Preparing Future Math Teachers

Poor precollege math abilities, and too little emphasis on college-level math, can reduce the number of highly capable math teachers. The U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommends that the federal government provide support over the next decade to recruit and tra...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 332; no. 6035; pp. 1266 - 1267
Main Authors Schmidt, William H., Houang, Richard, Cogan, Leland S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.06.2011
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Arithmetic mean
College mathematics
EDUCATION FORUM
Mathematical knowledge
Mathematics curricula
Mathematics education
Mathematics teachers
Middle school education
Middle schools
Pedagogy
Secondary education
Teacher education
Teacher recruitment
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Summary:Poor precollege math abilities, and too little emphasis on college-level math, can reduce the number of highly capable math teachers. The U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommends that the federal government provide support over the next decade to recruit and train at least 100,000 new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers of middle school (ages 11 to 13) and high school. Their strong academic backgrounds should include both “deep content knowledge in STEM subjects and mastery of the pedagogical skills required to teach these subjects well” ( 1 ).
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1193855