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Funded
in 2002, this 3-year grant supports a follow up study of an earlier
NSF funded project, the Partnership for Excellence in Teacher
Education (PETE). That grant, funded for 5 years and $5 million
ended in 2002, and the follow up grant is a research and evaluation
study of the impact of the original grant. The original PETE
grant established a partnership for the reform of mathematics
and science teacher preparation between UTEP’s College
of Education, the College of Science, and El Paso Community College,
and it had three additional components: improvement and redesign
of the teacher preparation curriculum in math and science, recruiting
and retaining more teachers in math and science, and enhancing
the work of the community college and university teacher preparation
faculty in mathematics, science, and education. The follow-up
study is a longitudinal research and evaluation study of the
impact of the earlier study, with a focus on the continuing professional
development and retention of recently graduated teachers in mathematics
and science.
The PETE Follow-Up Impact Study currently supports 12 Master’s
level graduate students—all practicing teachers, who receive
support from seven faculty members from the College of Education,
the College of Science, and the College of Engineering.
For more information, refer to the PETE website at http://www.utep.edu/~pete/home.htm |
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