Teacher Preparation

Joint Statement on the Education of Future Teachers and list of physics departments that have endorsed it
In 1999, the AIP member societies, including the APS, AIP, and AAPT, endorsed a statement about science teacher preparation. Then, in 2003, physics departments from US colleges and universities were invited to endorse this statement.

PTEC
PTEC, the Physics Teacher Education Coalition, is an association of institutions dedicated to improving the physics preparation of future teachers. It grew out of the PhysTEC project (see below).

PhysTEC
A program of the APS, AIP, and AAPT to improve teacher preparation in science through collaboration of university physics and education departments.

Physical Science Resources Center
Online resources for physics teachers K –12 and undergraduate. Includes pedagogy, physics research, assessment instruments, teaching communities, and more.

National Reports
Reports from the NAS, the U.S Department of Education, and others

“A Call for Teacher Education Reform: A Report of the AASCU Task Force on Teacher Education,” American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1991.

"Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium," National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, 2000.

“Eight Questions on Teacher Preparation. What Does the Research Say?”, Education Commission of the States, 2003.

"Investing in Teaching," National Alliance of Business, The Business Roundtable, National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2001.

"Teacher Quality: A Report on the Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teachers." National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 1999.

"To Touch the Future: Transforming the Way Teachers are Taught. An Action Agenda for College and University Presidents," American Council on Education, 1999.