STEM Alternative Certification for Teachers Conference (STEM ACT); Washington, D.C., 2006

STEM教育研究所和阿默斯特的马萨诸塞州大学教育学院将于2006年春末在华盛顿地区主办一次会议，探讨与STEM教师的替代认证有关的问题。 与会者将包括STEM教师、科学教师、教育工作者、管理人员、政策制定者和从业人员。本次会议的目标是：（1）探索当前关于替代认证项目的知识，以及如何将当前的教学研究纳入其中;（2）为该领域的未来研究制定议程。 会议成果将包括：（1）供决策者使用的执行摘要;（2）审查最佳做法的文件;（3）供教育研究人员和供资机构使用的拟议研究议程。

The STEM Education Institute and the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst would host a conference in the Washington, DC area in the late spring of 2006 to explore issues related to the alternate certification of STEM teachers. Conference participants would include STEM faculty, science teacher educators, administrators, policy makers and practitioners. The goals of this proposed gathering are: (1) to explore current knowledge about alternate certification programs and how they might incorporate current research on teaching and learning; and (2) to develop an agenda for future research in this area. The conference deliverables will include (1) an executive summary for decision makers; (2) a document reviewing best practices; and (3) a proposed research agenda for education researchers and funding agencies.