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The California Teacher Advisory Council
Strengthening mathematics and science teaching by incorporating
teachers in the policy process.
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Cal TAC
members are seen here with Senator Jack Scott who attended
the first Cal TAC meeting in Sacramento |
In 2005, twelve highly accomplished mathematics and science teachers
were selected to serve as members of the
California Teacher Advisory Council (Cal TAC), an effort by
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and the California Council on Science and Technology to strengthen
mathematics and science instruction in California.
Modeled after the National Teacher Advisory Council, established
by the National Academies of Science, Technology, Engineering
and Medicine in 2002, Cal TAC was the first state-level chapter
to be created. The goals of Cal TAC are to:
- Disseminate policy information impacting science and
mathematics teaching and learning from the state level to
teachers;
- Educate leaders from the education and policy communities
on science and mathematics classroom practices;
- Provide feedback to and from the National Teacher Advisory
Council (NTAC); and
- Become a proactive arm of the Center for the Future of
Teaching and Learning and California Council on Science
and Technology to strengthen science and mathematics teaching,
K-18.
Cal TAC members include outstanding elementary, middle,
and high school teachers noted for their skills in the specific
areas of mathematics and science. (Click
here for brief bios of Cal TAC members.) Cal TAC
convenes several times a year to address the goals outlined
above.
Click here to read "View from the Classroom"
Previous Partnerships
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