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DD: Fachverband Didaktik der Physik

DD 17: Postersitzung

DD 17.21: Poster

Dienstag, 10. März 2015, 14:45–16:15, Foyer Ebene G.10

The Learning Alliance: Preparing Physics Teachers with the Colorado Learning Assistant model — •Benjamin Van Dusen — School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder, 249 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0249

In response to substantial evidence that many U.S. students are inadequately prepared in science and mathematics, we have developed an effective and adaptable model that improves the education of all students in introductory physics and increases the numbers of talented physics majors becoming certified to teach physics. We report on the Colorado Learning Assistant model and discuss its effectiveness at a large research university.

Since its inception in 2003, we have increased the pool of well-qualified K-12 physics teachers by a factor of approximately three, engaged scientists significantly in the recruiting and preparation of future teachers, and improved the introductory physics sequence so that students' learning gains are typically double the traditional average.