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Below are some of the national
targets that the
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 | U.S. students will be first in the world in mathematics and
science achievement. |
| The nation's teaching force will have access to programs for
continued improvement of their professional abilities and the opportunity to acquire the
knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare all American students for the
21st
century. |
| The high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90
percent. |
| American students will leave grades four, eight and twelve
having demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter including civics and
government, proper English usage, economics, a foreign language, geography, history,
mathematics and science. |
| Every child will start school ready and eager to learn. |
| Every school in America will ensure that all
students can use their minds well, so that they may be prepared for responsible
citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our nation's modern economy.
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|  MSU is in
the forefront of the development of
better instruction for new Missouri science teachers, as discussed in "The
Science-related Profile of Faculty and Students with Respect to Classroom Environment and
Science Teaching Beliefs." |
The preservice teacher
training grant at MSU provides a systemic model for changing the way universities
prepare teachers to teach science, from the 1st through the 12th
grade. There will be a fundamental emphasis throughout the program on early and continuous
interactions with the 1-12 learning environment.
The final curriculum will result 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 will integrate 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, the 21st century.
Three action teams were established. They include an
elementary/middle team, a secondary (unified science) team, and an assessment team. The
first two teams will establish the program objectives, curriculum competencies, and
coursework sequence required for their particular grade levels. Some of the many factors
to be built into the program include:
| formation of cohort groups for sharing experiences, activities, and courses; |
| early and continuous interactions with 1-12 learning environments; |
| laboratory experiences in preparation, safety, and student research; |
| utilization of technology, when appropriate, in their teaching; the Show-me Tomorrow's Teachers Using Technology site, created by student teachers, is an example; |
| integrate the use of hand-held computers into the learning experience; |
| techniques and utilization of distance learning; |
| connection of theory and practice through seminars with practicing teachers; |
| use of Show-Me Standards, Missouri Frameworks, and National Standards in curricula; |
| modeling effective teaching techniques and strategies; |
| establishing year-long internships with partner schools; |
| emphasizing the professionalism of teaching. |
The assessment team established
baseline levels of competence and motivation, and then measured changes in competence and
motivation as the programs are taught. For the pilot
phase, relatively small cohorts of volunteer students were taken through the new
programs.
The pilot group of incoming freshmen are
guaranteed that this program will more than satisfy their certification requirements to
teach.
The GOALS 2000: Educate America Act was amended in 1996. Read what it says: http://www.ed.gov/G2K/ProgRpt96/new.html.
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