Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC)

美国物理学会(APS)与美国物理教师协会(AAPT)和美国物理学会(AIP)合作，计划建立一项计划，极大地改善全国范围内物理和物理教师的准备工作。该项目将加强物理系的作用，与教育部门合作，培养更多、准备更充分的未来教师。PhysTEC的工作人员将就每个初级项目机构(PPI)地点签署的分包合同和详细的工作范围进行谈判。项目绩效指标的选择将基于个别机构积极参与教师准备改革的承诺，这体现在它们与以前的努力的成效(成功)程度上。最初选定的初步PPI将包括非常大和较小的机构，以及一所历史悠久的黑人学院(HBCU)。还计划于2000年秋季在华盛顿特区举行一次小型会议。如果赠款获批，将在2001年春夏两个月期间在每个地点开始规划和雇用常驻教师。课程修订和部门变动的全部计划将于2001年秋季开始。该项目由美国国家科学基金会本科教育部门、小学、中学和非正规教育部门、材料研究部门和物理部门共同资助。

The American Physical Society (APS), in partnership with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) plans to establish a program that will dramatically improve the preparation of physics and physical science teachers, nation-wide. This project will increase the role of physics departments, in collaboration with education departments, to create more and better-prepared future teachers. The PhysTEC staff will negotiate signed subcontracts and a detailed Scope of Work from each of the preliminary Primary Program Institutions (PPIs) sites. The selection of PPIs will be based on the individual institution's commitment to become actively involved with teacher preparation reform as demonstrated by their degree of effectiveness (success) with previous efforts. The preliminary PPIs initially chosen will include a mix of very large and smaller institutions, as well as, one Historically Black College (HBCU). A small conference will also be scheduled in the fall 2000 in Washington, D.C. If the grant is awarded, planning and hiring of the Teacher-in-Residence will commence at each site during the spring and summer months of 2001. The full program of course revision and departmental changes would begin in the fall 2001. This project is co-funded by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education, Division of Materials Research, and the Division of Physics.