Robotics K-3: Unplugged Coding part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
A short presentation of resources and strategies for teaching robotics to K-3 students.

Developing Robust Forms of Pre-Service Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge through Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Analysis part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
This study documents and describes efforts to develop robust forms of pre-service teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through a culturally responsive mathematics teaching approach. Pre-service teachers (PSTs) and the authors each analysed PSTs' mathematics lessons and written reflections for children's mathematical thinking, academic language supports, cultural funds of knowledge, and critical math/social justice.

Teaching Practice: A Cross-Professional Perspective part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
This research article examines professional training in clinical psychology and seminary programs along with teacher preparation, in an effort to describe how professional practice is taught across different disciplines. This article identifies representation, decomposition, and approximation of practice as three cross-disciplinary pedagogies in professional education.

Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: A Needed Change in Stance, Terminology, and Practice part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
An article that explores culturally sustaining pedagogy as an alternative to culturally responsive or relevant pedagogy.

The NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers were asked to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century. Their 14 game-changing goals for improving life on the planet, announced in 2008, are outlined here. The committee suggested these Grand Challenges fall into four cross-cutting themes: SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, SECURITY, and JOY OF LIVING.

AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
Current recommendations for mathematics teacher preparation from the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Executive summary and additional resources publicly available.

Get the Facts Out about STEM Teaching Careers website part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
Get the Facts Out is a partnership among national societies to "get the facts out" about STEM teaching careers. The site has resources for teacher preparation programs, prospective teachers, and the public.

Teacher Education by Design - Content Areas part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
The website for TEDD: a project of the University of Washington's College of Education that centers practice in teacher education. This part of the website contains discipline-based activities to help teachers learn content area-relevant teaching strategies.

Transforming Teacher Education Through Clinical Practice: A National Strategy to Prepare Effective Teachers part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
An NCATE-commissioned report of the blue-ribbon panel on clinical preparation and partnerships for improved student learning.

Mentor Modules (Video Series) part of Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation:Resources
This series of brief videos contain lessons, information, strategies, and practices to support mentor teachers in their work with pre-service or novice teachers, and colleagues. Student learning and provide feedback are a focus in these videos.