Preparation
Catalyst
teacher prep faculty modeling instructional strategies
This challenge is a catalyst, meaning it is one of the most strategic and efficient areas for creating impact and, if solved, would have outsized positive effects across the system.
Full Challenge: The number of teacher preparation faculty who model strategies that PK-12 STEM teachers will need to use in their instruction
Challenge Description: Teacher preparation faculty do not teach STEM subjects to pre-service teachers using the types of instructional strategies teachers would be expected to use in their own classrooms.
Progress
First Look: Remotely Located Multi-Classroom Leadership in Hard-to-Staff Secondary Schools
Watch "First Look: Remotely Located Multi-Classroom Leadership in Hard-to-Staff Secondary Schools", a "Steal This" presentation from North Carolina...
Funding Opportunities to Support the Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of STEM Teachers of Color
Watch "Funding Opportunities to Support the Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of STEM Teachers of Color", a recorded "Steal This" presentation...
Doing the Math: Building a Foundation of Joyful and Authentic Math Learning for All Students
Read our new report "Doing the Math: Building a foundation of joyful and authentic math learning for all students". The report offers a fresh analysis...
"It seems as if nobody is asking classroom teachers what will be most helpful"
I was drastically underprepared for my first teaching position. It was the early 1990s, and I had just graduated with a B.S. in mathematics and a...
Many teacher programs have low admission standards, are reluctant to change their approach, and do not track the quality of their graduates.
Published July 2017. Among the most prominent issues facing education improvement in the United States is the level of teacher quality in the...
Teachers often lack preparation for diverse learning needs.
Published July 2017. In schools around the country, many teachers are struggling to meet the diverse learning needs of the students in their...
Elementary teachers often lack access to STEM professional development.
Published July 2017. Elementary students are minimally exposed to science, technology, mathematics, and science (STEM) content areas (National...
Pre-service teachers often lack effective coaching.
Published July 2017. Teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is difficult to do well, even for veteran teachers.
STEM content and pedagogy are not integrated.
Published July 2017. Improvements in teacher preparation to better focus on the unique characteristics of 21st-century teaching and learning have been...
Many teacher preparation programs do not account for local or regional needs.
Published July 2017. Local teacher shortages abound, according to recent reports, particularly with respect to finding qualified and well-prepared...