Texas Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (TxCEPT)

项目概述德克萨斯州卓越教师培训合作项目（TCETP）是德克萨斯州农工大学系统的一个合作项目，致力于在全州范围内改革科学和数学教师培训。10所TCETP大学毕业的教师中有25%获得K-8和9-12数学和科学认证（3700名教师/年）。TCETP有四个相互关联的目标：(1)课程改革（整合内容、教学法和课堂管理）；（二）招聘教师；(3)对职前教师和新手教师的支持（整合早期实地经验、学生教学、资格认证、入职/新手教师支持、数学和科学技术实习、非正式科学经验）；(4)加强系统联系（Texas RSI, Texas SSI, Texas AMP）。这些目标的基础是发展赠款资金所取得的成就，这些资金建立了全系统的改革基础设施和教师培训系统变革所必需的示范课程改革组成部分。德克萨斯州K-12的数学和科学教学受到该州人口结构的显著影响（55%的学龄儿童现在是非裔美国人或西班牙裔），这是在全州范围内基于国家标准的数学和科学改革努力的背景下展开的，包括：(1)在国家科学基金支持下制定的国家数学和科学标准（德克萨斯基本知识和技能，TEKS）在全州范围内采用（1998年）；(2)将数学和科学的年度学生评估工具（德克萨斯学术技能评估）与TEKS保持一致；(3)通过德克萨斯州教育工作者认证考试（ExCET）获得TEKS州认证所需的教师熟练程度与州（德克萨斯州教育工作者认证委员会）保持一致。TCETP旨在解决人口统计、多样性和全州系统性改革环境下的整合等关键问题。

Project SummaryThe Texas Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (TCETP) is a Texas A&M University System partnership committed to statewide reform of science and mathematics teacher preparation. The 10 TCETP universities graduate 25% of teachers certified K-8 and 9-12 in mathematics and science in Texas (3,700 teachers/year). TCETP has four connected goals: (1) course reform (integrating content, pedagogy, and classroom management); (2) recruitment to teaching; (3) support for pre-service and novice teachers (integrating early field experiences, student teaching, credentialing, induction/novice teacher support, math and science technical internships, and informal science experiences); and (4) strengthening systemic connections (Texas RSI, Texas SSI, Texas AMP). These goals are grounded on the accomplishments of development grant funding thatestablished the System-wide infrastructure for reform and model course reform components requisite for systemic change in teacher preparation. The teaching of mathematics and science K-12 in Texas is significantly affected by the demographics of the state (55% of school age children are now either African American or Hispanic) unfolding within the context of national standards-based mathematics and science reform efforts statewide, including: (1) statewide adoption (1998) of the national mathematics and science standards (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, TEKS) developed under NSF support; (2) alignment of the annual student assessment instrument (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) in mathematics and science with the TEKS; and (3) state alignment(Texas State Board for Educator Certification) of the proficiencies required of teachers for state certification with the TEKS through the Examination for Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET). TCETP was configured to address the critical issues of demographics, diversity, and integration within the statewide systemic reform environment.