Physics Teacher Education Coalition II (PhysTEC-II)

这项建议是对由美国物理学会(APS)和美国物理教师协会(AAPT)领导的物理教师教育联盟(PhysTEC)的更新建议。该项目的总体目标是建设国家培养更多高素质物理和物理教师的能力，从而解决美国合格的物理和物理中学教师的严重短缺问题。该项目的目标是：示范并为a)增加高素质高中物理教师的数量和b)提高K-8物理教师教育的质量提供可持续的模式；在物理界倡导改善教师教育，并通过致力于这项工作的机构联盟传播最佳实践想法；以及直接与物理系合作，让他们参与教师教育，针对关键需求领域。项目网站将采用教师教育方面的最佳做法，包括已研究的课程和方法，以增加学生的学习，以及经研究验证的评估工具，以衡量教师质量的重要方面。这些网站将收集和报告有关教师生产、教师质量和教师留任以及计划要素和创新的实施情况的数据。与著名的物理教育研究人员建立了协作工作关系，他们将领导学术调查，回答教师教育中的研究问题，并就评估活动向项目提供建议。该项目将使用调查作为对会议、研讨会和其他活动的形成性评估。来自PhysTEC机构和项目外的教师将从驻校教师和当地教师咨询小组提供的指导和专业发展中受益。APS和AAPT共有50,000多名物理专业人员，将通过这一项目向其成员传播有关师范教育的知识，并通过为PTEC联盟机构举办的会议和讲习班。

This proposal is a renewal proposal for the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC), led by the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). The overall aim of the project is to build the capacity of the nation to produce more highly-qualified physics and physical science teachers, and thus address the critical shortage of qualified physics and physical science secondary teachers in the U.S. The goals of the project are to: demonstrate and provide sustainable models for a) increasing the number of highly qualified high school physics teachers and b) improving the quality of K-8 physical science teacher education; advocate for improving teacher education within the physics community, and spread best practice ideas through a coalition of institutions committed to this work; and work directly with physics departments to engage them in educating teachers, targeting areas of critical need. Project sites will adopt best practices in teacher education, including researched curricula and methods shown to increase student learning, and research-validated assessment tools to measure important aspects of teacher quality. The sites will collect and report data on teacher production, teacher quality and teacher retention, as well as implementation of program elements and innovations. Collaborative working relationships with prominent physics education researchers have been developed who will lead scholarly investigations to answer research questions in teacher education and advise the project on assessment activities. The project will use surveys as a formative evaluation of conferences, workshops, and other activities. Teachers from PhysTEC institutions and from outside the project will benefit from mentoring and professional development provided by Teachers-In-Residence and local Teacher Advisory Groups. With a combined membership of over 50,000 physics professionals, the APS and AAPT, through this project, will disseminate knowledge on teacher education to its members, and through conferences and workshops for PTEC Coalition institutions.