Cultural Perspectives on Teacher Education

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Abstract

Populations that are underrepresented in physics generally are even more severely underrepresented among US physics teachers. Based on national data from the American Institute of Physics (AIP), 95\% of physics teachers are White/non-Hispanic, about 1.5\% are Hispanic, and approximately another 1.5\% African-American. While 25\% of our nation's African-American and Hispanic students now take physics in high school, they are very unlikely to have a role model, of similar race and ethnicity, teaching their physics classes. PhysTEC is making an effort to find and disseminate successful models for attracting more underrepresented minority students to high school physics teaching. This panel discussion, focusing on cultural perspectives on teacher education, will feature faculty from Minority Serving Institutions, which educate almost 60\% of underrepresented minorities who get college degrees in the US, and individuals who have taught high school physics in areas with a dense minority population.

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Authors

  • Phil DiStefano

    Hamline University, Florida International University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kentucky, APS, San Diego State University, Green River Community College, California State University, Long Beach, University of Arkansas, Aibilene Christian University, American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, University of Colorado-Boulder, Western Washington University, University of Arizona, Center for Astronomy Education (CAE), ACS, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado

  • Al Bennett

    Centennial High School, SUNY Stonybrook, Towson University, University of Texas at El Paso, Xavier University, Moorehouse, Pioneer High School, North Carolina State University, California State University, San Marcos, Chicago State University, University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, APS, Virginia Tech, California State University, Long Beach, National Science Foundation, Seattle Pacific University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Florida International University, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Al Bennett

    Centennial High School, SUNY Stonybrook, Towson University, University of Texas at El Paso, Xavier University, Moorehouse, Pioneer High School, North Carolina State University, California State University, San Marcos, Chicago State University, University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, APS, Virginia Tech, California State University, Long Beach, National Science Foundation, Seattle Pacific University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Florida International University, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Al Bennett

    Centennial High School, SUNY Stonybrook, Towson University, University of Texas at El Paso, Xavier University, Moorehouse, Pioneer High School, North Carolina State University, California State University, San Marcos, Chicago State University, University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, APS, Virginia Tech, California State University, Long Beach, National Science Foundation, Seattle Pacific University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Florida International University, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Al Bennett

    Centennial High School, SUNY Stonybrook, Towson University, University of Texas at El Paso, Xavier University, Moorehouse, Pioneer High School, North Carolina State University, California State University, San Marcos, Chicago State University, University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, APS, Virginia Tech, California State University, Long Beach, National Science Foundation, Seattle Pacific University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Florida International University, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Al Bennett

    Centennial High School, SUNY Stonybrook, Towson University, University of Texas at El Paso, Xavier University, Moorehouse, Pioneer High School, North Carolina State University, California State University, San Marcos, Chicago State University, University of Arkansas, University of Texas at Austin, Middle Tennessee State University, APS, Virginia Tech, California State University, Long Beach, National Science Foundation, Seattle Pacific University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Florida International University, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Santa Barbara