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Collaborative Research: The Next Generation of STEM Teacher Preparation in Washington State

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Western Washington University

The Next Generation of STEM Teacher Preparation project is a collaborative effort focused on improving STEM teacher preparation across partner institutions in Washington State. With representation from multiple sectors (e.g., higher education, P–12 education, business, government, non-governmental organizations), this NSF-funded project aims to leverage collective expertise to initiate, support, and sustain change to STEM teacher preparation and recruitment efforts statewide.

Horizon Research, Inc. serves as the external evaluator for the project.

A Model of Educational Transformation: Developing a Community of Faculty Implementing Next Generation Physical Science and Everyday Thinking

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California State University, San Marcos

Led by physics educators and researchers at CSU-San Marcos, CU-Boulder, San Diego State University, Tennessee Technological University, and the University of Maryland, this project is creating a cohort of 50 physics education faculty who are implementing a physics and physical science curriculum for pre-service elementary teachers (NextGen PET). Faculty will participate in a virtual community that will support their implementation efforts. The project is studying this approach as a means to transform physics instruction at both the individual and institutional level.

Horizon Research, Inc. serves as the external evaluator for the project.