In recent years, there have been programs aimed at increasing the number of science and math teachers in high‐need areas by offering scholarships to candidates in exchange for their agreement to teach in a high‐need school for a period of time. However, there has been concern that recipients might fulfill the terms of their agreement, […]
Bringing Math to the Informal Education World
Bringing Math to the Informal Education World
MathHappens is a non-profit operating foundation. We design, build and staff math exhibits in the Austin Community and beyond. We are a site for the University of Texas internship program. The internship program is a work experience opportunity for preservice teachers so that they can earn money while in school doing relevant, meaningful work that develops personal and professional skills. Most jobs for math students are in tutoring, but Mathhappens offers an alternative. Students working for us learn to use a laser cutter to create and build new math models, they attend meetings and training with member institutions in the Austin Museum Partnership, they lead projects, staff special exhibits and field trips, present to teachers and administrators in private sessions and at conferences, and they interact with the general public.Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL)
Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL)
A specialized team within Arizona State University is dedicated to preparing all teachers to support and meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. The team is comprised of professionals in the field of teaching, diverse learner instruction, special education, coaching, and specific content area expertise (math, science, English language arts, and social studies). Integrating STEM, Literacy, and Language to Prepare all Teachers to Work with English Language Learners: iTeachELLs is a six-year Teacher Quality Partnership funded project.Strategies for Supporting Educator Preparation Programs’ Efforts to Attract, Admit, Support, and Graduate Teacher Candidates From Underrepresented Groups
Educator preparation programs (EPPS) are increasingly focused on identifying successful strategies for including more teacher candidates from underrepresented groups (i.e., students of color, English language learners, first-generation students). But the process of attracting, admitting, supporting, and successfully graduating students from underrepresented groups has proven to be challenging for many reasons. This research memorandum outlines some […]
An Integrated Model for STEM Teacher Preparation: The Value of a Teaching Cooperative Educational Experience
The purpose of this article is to evaluate 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. STEM preservice teachers participated in a cooperative teaching experience which […]
