Rachel Wood (State Team Member)

Education Specialist

Department of Public Instruction

Townsend Building, P.O. Box 1402

Dover, DE 19903

(302) 739-3742

Washington, DC

Gordon Ambach

Executive Director

Council of Chief State School Officers

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

Martin Apple

Executive Director

Council of Scientific Society Presidents

1155 16th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 872-4452

Rolf Blank

Director Education Indicators Programs

Council of Chief State School Officers

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

Chuck Cascio

Teacher-in-Residence

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, #909

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 463-3980

Barbara Clements

Director, State Education Assessment Center

Council of Chief State School Officers

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

Emerson Elliott

Director, Standards Development Project

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

2010 Mass. Avenue, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20036

Joyce Justus

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Old Executive Office Building

17th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 456-6129

Allison Kaye

Project Assistant

Council of Chief State School Officers

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 408-5505

Mary Beth Nowinski

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education

One Dupont Circle, NW, #610

Washington DC 20036

Pat O'Connell Ross

Associate Program Director

American Association for the Advancement of Science

1333 Street NW, 7th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

Laurie Somers

Project Assistant

Council of Chief State School Officers

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20001

Carol Stoel

Principal Partner

American Association for Higher Education

Education Trust

Dupont Circle

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 293-6440 x34

Linda Stroud

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Old Executive Office Building

17th and Pennsylvania, NW

Washington, DC 20050

Virginia Van Home

Program Associate

American Association for the Advancement of Science

1333 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

ront Matter (R1-R6)

Background (1-2)

Synopsis of Symposium Presentations (3-3)

The Need for Scientifically Literate Teachers (3-3)

The Need for Reform in State Policy (3-4)

The Need for Reform in Teacher Preparation Programs (4-5)

Implications of the Standards for Teacher Preparation and Certification (5-5)

Response to Dr. Forgione (5-5)

The Standards: A Guide for Systemic Reform (5-6)

The Standards: A Guide for Professional Development (6-7)

The Montana Systemic Teacher Education Preparation of Teachers (8-8)

The Louisiana Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (9-10)

The Connecticut Science Education Assessment Program (11-11)

Reflections on Pre-science Education and Teacher's Needs (12-12)

Response to the Teacher's Comments (13-13)

A Science Educator's Perspective on Teacher Education (14-14)

The Role of Undergraduate Science Courses in Teacher Preparation (14-14)

A Principal's Perspective on the K-12 School's Role in Preparing Teachers (15-16)

A Perspective on the State's Role: Motivation and Policy (17-17)

Concern, Collaboration, Coordination, and Communication (17-20)

Response to Dr. Butler Kahle from the State Perspective (21-21)

Closing Remarks and Challenge for Next Steps (22-24)

Looking to the Future (25-28)

Appendices (29-29)

A Agenda (29-32)

B Action Plans Prepared by State Term Members (33-70)

C Symposium Participants (71-84)