NSF Org:	PHY Division Of Physics
Recipient:	AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 23, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	December 17, 2008
Award Number:	0108787
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	James Joseph Reidy PHY  Division Of Physics MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	August 15, 2001
End Date:	September 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$5,765,151.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $1,923,483.00 FY 2002 = $735,417.00 FY 2003 = $735,417.00 FY 2004 = $1,185,417.00 FY 2005 = $1,185,417.00
History of Investigator:	Theodore Hodapp (Principal Investigator) hodapp@aps.org Warren Hein (Co-Principal Investigator) Jack Hehn (Co-Principal Investigator) Fredrick Stein (Former Principal Investigator) John Layman (Former Co-Principal Investigator) Toufic Hakim (Former Co-Principal Investigator) Charles Holbrow (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	American Physical Society ONE PHYSICS ELL IPSE COLLEGE PARK MD  US  20740-3841 (301)209-3657
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	American Physical Society ONE PHYSICS ELL IPSE COLLEGE PARK MD  US  20740-3841
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	CE5JV8E9K4S3
Parent UEI:	GQQEEZHBUFC6
NSF Program(s):	OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM, Integrative Activities in Phys
Primary Program Source:	01000102DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT app-0102  app-0103  app-0104  app-0105  app-0401  app-0402  app-0403  app-0404  app-0405
Program Reference Code(s):	7348, 9162, 9177, 9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	125300, 171000, 730000, 734800, 913400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

There is a National need to develop better-trained and educated physics and science teachers. The PhysTEC project is an effort of the APS, AIP, and AAPT, to improve teacher preparation within physics departments at a set of selected Primary Program Institutions (PPIs). The project PI's will work with six PPIs to produce a change in the way courses for pre-service teachers are taught at the university level and, by leveraging the clout and influence of professional associations, bridges will be built between physics and education departments on these campuses and eventually across the country. The efforts of this proposal are an important opportunity to make significant changes in the way teacher are taught and encouraged to continue with science education. The proposal will involve both content-people and methods-people in cooperatively attacking problems encountered in the various institutions and would give attention to what has often been overlooked in science education. The proposal will deal with structuring the training of prospective teachers in ways that integrate content knowledge and pedagogy. Also important are the mechanisms by which science faculty and school of education faculty can collaborate toward educating, encouraging and mentoring prospective science teachers for the future.

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