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

PI: R. Blank DUE 96-24744机构：首席州立学校官员委员会$73,706头衔：一场全国会议正在召开，目的是让各州教育领导人关注最近发布的国家研究委员会（NRC）科学教育标准和其他国家和州K-12科学内容标准对培养科学教师的影响。三个重要因素影响着科学教师的培养：1)国家政策；2)教育学校设计的教师培训项目；3)本科理科课程。这些领域的领导人将在几次全体会议上发言和/或担任小组成员。会议的参与者将是国家教育和科学的领导者，他们将以团队的形式参加会议，以促进：1)根据新标准讨论改进科学教师准备的必要性；2)考虑各种改进模式和途径；3)启动国家内部战略，协调改革科学教师教育的政策和计划。

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.