SMTI Library
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Nov 2012
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Improving Postsecondary STEM Education describes factors that influence the success of collaborations involving STEM and Education faculty at research universities. In order to best drive widespread change and improve postsecondary education, it is critical to identify and empower individuals who can act as brokers between seemingly disparate disciplines in terms of research, theory, and practices and norms, and who can do so in ways that support and capitalize on the diverse experiences and expertise each individual brings to the table.
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Nov 2012
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Engaging STEM Faculty while Attending to Professional Realities examines how to effectively involve STEM faculty and instructors in reform initiatives. The approaches detailed in this report provide new insights and confirm others about how to promote institutional change to foster undergraduate education (and by extension teacher preparation) reform through faculty participation. Many are low cost solutions, and all represent pragmatic practices that provide existence proof that reform is well under way among faculty in research-focused universities, and is becoming integrated into their professional cultures.
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Nov 2012
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This report covers four main themes: Entry and Exit Requirements, Clinical Preparation, Knowing and Teaching Disciplinary Content, and Evaluation and Research to Improve Teacher Preparation. It details critical components or indicators of quality programs that were distilled from interviews, focus groups, and a two-day colloquium with national disciplinary and education experts.
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Nov 2012
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Ten Key Questions University Leaders Should Ask about Quality Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation provides university leaders with a framework to quickly assess the teacher preparation programs on their campuses and the most important levers to push to promote program improvement and quality on their campuses.
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Oct 2011
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The Common Core State Standards and Teacher Preparation: The Role of Higher Education is a discussion paper that highlights three areas where universities have a key role to play in providing leadership for the Common Core State Standards: aligning higher education curriculum with K-12 curriculum; preparing and educating teachers; and conducting research on issues of teaching and learning.
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Aug 2010
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The Spring 2010 TLC Team Leaders' Survey provides a synthesis of results from a survey designed to collect data about STEM teacher preparation initiatives among campuses that are part of The Leadership Collaborative (TLC). The survey documents approaches being taken by each institution in the following targeted areas: STEM Teacher Preparation Programs, STEM Teacher Preparation Faculty Appointments, STEM Discipline-Based Education Research, STEM Centers, and Faculty Rewards Systems. The survey was available online over a three-month period, from May to July 2010, and was completed by 23 of the 26 TLC Team Leaders, a response rate of 88%.
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