The success of the Teacher TRAC program at Cerritos
College continues to grow and to be recognized. Last
fall, Teacher TRAC Director Sue Parsons announced
that Cerritos College was selected by the American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC) as one of
the winners in the AACC Teaching Scholar Partnerships
(TSP) project. Furthermore, Cerritos College was one
of only ten community colleges in the nation selected to
participate. Funded by the National Science
Foundation, co-sponsored by AACC, The Council of Independent
Colleges and the Independent Colleges Office, the
project awarded $30,000 two-year grants to 28 community
colleges and four-year colleges. The TSP Project
aims to enhancing science and math instruction in K-12
classrooms while encouraging undergraduate students
to consider careers as math and science teachers.
“The TSP Project came along at the right time,”
stated Parsons. “It allows the College to add a science/math
emphasis to the already growing teacher preparation
program – Teacher TRAC.” Teaching Scholars graduating from
the Teacher TRAC-TSP project at Cerritos College
will transfer directly to California State University, Long Beach
for completion of their degree with a concentration
in math or science.
© In Sight; Volume 2 (March 2002)
