Teaching by Choice: Addressing the National Teaching Shortage, Two National Conferences, Winter-Fall 2004

在教师退休的同时，就读于K-12学校和社区大学的学生人数也在增加，这导致全国需要更多的各级教室教师。这个为期两年的项目包括两个全国性会议，旨在研究如何为国家培养更多科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)K-12和社区大学课堂合格教师的障碍和策略。智力优势：第一个全国性会议是按选择教学：K-12。美国社区学院协会(AACC)、美国两年制学院数学协会(AMATYC)和全国社区学院教师教育项目协会(NACCTEP)共同主办了这次会议，其他代表科学和技术的专业协会也加入了进来。会议的重点是社区学院在科学、数学和技术教育的K-12教师准备中的作用。参与者代表K-12学校、社区学院、四年制学院和大学，以及一些特定学科的专业学会，包括美国化学学会、美国物理教师协会、国际技术教育协会和职业与技术教育协会。这次会议旨在促进所有这些部门之间的讨论，目的是确定在制定有效的STEM教师培训计划方面的关键问题和解决方案。会议的成果将在一份报告中公布，并将在全国范围内分发。第二次会议，选择教学：社区学院，重点是STEM教员取代退休社区学院教员的需要。它为社区学院管理人员和教职员工以及各种特定学科和劳动力协会提供了一个论坛，讨论留住和招聘未来社区学院STEM教师的挑战。会议成果摘要正在出版并在全国范围内分发。广泛的影响：通过两次会议和随后的总结报告，这些问题和建议正在影响社区学院教师教育项目的发展和实施，以及全国未来社区学院STEM教师的招聘和保留。人们普遍认识到有必要更新STEM教师教育体系，以培养高素质的教师，并认识到国家需要高素质的社区学院STEM教师。

The number of students enrolling in K-12 schools and community colleges is increasing at the same time that teachers are retiring, resulting in a national need for more teachers in classrooms at all levels. This two year project consists of two national conferences that are examining barriers and strategies for ways to produce more qualified teachers for the nation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) K-12 and community college classrooms.Intellectual Merit: The first national conference is Teaching by Choice: K-12. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) , the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) are co- hosting this conference and are being joined by other professional societies representing science and technology. The conference focuses on the role of community colleges in K-12 teacher preparation in science, mathematics, and technology education. Participants represent K-12 schools, community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, and a number of professional discipline-specific societies, including the American ChemicalSociety, American Association of Physics Teachers, International Technology EducationAssociation, and Association for Career and Technical Education. The conference is designed to foster discussions among all of these sectors, with a goal of identifying key issues and solutions in the development of effective STEM teacher preparation programs. The results of the conference are being published in a report to be distributed nationally. The second conference, Teaching by Choice: Community Colleges, focuses on the need for STEM faculty to replace retiring community college faculty. It provides a forum for community college administrators and faculty as well as various discipline-specific and workforce associations to discuss the challenges of retention and recruitment of future community college STEM faculty. A summary of the conference results is beingpublished and distributed nationally.Broader Impacts: Through the two conferences and subsequent summary reports, the issues and suggestions are impacting the development and implementation of community college teacher education programs and the recruitment and retention of future community college STEM faculty nationwide. There is a widely recognized need to update the system of STEM teacher education to produce highly qualified teachers, and the recognition of the national need for highly qualified community college STEM faculty.