Through the ARISE project, AAAS will highlight examples and models of programs and practices that advance positive outcomes of preservice STEM teacher education. We seek examples of innovation related to improvements in areas such as:

Recruiting an effective and diverse teacher workforce
Teacher candidate learning—content
Teacher candidate learning—pedagogy
Culture competency of teachers, including culturally relevant pedagogy
Supporting each and every student
Clinical experiences of teacher candidates (placement diversity, depth, breadth, timing/duration, feedback, and mentor selection/training)
Partnerships between teacher preparation programs and school districts/schools, campus learning centers, STEM education centers
Non-university partnerships or programs
Retention and support of teacher candidates during in preparation
Retention of STEM teachers in high need school districts
Teacher candidate preparation to enter the field (induction and/or mentoring)
Effectiveness of program graduates
Leadership development
Technology-based solutions, including online or virtual teacher education

The programs or practices can be:

Incremental – Work that builds upon or reinforces existing efforts
Structural – Work that leads to changes in culture, programs, relationships, e.g. partnerships between IHEs and K-12 entities
Radical – Disruptive – Work that leads to an entirely new way of doing things or a change in the preservice education of STEM teachers
Emerging models that continue to evolve

To submit your innovation, use this form.

We will use the criteria below to assess suggestions and highlight the innovative examples on this website.