My students love PSI. It challenges them and is appropriately scaffolded to their level. PSI is constructive in that it goes to the theory that ALL students can learn higher order subjects. Plus, it is easier for the teacher in that I don't have to be a total content expert to successfully teach it. - Art Scott, Chemistry Teacher, Germantown High School, Germantown, TN
The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL) started in one school in New Jersey, and has successfully replicated its program model and now works with students, parents, teachers and administrators throughout the United States and around the world. Since launching in 2007:
● NJCTL has become the #1 producer of U.S. physics teachers and a growing producer of chemistry, mathematics and computer science teachers.
● NJCTL’s free, editable materials are used in New Jersey, across the United States, and in 186 countries. In 2019, more than 613,000 files were downloaded by 252,000 unique visitors to www.njctl.org. These materials are continuously improved and updated and consist of more than 270,000 SMART Notebook slides and 13,000 Word documents.
● NJCTL has helped 381 teachers add a new endorsement over the last ten years, including 280 physics teachers, 87 chemistry teachers, 10 K-12 math teachers and 4 middle school math teachers.
● Over 92% of teachers in NJCTL endorsement programs have passed the Praxis.
● 95% of teachers completing an NJCTL online course or program reported that they would recommend it to another teacher.
● Since NJCTL started producing physics teachers, NJ
● Bergen County Technical High School – the school where PSI/PMI was initially developed -- is ranked the #1 STEM high school in New Jersey and #13 out of over 14,000 high schools nationwide, while earning Newsweek’s distinction of “Overcoming the Odds” due to its share of underrepresented minorities and students in poverty.
NJCTL offers many opportunities geared specifically for:
● Students
● Parents
● Teachers
We welcome support from corporations, foundations, and other institutions, and would like to work with you to benefit your schools and communities.
We also provide states and school districts with customized solutions to meet their educational initiatives.
We operate efficiently and keep our costs low, so your contributions and funding will have maximum impact.
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NJCTL is an organization founded by teachers for teachers and we look forward to hearing from you!
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Trenton Public School District
Egg Harbor City Public Schools
Wood-Ridge Public Schools
Lesotho Ministry of Education
Malawi Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Secondary and Basic Education - The Gambia
The programs in this database clear a high bar. STEMworks reviewed each program against the Design Principles for Effective STEM Philanthropy.
Identify and target a compelling and well-defined need.
Use rigorous evaluation to continuously measure and inform progress towards the compelling need identified.
Ensure work is sustainable.
Demonstrate replicability and scalability.
Create high impact partnerships
Ensure organizational capacity to achieve goals.
Offer challenging and relevant STEM content for the target audience
Incorporate and encourage STEM practices.
Inspire interest and engagement in STEM.
Identify and address the needs of under-represented groups.