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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Constructing 21st-Centruy Teacher Education
Much of what teachers need to know to be successful is invisible to lay observers, leading to the view that teaching requires little formal study and to frequent disdain for teacher education programs. This article argues that we have learned a great deal about how to create stronger, more effective teacher education programs. Three critical components of such programs include tight coherence and integration among courses and between course work and clinical work in schools, extensive and intensely supervised clinical work integrated with course work using pedagogies that link theory and practice, and closer, proactive relationships with schools that serve diverse learners effectively and develop and model good teaching. The article also urges that schools of education should resist pressures to water down preparation, which ultimately undermine the preparation of entering teachers, the reputation of schools of education, and the strength of the profession.
Intended Audience: Institution Administration, Policy Makers, Non-tenure track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Non-profits in Education
Resource Type: Journal Article
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
Pedagogical Content Knowledge Institutional Landscape Analysis
A tool that Teacher Preparation Programs can use to analyze the extent to which their programs prepare future teachers in the PCK for STEM teaching
Intended Audience: Policy Makers, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration, College/University Staff
Resource Type: Toolkit
10 Key Questions University Leaders Should Ask about Quality Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Implementation Strategies from The Analytic Framework
The Analytic Framework is an ordered classification of strategies along a continuum of teacher development from recruitment to preparation to induction to professional development (Coble, 2012; Coble et al., 2012). In this paper, the Ten Key Questions from the work of Presley and Coble are mapped to the current strategies contained in the Analytic Framework. This concordance provides campus and program leaders a more specific assessment of what their individual campuses and programs might do (and might already be doing) to provide a positive response to the key questions and build a plan to continually improve the quality of their science and mathematics teacher education program.
Intended Audience: Institution Administration, Policy Makers, Non-tenure track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, College/University Staff
Resource Type: Working Paper