
Ellen Metzger
Geology
San Jose State University
Website Content Contributions
Courses (2)
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 ...
Essay (1)
Crossing Disciplinary Borders for Sustainability Education part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Essays
Ellen Metzger, Geology and Science Education, San Jose State University My relatively recent interest in teaching about sustainability was catalyzed by an unexpected opportunity to reconnect with an old friend ...
Conference Presentations (4)
An Education in Sustainability: Perspectives from a Geologist-Philosopher Collaboration part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Earth system science, with its integrative investigations of our planet's complexly interacting components, must play a pivotal role in addressing pervasive and accelerating challenges to sustainability. The ...
Other Contributions (4)
Applied Geoscience Education: Engaging with Society for Sustainability part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Morning Workshops:Applied Geoscience Education: Engaging with Society for Sustainability
Workshop participants will discuss and share their current approaches to applied geosciences education, explore materials from the SERC InTeGrate Project and other sources, and develop an action plan for including ...
Communities

Far Western Section, Teacher Education Division
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 Planning CommitteeNAGT All
BASICS Interest
EarthConnections Interest
Integrate Interest Group
Humans' Dependence on Earth's Mineral Resources Interest Group
Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources Interest Group
Teach the Earth
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
ASCN Interest
Workshop Participant (15 workshops)
July 2020 EER 2020 Teaching Online
July 2020 Designing your Course to Maximize Student Learning
July 2017
Webinar Participant (31 webinars)
January 2023 Using the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts to Design Effective Earth Science Learning Experiences
September 2022 Inclusive communities of research and scholarly activities: some considerations for best practices
April 2022