Conference on State Strategies for Improving Teacher Preparation and Certification Consistent with Science Education Standards

PI：R.Blank到期96-24744 Inst：首席州立学校官员委员会$73,706标题：关于改进符合科学教育标准的教师准备和认证的国家战略会议正在举行一次全国性会议，以集中州教育领导人对最近发布的国家研究委员会(NRC)科学教育标准和其他K-12科学含量的国家和州标准的影响，以培养科学教师。科学教师的培养有三个重要因素：1)国家政策；2)教育学院设计的教师培养计划；3)本科科学课程。这些领域的领导人将在几次全体会议上发言和/或作专题讨论。与会者将是州教育和科学领导人，他们将以团队形式出席，以促进：1)讨论根据新标准改进科学教师培养的必要性；2)考虑改进的各种模式和方法；以及3)启动州内协调改革科学教师教育政策和计划的战略。

PI: R. Blank DUE 96-24744 Inst: Council of Chief State School Officers $73,706 Title: Conference on State Strategies for Improving Teacher Preparation and Certification Consistent with Science Education Standards A national conference is being held to focus attention of state education leaders on the implications of the recently released National Research Council (NRC) Science Education Standards and other national and state standards for K-12 science content for the preparation of science teachers. Three important factors inform the preparation of science teachers: 1) state policies; 2) teacher preparation programs designed by schools of education; and 3) undergraduate science curricula. Leaders from each of these areas will be speakers and/or panelists in several plenary sessions. Conference participants will be state education and science leaders who will attend as teams to facilitate: 1) discussion of the need for improving science teacher preparation in light of the new standards; 2) consideration of various models and approaches toward improvement; and 3) initiation of intra-state strategies for co-ordinated reform of policies and programs of science teacher education.