Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science part of Teacher Preparation
This site examines the role of geoscience departments and faculty in preparing preservice teachers and supporting practicing teachers who teach Earth science at all pre-college levels. Information is drawn from the participants and outcomes of the 2003 On the Cutting Edge workshop

Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2012
June 10-14, 2012 with trip to NSF on Friday, June 15 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA × Note: the 2012 workshop is over. Find out more about the Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshops, or ...

Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences Workshop part of Career Prep:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2011
Annual workshop helping graduate students and post-doctoral fellows prepare for an academic career through the development of teaching and research skills as well as a personal action plan.

Course Journal part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
The course journal is designed to help students be reflective about what they are learning in the course and to connect course material to their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to use the journal to develop ...

Why do some things float while other things sink? part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Students investigate the concept of density through inquiry-based experiments and exploration.

Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
"Science as Storytelling" is a program designed to help students in introductory science courses confront and replace misconceptions about the nature of science, and become more willing and able to address science-religion conflicts.

Western Washington University: Investigative Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Investigative Science serves as an interdisciplinary capstone course for pre-service teachers who have completed the year-long Matter and Energy in Earth Systems, Physical Systems and Biological Systems sequence. ...

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Earth & Space Systems part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth & Space Systems prepares future teachers of science to understand our multidisciplinary world by breaking down the traditional barriers between fields and viewing the observable world holistically. ...

Portland State University: Special Secondary Methods of Math and Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This methods course is designed to give students with a scientific or mathematical background preparation delivery of such content in a classroom format. The pre-service teachers develop instructional skills ...

Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2011
This annual workshop for early-career faculty focuses on research, course design, teaching strategies, and time management.