Puerto Rico Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation

在波多黎各培养80%以上的K-12科学和数学教师的大学中，有8所大学通过科学和工程资源中心与波多黎各教育部结成联盟，以开展科学和数学教师培养方案改革的战略规划进程，作为正在进行的K-16系统教育改革的一部分。在波多黎各全州系统倡议和波多黎各少数群体参与联盟的基础上，将通过这八个机构和参与基于标准的改革的K-12教师的合作努力，制定在波多黎各实现卓越科学和数学教师培养的蓝图。将在六个月期间举行三次全岛会议，以促进和加强机构间战略规划进程。三次会议的主要议题是：i)确定核心问题并就使教师培养计划(TPP)与科学和数学的内容和专业标准相一致所需的具体改革达成共识；2)促进机构一级的战略规划进程，以改革TPP，确保一个高度参与的进程，利用教师的创造性能力；以及3)制定波多黎各实现卓越的科学和数学TP蓝图，该蓝图将整合各种机构战略计划。将推动广泛参与这些会议，以确保各级和所有机构的利益攸关方的参与，包括教职员工、学生和行政人员、教育部工作人员和参与改革的K-12教师，以及来自全国数学教师理事会(NCTM)和全国科学教师协会(NSTA)地方分会的代表。预计将有多达200名参与者直接参与这一活动，他们将对其机构内的其他人产生影响。PR-SSI/PR-AMP工作人员将负责项目的实施，并将支持每个机构的机构规划进程，并通过会议之间的定期会议促进机构间的协作和衔接。通过该项目制定的蓝图将作为波多黎各科学和数学教师培养改革的基础，促进他们与优秀标准保持一致，并确保高质量地培养维持改革所需的未来教学队伍。

Eight of the universities that prepare over 80% of all K- 12 science and mathematics teachers in Puerto Rico have formed an alliance with the Puerto Rico Department of Education, through the Resource Center for Science and Engineering to carry out a strategic planning process for the reform of science and mathematics teacher preparation programs as part of the ongoing K-16 systemic educational reform. Building on the Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative and the Puerto Rico Alliance for Minority Participation, a Blueprint for Achieving Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Puerto Rico will be developed through the collaborative efforts of these eight institutions and K-12 teachers participating in the standards-based reform. Three island wide conferences will be implemented during a six month period to facilitate and strengthen the inter-institutional strategic planning process. The main topics of the three conferences will be: I) defining and building consensus on the central issues and specific changes needed to align Teacher Preparation Programs (TPP) with Content and Professional Standards for science and mathematics; 2) facilitating a strategic planning process at the institutional level to reform TPP, that will ensure a highly participative process that harnesses the creative capabilities of faculty; and 3) the elaboration of a Blueprint for Achieving Excellence in Science and Mathematics TP in Puerto Rico, which will integrate the diverse institutional strategic plans. Broad participation in these conferences will be promoted to ensure the involvement of stakeholders at all levels and from all institutions, including faculty, students and administrators, staff from the Department of Education and K-12 teachers participating in the reform, and representatives from the local chapters of the National Council of Mathematics Teachers (NCTM) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Up to 200 participants are expected to be directly involved in this endeav or, who will impact others within their institutions. PR-SSI/PR-AMP staff will be in charge of the implementation of the project and will support the institutional planning process at each institution and promote inter-institutional collaboration and articulation through periodic meetings between conferences. The Blueprint produced through this project will serve as the basis for the reform of science and mathematics teacher preparation in Puerto Rico, fostering their alignment with standards of excellence, and ensuring high quality in the preparation of the future instructional workforce needed to sustain the reform.