Ellen Metzger

Science, Society, and Sustainability part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Courses
The participation-intensive course is an elective for teachers pursuing an MA in Science Education and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students drawn from geology and other disciplines. Teaching strategies ...

San Jose State University: Earth Systems and the Environment part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Systems & Environment is a dual purpose course serving both pre-service teachers and the general student population. It is a broad, activities-based earth science content course similar to a traditional ...

Crossing Disciplinary Borders for Sustainability Education part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Essays
This essay page details an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability education, describing collaborations across geology, philosophy, and education to develop sustainability-themed courses and teacher workshops grounded in Earth system science and societal challenges.

Ellen Metzger part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Essays
A profile page detailing Ellen Metzger's contributions to Earth system science teacher education at San Jose State University, highlighting multidimensional programs including pre-service and in-service training, online graduate courses, and the Bay Area Earth Science Institute.

Using Case Studies to Investigate the Socioeconomic and Ethical Dimensions of Sustainability part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
Challenges to sustainability arise from the interplay between interacting planetary and human systems and are inevitably embedded in social contexts. Addressing the complex, solution-resistant problems of ...

An interactive walk into the future of applied geosciences education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Round Table Discussions
The pivotal role of the geosciences in addressing problems stemming from our interactions with the natural world is reflected in recent discussions of the future of geoscience education and how it could be a much ...