CNAS GOALS 2000 PROGRAM
 
 

The pre-service teacher training grant at MSU provides a systemic model for changing the way universities prepare teachers to teach science, from the 1^st through the 12^th grade. There is fundamental emphasis on early and continuous interactions with the 1-12 learning environment.

    The curriculum results from cooperative planning between higher education faculty--both professional educators and content specialists--and practicing 1-12 teachers who have established themselves as being outstanding teachers. The curriculum integrates disciplinary content and process with educational methodology and pedagogy.

    This integrated experience will support optimal learning experiences and assist in the molding of reflective decision-makers who will, in turn, be capable of providing the best possible experiences in science to their 1-12 students in this 21^st century.