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Imagining STEM Teacher Education 2.0

Imagining STEM Teacher Education 2.0. How can we leverage what we know about the recruitment, training, and retention of highly-qualified professional educators with our emerging knowledge of collaborative, open-access, and digital learning?. Megan W. Taylor , Sonoma State University

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Imagining STEM Teacher Education 2.0

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  1. Imagining STEM Teacher Education 2.0 How can we leverage what we know about the recruitment, training, and retention of highly-qualified professional educators with our emerging knowledge of collaborative, open-access, and digital learning? Megan W. Taylor, Sonoma State University ilovemath@mac.com - @ilovemath11 SJSU MOOC Conference 2014

  2. Consideration #1: Focusing on the best instruction and content for K-12 STEM teacher education • NOT limited or guided by what we can do or already do, but by what we should do to help teachers help students learn • E.g., 7 features of “exemplary programs” (Darling-Hammond, 2010) • NOT focusing on the best known instructors or best known universities as a default • Designed by relevant experts and practitioners in STEM teacher education • E.g., study of 43 “touchstones” in secondary mathematics methods courses (Taylor, Yee, & Otten, 2014) SJSU MOOC Conference 2014

  3. Consideration #2 Informing and being informed by existing teacher preparation and professional development organizations • ultimate access to all to the designed modules/activities (open-source) vs. “branded” materials • flexibility (and expectation) to tailor online learning experiences to local contexts • LOOC vs. MOOC? • “Menu” of modules, activities? SJSU MOOC Conference 2014

  4. Consideration #3 Considering the evolving role of teachers in the dynamic classrooms of the 21stcentury • Re-defining the “role of the teacher” • Potential for wider exposure to different K-12 learning environments • E.g., Summit Public Schools and other “optimized learning” models • Focus on 21st century pedagogies (TPCK) SJSU MOOC Conference 2014

  5. Consideration #4 Re-envisioning the U.S. model of teacher education • Building a cohesive trajectory of teacher education and professional learning • Pre-pre-service education (Undergrad; e.g., ElevatEd) • Pre-service education (Teaching Year 0) • Induction & Retention (Teaching Years 1-2) • Development & Leadership (Teaching Years 3+) • More effective, cost-efficient SJSU MOOC Conference 2014

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