http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ PTEC's Early Teaching Experience Features en-US Copyright 2009, ComPADRE.org editor@ptec.org editor@ptec.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:06 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/services/images/LogoSmallPTEC.gif http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ 125 35 The PhysTEC program at the U of M is based on the experiences of other PhysTEC institutions and adapted to the needs and strengths at the U of M. Members of the PhysTEC team at the U of M have a long history of commitment to improving education. At the heart of the U of M PhysTEC program is the use of Learning Assistants (LAs), a successful component of other PhysTEC sites. The ten LAs that worked in Physics 1101 in the spring 2008 semester brought a pioneering, adventurous, "make it work" attitude to their job. This was demonstrated by the way that they interacted with the students, by the feedback that they gave at the weekly LA seminar, by the way that the LA program (and consequently PhysTEC) evolved in response to the feedback given by the LAs, and by the overwhelmingly positive formal assessments of their value in the lecture. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8430 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall2008/anderson.cfm http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8430 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST This workshop explored the structures and goals of a Learning Assistants program for physics. The goals of this program at Seattle Pacific University are explored, including the potential for recruiting future physics teachers. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7156 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7156&DocID=355 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7156 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Learning Assistants are talented undergraduates who work with faculty members to make large-enrollment courses more collaborative, student-centered, and interactive. Learning Assistant programs provide potential future teachers with strongly supported and low-stress early teaching experiences that can encourage them to pursue teaching certification. In many cases, these potential teachers can be unsuspecting students who do not know they have an interest in teaching until they try it. Thus, a Learning Assistant program broadens the pool of students from which you can recruit future physics teachers. In fact, research has shown that Learning Assistant programs improve undergraduate performance in physics courses, facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration among faculty, involve more faculty in teacher preparation efforts, and recruit talented science majors to teaching careers. Learning Assistants also enhance their content knowledge through the process of teaching course material. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7021 http://phystec.org/components/learning-assistants/strategies.php http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7021 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST This presentation describes the importance of providing future teachers with early experiences in a school. The challenges these students will face and the information they should gather and understand are outlined. Examples of early teaching experiences for these future teachers are also given. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7213 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7213&DocID=379 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7213 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST This article describes the Learning Assistant Program at the University of Arkansas. This program has been a key part to the dramatic improvement of the recruitment of science teachers at that institution. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5893 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2006/stewart.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5893 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST This article explains how the Learning Assistant (undergraduate TAs) model at the physics department of the University of Colorado facilitates course transformation and serves to recruit future physics teachers. The effect of the Learning Assistant experience on their content knowledge is described, along with their interest in the learning processes of the students in their classes. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5497 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2006/otero.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5497 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST This presentation describes the Learning Assistants program at the University of Colorado. The LA program has been used both to improve undergraduate courses by increasing student engagement and to increase the numbers of potential new science teachers. It is a collaboration of several different STEM departments and Education. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7158 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7158&DocID=357 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7158 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST PhysTEC suggests early teaching experience as both a mechanism for recruitment and to provide future teachers with a realistic view of their chosen career. Ways of providing this experience include becoming a learning assistant, exposing student teachers to a variety of grade levels, and inviting more experienced teachers to become involved with the teacher preparation program, either as mentors or as advisors in program development. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7003 http://phystec.org/components/experiences/strategies.php http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7003 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EST As part of the PTEC coalition, the Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) program has been expanded in order to address the needs of teacher preparation and support. This piece discusses the Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) program, and focuses on its impact on the content expertise of future physics teachers. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=5928 http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/fall06-spring07/finkelstein.html http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5928 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Learning Assistants are talented undergraduates who work with faculty members to make large-enrollment courses more collaborative, student-centered, and interactive. Learning Assistant programs provide potential future teachers with strongly supported and low-stress early teaching experiences that can encourage them to pursue teaching certification. In many cases, these potential teachers can be unsuspecting students who do not know they have an interest in teaching until they try it. Thus, a Learning Assistant program broadens the pool of students from which you can recruit future physics teachers. In fact, research has shown that Learning Assistant programs improve undergraduate performance in physics courses, facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration among faculty, involve more faculty in teacher preparation efforts, and recruit talented science majors to teaching careers. Learning Assistants also enhance their content knowledge through the process of teaching course material. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7021 http://phystec.org/components/learning-assistants/strategies.php http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7021 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST