ARISE

Advancing Research & Innovation in STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Needs School Districts

NSF

Framework for K-12 Science Education Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas

In 2012 the National Academies of Science was commissioned by the National Research Council to develop a framework that includes the practices, concepts, and core ideas that students should recognize by the end of high school.  While avoiding the standards-level detail, the framework includes descriptions of learning sequences. Chapter 1: The authors’ vision for K-12 […]

Retaining Teachers: How Preparation Matters

This article presents findings from a study that focuses on different types of teacher preparation programs and how they may affect teacher retention. The research questions included: 1) How do the retention rates of teachers coming from traditional teacher education programs compare with those of teachers coming from alternative routes? 2) Are new mathematics and […]

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. The writers present the recommendations in MET II as an update to those in the previously published MET I report. The report is intended to be a resource for educators who teach mathematics […]

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