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Professional Development Programs

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Teacher Development Opportunities from TERC part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
A content page from the Teach the Earth portal detailing TERC's teacher development offerings, including online graduate programs, professional development courses like Earth Science from a New Perspective and Try Science, and contacts for science teacher preparation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

COSEE Professional Development Networks part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) consists of a series of regional partnerships amongst scientists and educators. The central coordinating office of COSEE is run out of the Consortium for ...

San Francisco ROCKS part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The SF-ROCKS program works specifically with 9th grade teachers and students, focussing on incorporating the local watershed environments of San Francisco into current 9th grade curricula taught in the schools. ...

TERC: Science in Education - Online Master's Degree part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
Science Online: Science in Education Master's Degree Program is a program offered by Lesley University in collaboration with TERC. -

CIRES: Earthworks Professional Development Workshop part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The Earthworks workshop give teachers experience with scientific processes using relevant content and equipment that is accessible in the K-12 classroom. The program participants involve new in-service teachers who ...

West Chester University BSEd in Earth and Space Sciences part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The B.S. Ed. in Earth and Space Science program at West Chester University (WCU) excels in content area preparation because it is run out of the Department of Geology and Astronomy, not the college of education, ...

Western Washington University: Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (SMATE) part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
"The Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Program at Western Washington University is dedicated to the enrichment and education of K-12 pre-service teachers. The SMATE program is engaged in the ...

Western Washington University Masters Degree in Geoscience Education part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
This is an example of a masters student in a geoscience department who did her research on a geoscience education topic. -

Environmental Science Summer Institute at Carleton College part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
This workshop is a team-taught exploration of selected topics found in the AP Environmental Science course, an inherently interdisciplinary subject. During the week-long workshop, participants learn how to use ...

UNAVCO Professional Development Workshops part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
UNAVCO develops and implements a number of workshops related to geophysics and modern techniques of GPS and plate tectonic movement. The workshops examine how GPS is used to obtain data about the direction and rate ...