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The Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC) is an organization of more than 175 institutions dedicated to improving and promoting physics and physical science teacher education. More »

Featured PTEC Member Institution

Improving Physics Education through a Diverse Research and Learning Community at Florida Internation
Florida International University (FIU) is changing the face of physics education in South Florida, with the goal of increasing the quality and quantity of physics teachers, including traditionally underrepresented minorities and woman, through an integrated research and learning community.

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Conferences & Workshops

Upcoming Events

2010 Physics Teacher Education Coalition Conference
Diversity in Physics Education: Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century
February 12-13, 2010
Washington, DC

Pedagogical Content Knowledge workshop
A two-day topical workshop highlighting the unique Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)-based curriculum developed at Rutgers.
April 19-20, 2010
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

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PTEC Library

Featured Resource

Doing the Right Thing (and in the Right Place): Starting a Teacher Preparation Program at a Research
Laurie McNeil, physics department chair at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, discusses their successful effort to implement a teacher preparation program.

Featured Collections

• Making the Case for Teacher Preparation
• Success Stories
• Curricula
• Early Teaching Experiences
• Funding
• Induction and Mentoring
• Master Teachers
• Recruitment

Additional topics

Latest Additions

January 22 - Mentoring Preservice Teachers of Primary Science

January 13 - A Preliminary Review of the Role of Higher Education in Novice Teacher Induction

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