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Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millenium
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Background factors
students, 24 , 25 , 39 , 69 , 146 , 155 , 156
teachers, 48 , 49 , 100 , 192
see also Socioeconomic status
Beginning teachers, see Induction phase
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Project, 92 (n.1)
Benchmarks, 17 , 31 , 32 , 119
Project 2061, 16-17 , 66
Benchmarks for Science Literacy , 17 , 32
Biology, 61 , 148 , 149
Boston Plan for Excellence in the Public Schools, 160-161
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California, 63 , 72
California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System, 159
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 92 (n.1)
California Learning Assessment System, 63
California State University, 175
Career-long professional development, 5 , 7 , 10 , 16 , 19 , 23-24 , 28 , 37 , 67 , 75 , 88 , 108 , 109 , 114 (n.1), 144
Carolina Teacher Performance Assessment System, 50
Center for Teaching Excellence (University of Kansas), 121 (n.2)
Cerritos College, 175-176
Certification, see Accreditation, institutions;
Licensing and certification
China, 62-63
Clark University-Worcester Public Schools, 165-166
Class size, 45 , 48 , 72
Clinical schools and training, 7 , 19 , 22 , 75 , 161 , 162 , 166
see also Practicum experiences
Cognitively Guided Instruction, 64
Collaborations and partnerships, see Partnerships and collaborations
Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, 173
Colleges and universities, xiv , 2 , 5 , 10 , 11-12 , 41 , 42 , 45 , 74-75 , 109 , 111-112 , 116-128
accountability, 8 , 17
accreditation, 32 , 35 , 88 , 106 , 117 , 185
advisors, 35 , 116-117
career advising, 35 , 116-117
certification of teachers, 96 , 116-117
curriculum development, 78 , 95
lower division courses, 95 , 120 , 121-122
defined, 187-188
partnerships, x , xiv , 8-10 , 11 , 19 , 22 , 28 , 43 , 74 , 75 , 81 , 82-83 , 87-108 (passim), 109 , 111 , 112 , 116-117 , 118 , 119 , 123-128 , 129 , 161 , 164-176
beginning teachers, induction assistance, 91 , 92 (n.1), 96 , 107
clinical schools and training, 7 , 19 , 22 , 75 , 161 , 162 , 166
information technology, 98 , 103
inservice education, 76 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 91 , 94 , 97 , 98-99 , 100-103 , 107 , 126-128 , 161
post-graduate programs, 98 , 170
preservice education, 88 , 92-97 (passim), 107 , 164-176
Professional Development Schools (PDS), 5-6 , 22 , 75-79 , 81 , 166-167 , 169-170
standards, 100-101 , 174
pedagogy, 11-12 , 23 , 118 , 119 , 175
professors, selection criteria, 23
professors, tenure and promotion, 105 , 106
Project 2061, 66
reform movement, general, 17 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 85
research by, 12 , 43 , 111 , 121-122
standards, 17 , 35-36 , 100-101 , 174 ;
see also “accreditation” supra
see also Community colleges;
Post-graduate programs;
Preservice education;
Professional development;
Teacher educators
Colorado, 56
Colorado College, 170
Columbia University, 8 (n.3)
Community colleges, x , xiv , 93 , 94 , 124 , 173-175 , 176
recruitment and retention, 93 , 173-174 , 176
see also Colleges and universities
Computer technology, see Information technology;
Internet
Conceptual understanding, 68
defined, 186
inquiry-based education, 21