UTeach-A Secondary Pre-service Program in Science and Mathematics

UTeach是德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校自然科学学院和教育学院与奥斯汀独立学区的合作项目，旨在改善中学科学和数学教师的准备工作。预计将有500名学生，成为研究型大学中规模最大的中等科学和数学教师培养项目之一。UTeach项目包括在自然科学学院、工程学院和奥斯汀社区学院广泛招收学生，为学生提供财政支持，并为未来的教师修订教学法和内容课程。项目目标包括：1)拓展由硕士生指导的早期实地体验；2)开发标准教学的示范性本科课程，改革对背景薄弱的学生构成特殊障碍的科学和数学类大型服务课程；3)在教育和科目课程中增加使用现代信息和通信技术；4)关注公平问题，包括学生招募和支持，以及项目内容。虽然该计划的设计解决了德克萨斯州的迫切需求，但该项目正在制定一套教师教育计划和产品，可以在全国范围内使用和复制。

UTeach is a collaboration between the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Education at The University of Texas at Austin, in conjunction with the Austin Independent School District, to improve the preparation of secondary science and mathematics teachers. Anticipating a projected steady state of 500 students, it is becoming one of the largest programs for secondary science and mathematics teacher preparation housed in a research university. The UTeach program includes extensive recruitment among students in the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Engineering and at Austin Community College, financial support for students, and revised pedagogy and content courses for prospective teachers. Project goals include: 1) expansion of guided early field experiences supervised by master teachers; 2) development of exemplary undergraduate courses that model Standards-based instruction and reform of large service courses in science and mathematics that pose particular barriers to students with weak backgrounds; 3) increased use of modern information and communications technologies in both education and subject-matter courses; and 4) attention to issues of equity, including student recruitment and support, as well as program content. While the design of the program addresses the immediate needs of the state of Texas, the project is producing a set of teacher education programs and products that can be used and replicated nationally.