“No Common Denominator: The Preparation of Elementary Teachers in Mathematics by America’s Education Schools” issued by the National Council on Teacher Quality has made five recommendations to help foster better STEM performance by students through teacher preparation: 1) make elementary teacher preparation programs more selective; 2) change teacher compensation packages to entice more STEM high-performers to enter elementary teaching; 3) include more science and math pedagogy in teacher preparation programs; 4) require math and science sub-section teacher licensure exams; and 5) explore innovative teacher staffing models for effective STEM delivery. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2011/05/us_system_fails_to_ensure_stem.html
For more information and to view/download the full report, visit http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/05/stem_paper.html
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