Resumen de Aspiring to Lead: Physics Teacher Leaders Influencing Science Education Policy

Becky M. Bundy, Julie Dahl, Seth Guiñals Kupperman, Katie Martino, Jeff Hengesbach, Jon Metzler, Trey Smith, Nichole Spencer, Amanda Whitehurst, Michael Vargas, Rebeca E. Vieyra

• Teachers are increasingly recognizing the need—and their power—to advocate on behalf of the teaching profession for the sake of their students and communities. National organizations like AAPT have a key role in amplifying teachers’ voices. Building on the strategic vision for K-12 physics teacher professional development of the “Aspiring to Lead” report (Fig. 1), AAPT broke new ground by supporting teams of educators in addressing local- and state-level issues related to physics education.