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Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools Report of the Content Panel for Chemistry (2002) / Chapter Skim
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4. Teachers and Teaching
Pages 23-27

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... chemistry. To provide a chemistry course in line with the criteria for an advanced study course in chemistry at the high school level noted in Chapter 2, those who teach such a course must be adequately prepared.
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... If such is the case, the very credibility of many AP and IB chemistry courses may be called into question. Within the past decade, a significant effort has been made nationally to change the way in which chemistry and other science teachers are certified (National Research Council [NRC]
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... As noted earlier, the chemistry panel believes strongly that an AP or IB chemistry course cannot be taught appropriately by an instructor whose background in the content of the subject is insufficient. For example, it is the panel's position that a B.S.
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... Such efforts might include expanded and enhanced support for teachers, the establishment of creative partnerships for teacher professional development, and the development of comprehensive services for schools and school systems to help them design and implement successful AP programs. Recommendations contained in Access to Excellence support the panel's views in this regard (Commission on the Future of the Advanced Placement Program, 2001, pp.
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... . IB teacher workshops for the experimental sciences frequently focus on designing laboratory experiences that will enable students to meet the specific IA criteria.
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