Resource Collection
One of the cornerstones of the NextGen-WA collaboration is sharing resources with our colleagues. The resources compiled below reflect those collected during the NextGen-WA Project. You may also want to check out the Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation searchable toolbox for additional resources.
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Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us?
Science education has received renewed attention in the United States in the last several decades, with calls for a scientifically literate citizenry in this increasingly technological society. Science for All Americans (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989) laid out a vision describing the knowledge a scientifically literate person would have. This vision was further elucidated in Benchmarks for Science Literacy (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993) and National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996). These documents reflect a fairly broad consensus within the science education community of what scientific knowledge students should be expected to learn as they progress through grades K–12.
Intended Audience: College/University Staff, Non-tenure track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, K-12 administrators, Graduate Students, Informal Educators, K-12 teachers
Resource Type: Working Paper, Report
Designing Elementary Teacher Education to Prepare Well-Started Beginners
This paper describes a programmatic reconceptualization of teacher education to prepare novice teachers who are positioned to do the complex work of teaching from the moment they have classrooms of their own. The elementary teacher education program at one university is used as an example case to demonstrate pivotal decisions made in the redesign effort and to depict challenges faced and solutions implemented. Three pillars provide the foundation for this redesign: teaching practice, content knowledge for teaching, and professional ethical obligations. The program's efforts with regard to each of these is described. The authors explore the challenges they have faced and describe how the development of conceptual and practical supports such as foundational frameworks, social structures, and programmatic approaches to design have been central in addressing those challenges.
Intended Audience: Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration, K-12 administrators, Non-tenure track Faculty, K-12 teachers
Resource Type: Working Paper
Framework for Leading Next Generation Science Standards Implementation
Framework for Leading Next Generation Science Standards Implementation Suggested Citation Stiles, K., Mundry, S., and DiRanna, K., (2017). Framework for Leading Next Generation Science Standards Implementation. ...
Intended Audience: Post-doctoral Fellows, Graduate Students, College/University Staff, Non-tenure track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Policy Makers, Institution Administration, Government Agencies (federal, state, local), K-12 administrators, K-12 teachers
Resource Type: Book