Chemistry Teacher Education Coalition (CTEC) Planning Workshop

化学和制药行业是美国重要的经济引擎，但近几十年来，进入大学的学生中对化学职业感兴趣的比例一直在下降。高中化学学生更有可能将化学视为一个可行的职业选择，如果他们的老师拥有深厚的内容知识和有效的教学专业知识，以便教师能够表现出成为专业化学家或生物化学家的兴奋。该项目汇集了致力于提高培养高素质第二中学化学教师的专业人员。该研讨会由美国化学学会(ACS)组织，并正在为美国化学学会牵头的一项倡议制定战略计划，以改善化学教师的准备工作。这一倡议被称为化学教师教育联盟(CTEC)，它是以非常成功的物理教师教育联盟为模板的。

The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is a significant economic engine in the United States but the percentage of students entering college interested in chemistry as a career has been declining in recent decades. High school chemistry students are more likely to see chemistry as a viable career option if their teachers have deep content knowledge with expertise in effective pedagogies so that teachers are able to show the excitement of becoming a professional chemist or biochemist. This project is bringing together professionals committed to improving the preparation of highly-qualified second school chemistry teachers. The workshop is organized by the American Chemistry Society (ACS) and is developing a strategic plan for an ACS led initiative to improve the preparation of chemistry teachers. This initiative is called the Chemistry Teacher Education Coalition (CTEC) and it is patterned on the highly successful Physics Teacher Education Coalition.