For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…

For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…

For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…

Despite the digital saturation of today's youth across demographic groups, students of color and females remain severely underrepresented in computer science. Reporting on a sequential mixed methods study, this article explores the ways that high school computer science teachers can act as change agents to broaden the participation in computing…

This paper describes a new portfolio-based assessment program for beginning science teachers who seek a license to teach in Connecticut's middle and high schools. This is part of the comprehensive Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) induction program for beginning teachers in Connecticut. The science portfolio assessment requires all…

The major purpose of this study was to identify effective methods or procedures that high school biology teachers would recommend to help their students master the skills needed for reading and understanding their biology textbooks, workbooks, laboratory manuals, and other printed materials used in biology classes. It was hypothesized that…

Problems in conducting an outcome evaluation under uncertain knowledge of effects are addressed. This evaluation was designed to obtain outcome assessments of a National Science Foundation Workshop, which was working with 20 high school chemistry teachers and 20 high school biology teachers to stimulate effective teaching, assist teachers in…

An attempt was made in this study to determine if there was a need for a sourcebook of the basic mathematics of astronomy for secondary school science teachers. Science teachers involved and interested in the teaching of astronomy were located through letters to the superintendents of the 400 largest school districts in the United States. Names…

The data in this report were collected as part of a study that involved all teacher education graduates at the University of Iowa prior to 1970. The information from this study is considered baseline data for an evaluation of the Iowa-UPSTEP program (Undergraduate Pre-Service Teacher Education Program), which was begun in 1969 as a proposed…

This study was designed to assess the effects of three treatment levels involving micro-teaching with video-tape playback and strategy analyses on the teaching strategies selected by secondary science teaching methods students. Three groups of ten students each were randomly assigned to three treatment levels. All subjects taught a pre-treatment…

Thirteen papers relating to secondary school science teacher education are presented in this publication. This material is the result of a joint NARST-AETS panel at the 1973 annual meetings of the two organizations. Most papers are descriptions of preservice programs carried out at diverse institutions. Major topics are related to educational…

Reported is a study to determine changes in classroom verbal behaviors of 23 student teachers in secondary science and the relationship of the behaviors of their respective cooperating teachers to these changes. The investigator attempted to identify the relationship between perception of the student teacher by the science students and the…

Reported is a case study comparing a science education program for prospective secondary teachers with selected guidelines established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) published in 1971. Nine criterion variables were…

This paper explores the effectiveness of teacher-scientist collaborations in bringing inquiry into pre-college classrooms. The Montana Organization for Research in Energy (MORE) and the University of Montana sponsored two institutes on "Teaching about Energy through Inquiry" for middle and high school teachers and energy scientists in 1996 and…

Describes briefly salient features of an audio-tutorial program intended for use by inservice and preservice teachers. Individualization of instruction, early contact with students, and testing of instructional materials are accomplished throughout the program. (PS)