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 […]
Engage To Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates With Degrees In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
This report provides strategies, recommendations, and cost estimates to improve STEM education during the first two years of post-secondary education. This report is a response to economic forecasting that suggested a need to produce over 1 million new STEM graduates over the next decade in order for the US to continue to compete in a […]
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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