Effective Science Teaching

Lehman is enhancing classroom teaching at the K-12 level to support the student pipeline to STEM careers:

The Teacher Education for Advanced Science Preparation program gives working science teachers a broad, interdisciplinary background in the physical and biological sciences that expands their knowledge of the content areas they teach. The goal is to create, over a three-year period, a critical mass of science teachers who can provide the improved science instruction needed to elevate student achievement.

Through the Mathematics Teacher Transformation Institute (MTTI), eighty Bronx middle and high school mathematics teachers are enhancing their knowledge of mathematics, articulating and pursuing classroom inquiry projects, and engaging in direct leadership development. Participating teachers take graduate courses in mathematics and mathematics education, and receive on-site support from NYC Mathematics Project consultants. MTTI is funded by a $5 million Math-Science Partnership grant from the National Science Foundation.