Recruiting the Next Generation of Physics Teachers: National Concerns

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Dec 2006

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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #134.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,

Physics

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Physics teachers preparation is in a crisis in this country. We now prepare only about a third of all physics teachers needed to help educate a growing number of high school physics students. Middle school instruction is in worse shape with more than 40% of all teachers having no major, no minor, nor appropriate certification to teach physical science. Only 15% of all science lessons in elementary classrooms have been judged as "very good" in a recent study. This presentation will provide an overview of these concerns, and discuss exemplary ideas to address these dramatic needs. The posters that follow as well as the upcoming Physics Teacher Education Coalition meeting in Boulder, CO (3-4 March 2007, www.PTEC.org) focus on ways in which we can actively recruit more teachers, and provide them with the skills needed to embark on a successful and rewarding career as a teacher of physics.

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