. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8014 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2008/upload/summer08.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8014 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST The Committee on Teacher Preparation met on July 20th at the AAPT meeting in Edmonton, Alberta. Topics discussed included increasing the number of sites with Math Science Partnership grants, the Task Force on Physics Teacher Preparation, the new RTOP listserv, PhysTEC and PTEC, and sessions and workshops for the summer 2009 AAPT meeting. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7731 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7731&DocID=624 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7731 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Physics teachers suffer the highest rate of attrition of any subject area, and are often under-qualified for their positions. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7004 http://phystec.org/presentations/080308_plisch.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7004 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The first edition of the yearly PhysTEC newsletter. This issue introduces the new PhysTEC sites and contains articles about the 2008 PTEC conference. Articles also include interviews with Master Teachers and coverage of the regional PTEC meeting in North Carolina. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=6943 http://phystec.org/newsletter/spring08.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6943 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST The most recent issue of the Forum on Education newsletter contains articles detailing teacher preparation resources in other collections on ComPADRE. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=6477 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/upload/fall07.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6477 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST This edition of the Forum on Education Newsletter contains detailed descriptions of the teacher recruitment efforts at Arkansas, Arizona, Western Michigan, and Colorado, all PTEC sites. Also included is an article by two PTEC teachers in residence and an article about NSF funding for teacher preparation. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5883 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/upload/fall06_spring07.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5883 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST This presentation highlights the process of improving STEM programs. It outlines how changes have been enacted in the past to improve education in STEM disciplines. The presentation gives an overview of previous national reports and suggestions for improving STEM education. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5820 http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/edu_com/2006_08_03/malcom_pres.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5820 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST In this volume of the journal, the articles included are: Physics Teacher Education Reform (Editorial), Guiding Experiences in Physics Instruction for Undergraduates, Gender Differences in Physics: A Focus on Motivation, A Physics Teacher Candidate Knowledge Base, and The Motivation and Recruitment of Physics Students and Teachers http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5740 http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/jpteo/issues/jpteo4(3)sum07.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5740 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST This item is an extensive collection of active learning materials for elementary education created at Towson University, a PhysTEC site. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5280 http://pages.towson.edu/csandife/phystec/Elem_Internship_Resources.zip http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5280 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST This report details the STEM teacher preparation programs at fifty US colleges and universities. Program enrollment, mentoring, outcome assessment, innovations, funding, and research are discussed. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5550 http://www.aacte.org/pdf/Legislation_Center/AACTE%20STEM%20publication.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5550 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST