Preparing Teachers to Teach the STEM Disciplines in America's Urban Schools

Bridging a gap in the literature by offering a comprehensive look at how STEM teacher education programs evolve over time, this book explores teachHOUSTON, a designer teacher education program that was created to respond to the lack of adequately prepared STEM teachers in Houston and the emerging urban school districts that surround it.

About the author

Cheryl J. Craig is a Professor, the Houston Endowment Endowed Chair of Urban Education and the Chair of Technology and Teacher Education at Texas A&M University, USA.
Paige K. Evans is a Clinical Professor and the Associate Director of the teachHOUSTON program at the University of Houston (UH), USA.
Donna W. Stokes is a Professor of Physics and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Student Success in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at University of Houston (UH), USA.

Summary

Bridging a gap in the literature by offering a comprehensive look at how STEM teacher education programs evolve over time, this book explores teachHOUSTON, a designer teacher education program that was created to respond to the lack of adequately prepared STEM teachers in Houston and the emerging urban school districts that surround it.

Product details

• Authors: Cheryl J. Craig, Cheryl J. (Texas A&M University Craig, Paige K. Evans, Paige K. (University of Houston Evans, Donna W. Stokes, Donna W. (University of Houston Stokes
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781839094576
• ISBN: 978-1-83909-457-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 538 g
• Series: Advances in Research on Teaching; Advances in Research on Teachi
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries