Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology

Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1999-03-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309173167

Today's undergraduate studentsâ€"future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well as scientists and engineersâ€"will need to make important decisions based on their understanding of scientific and technological concepts. However, many undergraduates in the United States do not study science, mathematics, engineering, or technology (SME&T) for more than one year, if at all. Additionally, many of the SME&T courses that students take are focused on one discipline and often do not give students an understanding about how disciplines are interconnected or relevant to students' lives and society. To address these issues, the National Research Council convened a series of symposia and forums of representatives from SME&T educational and industrial communities. Those discussions contributed to this book, which provides six vision statements and recommendations for how to improve SME&T education for all undergraduates. The book addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers of K-12 mathematics, science, and technology. It suggests how colleges can improve and evaluate lower-division undergraduate courses for all students, strengthen institutional infrastructures to encourage quality teaching, and better prepare graduate students who will become future SME&T faculty.

Research on the Effects of Teacher Education on Teacher Performance

Research on the Effects of Teacher Education on Teacher Performance
Author: Julie Rainer Dangel
Publisher: R & L Education
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Curriculum interventions, action research, professional development, and support for beginning teachers are among the important research areas explored in this textbook. This book will make classroom discussion come alive and inform classroom practice through case studies, examples, and suggested projects.