The Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) requests proposals
for new sites to develop model physics teacher education programs.
Proposals are solicited for two levels of support, $100k per year or
$25k per year, for up to three years. Minority-serving institutions
are strongly encouraged to apply.
An initial letter is due November 5. A webinar on October 18 at 1
p.m. EDT will discuss the RFP. More information and the program
solicitation are available at http://www.phystec.org/solicitation
Did you know?
- Only 33% of high school physics teachers have a degree in physics or
physics education
- Principals and Superintendents consistently rate physics as one of
the fields with the greatest shortage of teachers
- Only 36% of physics departments have a concentration, track or
specialization for future teachers, many with no graduates in the past
two years
- The fraction of students taking physics nearly doubled in the last
two decades, currently 37% of all high school graduates
- The last time the U.S. participated in the TIMSS advanced science
survey, U.S. students were last in physics, behind 14 other nations.
For more information on PhysTEC, visit www.phystec.org and www.ptec.org.
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Monica Plisch, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Education
American Physical Society
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
Email: plisch@aps.org
Phone: 301-209-3273
Fax: 301-209-0867