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Noyce Program Annual Conference

Join us at the Noyce Program Annual Conference on July 8, 2010 in Washington, DC as we explore marketing strategies to recruit high school physics teachers. Learn about the relative demand for physics teachers and fields with considerable shortage. Discover how to attract teachers in mathematics education, chemistry, and more. This conference will provide insights and ideas to help transform physics departments and increase the number of highly-qualified physics teachers. Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in physics education!

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Noyce Program Annual Conference

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  1. Noyce Program Annual Conference 8 July 2010 Washington, DC Know Your Audience: Marketing Strategies to Recruit Teachers Monica Plisch, American Physical Society Brett Westbrook, University of Texas at Austin Chris Anderson, Grimwhimsy Communications

  2. Need for High SchoolPhysics Teachers • Relative Demand by Field • Fields with Considerable Shortage (5.00 - 4.21) • Severe/Profound Disabilities (Spec. Ed.) 4.47 • Mathematics Education 4.46 • Physics 4.39 • Multicategorical (Spec. Ed.) 4.39 • Mild/Moderate Disabilities 4.37 • Chemistry 4.35 • Mental Retardation (Spec. Ed.) 4.34 • Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (Spec. Ed.) 4.31 • Bilingual Education 4.31 • Learning Disability (Spec. Ed.) 4.28 • Visually Impaired 4.24 • Dual Certificate (Gen./Spec.) 4.23 • Hearing Impaired 4.23 • Speech Pathology 4.21 • 2008 AAEE (American Association of Employment in Education) • Educator Supply and Demand in the United States Report

  3. Physics Teacher Education For comparison, secondary teachers with a major in the field (2004): Science (all) 77% Math 61% English 76% Social Studies 79% Source: Schools and staffing survey, National Center for Education Statistics

  4. PhysTEC Project Partners • National Science Foundation: PHY; DUE (MSP, ATE, CCLI, Noyce); DMR • APS Campaign for the 21st Century

  5. PhysTEC Project Goals • Demonstrate successful models for: • Increasing the number of highly-qualified high school physics teachers • Improving the quality of K-8 physical science teacher education • Spread best-practice ideas throughout the physics teacher preparation community • Transform physics departments to engage in preparing physics teachers

  6. Increase in Physics Teachers Educated at PhysTEC Institutions

  7. Building a Physics Teacher Identity • Physics students strongly identified with discipline • Many students have considered teaching but are undecided • Problem: often a large divide between physics and education • Solution: transform physics department culture to value teaching • Students maintain physics identity and build teacher identity

  8. Introductory Course Reform • Implement research-based curricula that improve student learning • Model effective teaching practices • Put best instructors in intro courses • Explicitly value teaching and the teaching profession

  9. Early Teaching Experience: Learning Assistants LA program • Undergraduate TAs • Concurrent pedagogy course • Early teaching experience Impact • Teacher recruitment • Class performance improves • LA’s knowledge increases

  10. Teachers in Residence TIR Activities • Interact one-on-one with prospective teachers • Mentor pre-service and in-service physics teachers • Implement Learning Assistant programs • Serve as living role model of a physics teacher • Build professional learning communities

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