PTEC

From ComPADRE Wiki

The Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC) is an association of institutions of higher education dedicated to the improvement of K-12 physics and physical science teacher preparation. PTEC is an inclusive organization that recognizes the value of diverse approaches to the reform of teacher preparation and provides a forum for the dissemination of innovative approaches and best practices in the field. The broad goals of PTEC include constructing bridges among physics departments, schools of education and school districts; engaging future teachers in inquiry-based science learning; and recognizing the continuum of efforts required to successfully train and support physics and physical science teachers.

PTEC is a joint effort of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the American Institute of Physics (AIP), and the American Physical Society (APS), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education, and private and corporate donations to the American Physical Society.

The PTEC Collection supports the mission of the Physics Teacher Education Coalition. The Library coverage includes all aspects of information useful for physics teacher preparation. The Library staff will strive to provide:

• easy access to high-quality materials about physics teacher preparation for use by K-12 teachers and teacher educators;
• information, tools and services to maximize the usefulness of the materials provided; and
• a community center that fosters interaction, collaboration and sharing among the PTEC community.

The Library is provided by the APS in conjunction with the AAPT. It is supported in part by the NSF-NSDL, and is a member of the ComPADRE Digital Library.

The PTEC Staff is currently working on creating a collection development policy to guide the library's development.

• PTEC Collection Development Policy - In _Wiki_ format.

This format is provided for collaborative editing until the PTEC staff is ready for approval/publication.

• PTEC Collection Development Policy - In _Word_ Format.

This is the Word version of the policy from February 20, 2007. When the Wiki version has been approved, we will publish the policy back into a Word/PDF file like this one.