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1 AAC&U WORKSHOP 5 Pre-Service STEM Teacher Education Paul Kuerbis, Colorado College Stamatis Vokos, Seattle Pacific University Ed Geary and Roxane Ronca, Western Washington University November 12, Seattle, Washington

2 GOALS Explore a Next Generation Vision of K-12 STEM Teacher Preparation Learn about the Washington State s collaborative model for preservice STEM education reform Conduct an initial SWOT analysis of your preservice Teacher Preparation program Identify Next Steps for improving preservice STEM Education at your institution and/or within your state (Action Planning)

3 WHO IS HERE?

4 NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS How People Learn (2000) America s Lab Report (2005) Taking Science to School (2007) Ready, Set, Science (2007) Learning Science in Informal Environments (2009)

5 A FRAMEWORK FOR K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION View free PDF from The National Academies Press at Secure your own copy from

6 RESOURCES FOR THE FRAMEWORK Science for All Americans, Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy and Atlas of Science Literacy National Science Education Standards 2009 NAEP Science Framework (National Assessment of Educational Progress) College Board Standards for College in Science NSTA s Science Anchors project

7 DEVELOPING THE STANDARDS Assessments Curricula Instruction Teacher Development July

8 NGSS ECOSYSTEM STANDARD ACTIVITY What do you see on this page? What are the implications (for your Preservice STEM Education Program) of integrating Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) with Scientific and Engineering practices, with Cross-cutting Concepts? THINK AND THEN PAIR

9 A COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR IMPROVING STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE

10 OVERARCHING GOAL Improve science learning and Earth literacy for all Washington State students by creating a collaborative model for STEM teacher preparation in Washington State aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the Common Core State Standards, and utilizing InTeGrate materials.

11 WHO WE ARE 11 Four-Year Colleges & Universities-- producing >90% of STEM teacher graduates in Washington State Two-Year College STEM Faculty K-12 Educators---Teachers, Principals, District Administrators Govt. Agencies---OSPI, PESB, ESDs Businesses---Goggle, Code.org NGO s MESA, Pacific Science Center, Washington LASER, WA-STEM, WSTA, TOTOS, TOTOM

12 WHAT WE VE DONE SO FAR: Held Three 1-Day Workshops (Jan., May, and Oct. 2015) Conducted an NGSS STEM Teacher Preparation Course/Program Gap Analysis Developed Working Groups to research and make recommendations about specific aspects of STEM Teacher Preparation. For example: Integrating CS, Engineering, and Sustainability concepts and practices into courses and curricula Developing stronger Clinical Practice and Induction components Exploring Education for Sustainability as a model for implementing the NGSS and CCSS in K-12 schools Strengthening Teachers Pedagogical Content Knowledge Linking Math-Common Core State Standards and the NGSS

13 WHAT WE PLAN TO DO Continue to develop our Shared Next Generation Vision for STEM Teacher Preparation in Washington State Support cross-institutional Working Groups to develop and offer Workshops and Materials to IHEs/Regional Teams Support IHE/Regional Teams to develop and implement Action Plans to achieve this vision Continue to share resources, models, and ideas for improving STEM Teacher Preparation--- at our own institutions---statewide--- and Nationally Evaluate and continually improve our Next Generation STEM Teacher Preparation model through feedback from our graduates and partners

14 ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE STEM TEACHERS OF 2030 Elementary School Middle School High School WHAT ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND DISPOSITIONS THE (STEM) TEACHERS OF 2030 WILL NEED TO PREPARE THE STUDENTS OF 2030? Mixed Groups

15 BREAK

16 SHARE OUT

17 YOUR PRESERVICE STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM: CURRENT STATUS S.W.O.T. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

18 YOUR PRESERVICE STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM: NEXT STEPS Action Planning Think---Pair Share (shout outs)

19 ACTION PLANNING WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS? Think about the SWOT analysis you have started and the potential implications of NGSS (and CCSS) for redesign of your STEM Pre-Service Programs Who are some key partners you need to involve? What are some possible resources, models or tools you might locate and utilize? List three actions to take when you return to campus

20 COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS? Paul Kuerbis Stamatis Vokos Ed Geary Roxane Ronca

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