Become a PhysTEC Endorsed Site
The PhysTEC project has developed a process to formally recognize institutions that graduate a large number of high school physics teachers and follow the key components of the PhysTEC program. To apply to be a PhysTEC Endorsed Site, download the following document.
PhysTEC Endorsed Sites Criteria and Procedures
New PhysTEC Funded Sites Announced
The PhysTEC project recently announced that it would fund California State University, Long Beach; Chicago State University; Middle Tennessee State University; Towson University, and the University of California, Davis to develop their physics teacher education programs into national models.
Read the original Request for Proposals
Task Force Releases Findings on Teacher Education
The Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics (T-TEP) found that "except for a handful of isolated pockets of excellence, the national system of preparing physics teachers is largely inefficient, mostly incoherent, and massively unprepared to deal with the current and future needs of the nation's students." The findings and recommendations were unveiled in February 2010 at the PTEC Conference and joint APS/AAPT Meeting.
The project supports PTEC, a coalition of institutions dedicated to improving physics and physical science teacher preparation. PTEC sponsors an annual conference and a variety of workshops. How to Join PTEC