Science & Mathematics Education

Minerva Alaniz

E-mail: minerva.alaniz@ttu.edu
Phone: 806.834.0778
Location: Library, Mezzanine 116
Mailstop: MS 0002

 

Professional Organizations

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P-12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent and highly qualified teacher.

 
Helpful Websites

PBS Teachers
Public television's primary mission is to inform and inspire the American public with multi-platform content of unparalleled educational quality. PBS is dedicated to providing you, your students and their families with resources that transform teaching and learning. Through our local stations' outreach, our program producers and our online efforts like PBS Teachers, we will sustain and enhance the role that teachers play in our children's lives.

Lesson Stop
Within the 7 subject areas found on this page, you'll find about 500 links to Web sites organized by topic and grade level, which provide access to thousands of lesson plans.

Blue Web'n
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of over 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).

National Education Association
NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. It was founded in 1857 and currently has 2.3 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs.