http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ PTEC's Making the Case for Teacher Preparation Articles en-US Copyright 2009, ComPADRE.org editor@ptec.org editor@ptec.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:40:35 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/services/images/LogoSmallPTEC.gif http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/ 125 35 Preliminary results from the joint APS/AAPT/AIP National Task Force on the Professional Preparation of Physics Teachers. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=8868 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8868&DocID=1191 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8868 Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST Access to quality mathematics and science instruction is a key factor in preparing all students to compete in post-secondary education. Highly qualified pre-college math and science teachers are essential for preparing students who aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. 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. The Imperative has begun compiling substantial information on model university teacher preparation programs that involve science faculty. The program seeks to engage faculty further through efforts with professional societies such as the American Chemical Society and the American Physical Society. 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 Currently, the production of certified high school physics teachers in the United States is about one third of the need. Although physics is the highest need in the sciences, need for high school chemistry teachers is also acute. States like Texas and Minnesota have recently passed legislation mandating additional science requirements for high school students, but produce only a fraction of the teachers needed to fill the legislated demand. In physics, the American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers, and American Institute of Physics have been collaborating on a project called the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC / PTEC). PhysTEC has now tripled the production of teachers at a number of schools, and the Coalition, PTEC, has over 110 member institutions working collectively to improve teacher education in the sciences. This talk will describe the program and the possible parallel efforts that might be initiated in the chemistry community. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7914 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7914&DocID=680 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7914 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST This introduction to the 2006 PTEC Conference outlines the national needs for trained K-12 science teachers. It presents the results of a large number of studies on the lack of prepared teachers and some of the efforts that are underway to fulfill these needs. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=4433 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4433&DocID=158 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4433 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The primary goals of the PhysTEC program are to demonstrate and provide models for increasing the number of highly qualified high school physics teachers, to improve the quality of K-8 physical science teacher education, to spread best-practice ideas throughout the community, and to work toward transforming physics departments to re-engage in the preparation of physics teachers. On average, member sites have exhibited a two-fold increase in secondary physics teacher production since 2002. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=7026 http://phystec.org/presentations/080128_hodapp.pdf http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7026 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST This presentation is a summary of the report of the National Academies' Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century, "Gathering Storm", and some of its subsequent response. The author was a member of this committee, which was created in 2005 to respond to the request by Senators Lamar Alexander and Jeff Bingaman, with endorsement of Representatives Sherwood Boehlert and Bart Gordon. The task of the committee was to delineate the top ten actions, in priority order, that federal policymakers could take to enhance the science and technology enterprise so that the US can successfully compete, prosper, and be secure in the global community of the 21st century. http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/items/detail.cfm?ID=4958 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4958&DocID=237 http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4958 Mon, 19 May 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; as there is a statistical correlation between teacher expertise and student achievement, PTEC and PhysTEC are working to increase the number of qualified physics teachers and to improve the quality of physical science teacher education. 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, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST