20th Anniversary Celebration- May 23, 2017 As one of the original Co-Founder's of UTeach Natural Sciences, this year's annual conference is especially close to my heart as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. The UTeach teacher certification program is a collaborative effort on the part of the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin . It was created in 1997 to address both the shortage of qualified secondary mathematics, science, and computer science teachers as well as the quality of those entering the field. The program has been well-received, cited by the National Academy of Sciences as a model program addressing the need for more highly qualified mathematics and science teachers. UTeach has been a model for other innovative mathematics and science education programs at other institutions; expanded to involve an additional forty-four universities in twenty-one states by 2019. -Dr. Petrosino Click to Enlarge T he 2017 ...
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