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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Understanding the 2012 NSTA Science Standards for Teacher Preparation
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Veal, William R.; Allan, Elizabeth – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2014
The purpose of this article is to present the new National Science Teachers Association-Standards for Science Teacher Preparation (NSTA-SSTP). The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) is the new national accreditation organization for programs of education. NSTA collaborates with CAEP to establish content specific standards…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academic Standards, Teacher Associations, Teacher Education Programs
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and the 2003 Science Teacher Preparation Standards for NCATE Accreditation or State Approval
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Hagevik, Rita; Veal, William; Brownstein, Erica M.; Allan, Elizabeth; Ezrailson, Cathy; Shane, Joseph – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2010
The "2003 National Science Teachers Association Standards for Science Teacher Preparation" (NSTA-SSTP) were developed to provide guidelines and expectations for science teacher preparation programs. This article is the fourth in a special "JSTE" series on accreditation written to assist science teacher educators in meeting the "NSTA-SSTP". In this…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Educators, Teacher Competencies
Using Performance-Based Assessments to Prepare Safe Science Teachers
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Allan, Elizabeth; Shane, Joseph; Brownstein, Erica M.; Ezrailson, Cathy; Hagevik, Rita; Veal, William – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
Standard 9 of the "National Science Teachers Association Standards for Science Teacher Preparation" is designed to ensure that science teacher preparation programs provide preservice science teachers with the knowledge and skills to understand and successfully engage students in a safe and ethical manner. This standard contains four components…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Education
Alignment of the "2003 NSTA Standards for Science Teacher Preparation" with the NCATE Assessment System
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Brownstein, Erica M.; Allan, Elizabeth; Ezrailson, Cathy M.; Hagevik, Rita A.; Shane, Joseph W.; Veal, William R. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
The "2003 National Science Teachers Association Standards for Science Teacher Preparation" (NSTA-SSTP) were developed to provide guidelines and expectations for science teacher preparation programs. This article is the second in a special "JSTE" series on accreditation written to assist science teacher educators in meeting the "NSTA-SSTP" and to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Minimum Competencies, Science Instruction