This research study explored beginning secondary science teachers' understandings of the science and engineering practice of developing and using models. The team conducted interviews and used grade-level competencies outlined in the NGSS to analyze the beginning teachers' understandings.
Pedagogical Language Knowledge: An Investigation of a Science Teacher Candidate’s Student Teaching Strengths and Struggles
The authors report the results of a case study designed to follow a teacher candidate's development and use of pedagogical language knowledge and the integration of science and language learning in a linguistically diverse classroom.
An Integrated Model for STEM Teacher Preparation: The Value of a Teaching Cooperative Educational Experience
This article describes and evaluates an intensive, integrated model for teacher preparation, specifically, a preservice STEM teacher education model which incorporates science or mathematics content with pedagogical content knowledge in an early, intensive classroom immersion program based entirely in a local school.
The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET II)
The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET II) report focuses on the mathematics education and professional development needs of K-12 mathematics teachers.
