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, 2015 ---- Seattle, Washington

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)

WHO IS HERE?

• How People Learn (2000)

• America’s Lab Report (2005)

• Taking Science to School (2007)

• Ready, Set, Science (2007)

• Learning Science in Informal

Environments (2009)

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS

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A FRAMEWORK FOR K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION

• 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

RESOURCES FOR THE FRAMEWORK

Curricula

Assessments

2011-2013

Instruction

Teacher

Development

July 2011

DEVELOPING THE STANDARDS

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

A COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR IMPROVING

STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS

ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE

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.

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

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

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

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

BREAK

SHARE OUT

YOUR PRESERVICE STEM TEACHER

PREPARATION PROGRAM:

CURRENT STATUS

• S.W.O.T.

• Strengths

• Weaknesses

• Opportunities

• Threats

YOUR PRESERVICE STEM

TEACHER PREPARATION

PROGRAM: NEXT STEPS

Think---Pair—Share (shout outs)

Action Planning

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

COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS?

Paul Kuerbis pkuerbis@coloradocollege.edu

Stamatis Vokos vokos@spu.edu

Ed Geary edward.geary@wwu.edu

Roxane Ronca roxane.ronca@wwu.edu