Preparing a New Generation of High School Mathematics Teachers
Joanne E. GoodellIn 2005, the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering together commissioned the report “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” (Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century, 2007). The report recommended the UTeach teacher preparation program at the University of Texas at Austin as one that should be scaled up across the nation to address the declining population of high school mathematics teachers. Cleveland State University is now one of 20 universities replicating UTeach, and will accept first year students in August 2010. In this session, I will outline the major differences between this program and traditional programs, and discuss issues I have dealt with during the pre-implementation phase.