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Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16 (VIP K-16)

image for project VIP K-16 The University System of Maryland (USM) in partnership with the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will develop a sustainable K-16 professional development model for high school science teachers, prospective pre-service science teaching candidates, and college faculty. The project, "Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16" (VIP K-16) has two major aims (a) To enrich science teacher knowledge in order to improve high school science instruction to better enable students to meet rigorous state science standards as measured on the Maryland Science High School Assessments, and (b) To improve the teaching skills of college science faculty in order to improve the quality of undergraduate general education science courses.

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Master Graduate Teaching Fellows: An Evaluation of One Research University'€™s Pilot Program to Improve STEM Teaching and Learning

This paper presents an evaluation of a Master Graduate Teaching Fellows (MGTF) program at a public flagship research university. The MGTF program was part of a broader P-20 science education…


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Faculty Grassroots Leadership in Science Education Reform: Considerations for Institutional Change, Culture, and Context

This article presents four case studies of faculty grassroots leadership in a science education partnership involving multiple higher education institutions-a community college, a master's level university, and two different research…

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Master Graduate Teaching Fellows: An Evaluation of One Research University's Pilot Program to Improve STEM Teaching and Learning

This paper presents an evaluation of a Master Graduate Teaching Fellows (MGTF) program at a public flagship research university. The MGTF program was part of a broader P-20 science education…


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Faculty Grassroots Leadership in Science Education Reform: Considerations for Institutional Change, Culture, and Context

This article presents four case studies of faculty grassroots leadership in a science education partnership involving multiple higher education institutions-a community college, a master's level university, and two different research…

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