Every new headline about American students' poor performance in mathematics and science leads to calls for reform of teaching. New Millennium, New Practices examines the key issues in the debate and offers a vision and recommendations for improving teacher education in science, mathematics, and technology.
This book examines important issues in teacher professionalism, including what and how teachers should learn about the subjects they will teach. It also speaks to the role of credentials. With a clear view of the current realities of the teaching profession, it reviews alternative models for teacher education and presents vignettes of exemplary teacher education practices.
Included in the book are recommendations for significantly improving the nation's education of its teachers, based on research and the work of numerous organizations for improving teaching. New Millennium, New Practices is a strong and articulate call for immediate attention to teacher education -- not merely incremental change, but a new vision of professionalism in the teaching of mathematics and science.