LACTE was the Los Angeles Collaborative for Teacher Excellence.
Project Description:
LACTE, a six-year, $5,500,000
project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF),
was an NSF Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (CETP)
program from 1995-2001.
This website serves as the final dissemination piece for the LACTE
project. It documents the results of the project and provides access to
resources developed during the LACTE funding period. After the funding
period ended, many of the pre-professional activities for future
teachers, which originated under the grant, continued to evolve. This
website shows the status of that evolution in January 2004, three years
post-funding, and provides links to ongoing activities for future K-12
math and science teachers in the greater Los Angeles area.
LACTE brought together
science and mathematics faculty from ten institutions of higher
learning in Los Angeles
and Orange counties in southern California, including five four-year
institutions (Occidental College, Loyola Marymount University and
California State Universities at Dominguez Hills, Fullerton and Los
Angeles), each partnered with a two-year institution (Glendale, Santa
Monica, El Camino, Fullerton and East Los Angeles Colleges,
respectively).
LACTE produced many
changes in the teaching
of science and mathematics throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Specifically, the project directly transformed college faculty,
college curriculum, and pre-service and new teachers. These changes were the result of improvements in the teaching
of college faculty, revisions to K—12 teacher preparation programs,
and enhanced
pre-professional experiences.
LACTE was part of the
National Science Foundation Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher
Preparation (CETP),
a larger, ongoing, nationwide effort to promote excellence and
innovation in science and mathematics education, and to expand
participation in these fields by underrepresented students.
This website serves as the final dissemination piece for the LACTE
project and was updated for the last time in January 2004.
Activities:
·
Curriculum Innovation
Designed courses and course modules that integrated content and technology
with active learning strategies and effective assessment techniques.
·
Future and Novice Teacher Support
Offered mentoring and financial support, as well as internships and other
pre-professional experiences for students preparing
for or beginning careers in mathematics and science teaching.
·
Faculty Development
Supported and encouraged college faculty to explore and implement new
techniques for promoting student-centered learning.
·
Institutional Reform
Encouraged campus culture to value excellence in teaching and give
priority to the preparation of future teachers.
·
Evaluation
Assessed
the process and results of LACTE activities and programs, including
courses and modules, pre-professional experiences and workshops using
qualitative and quantitative instruments and case studies.
·
Networking
Provided
opportunities for interdisciplinary and cross-institutional
collaboration, particularly between two-year and four-year institutions.
·
Dissemination
Produced print and electronic records documenting LACTE's efforts to
enhance science and mathematics education. Sponsored conferences
to share LACTE teaching and curricular innovations.
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