Teaching by Choice: Community Colleges Expand K-12 STEM Pathways and Practices (American Association of Community Colleges, National Science Foundation)

Teaching by Choice: Community Colleges Expand K-12 STEM Pathways and Practices
 
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Goal:  "This report addresses key issues for recruiting and retaining K-12 mathematics and science teachers, for designing and delivering programs that will place well-prepared instructors in the nations' K-12 classrooms, and for developing appropriate assessment and evaluation strategies for community college post-baccalaureate teacher education and professional development programs."  [pg. 3]
Recommendations:
Community College Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Programs:  Recommendations are given for increasing diverse applicant pools, program design and delivery, and assessment and improvement of post-baccalaureate programs.
Community College Professional Development Programs in K-12 STEM Education:  Recommendations are given to encourage participation in K-12 STEM professional development programs at community colleges, for program design and delivery, and for assessment and improvement of professional development programs.
Conclusion:  The report calls for community colleges to provide STEM experiences for future and current K-12 teachers and to partner with schools, four-year colleges and universities and STEM businesses to share resources.
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/Documents/K12STEMpaths.pdf
Patton, Madeline.  2008.  Teaching by Choice:  Community Colleges Expand K-12 STEM Pathways and Practices.  Ed. Lynn Barnett and Faith San Felice.  Washington, DC:  American Association of Community Colleges