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Teacher Development at Western Washington University part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
This informational webpage details teacher development programs at Western Washington University, highlighting preservice science courses like Investigative Science and Matter and Energy in Earth Systems, along with professional development initiatives including NCOSP, SMATE, and the Learning Resource Center, serving as a resource for geoscience education reform and teacher training. 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.

IRIS Professional Development for Educators part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) is a consortium of over 100 research universities and institutions dedicated to monitoring the Earth and exploring its interior through the collection and ...

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 ...

GLOBE Program part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is an international program with over 100 global partners and over 100 US partners. US partners lead workshops and are located in school ...

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, ...

CSU NASA Summer Professional Development Institutes part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
A variety of Professional Development opportunities are offered through SMEC, including workshops for in-service math and science teachers and pre-service teachers. In collaboration with NASA an Earth Science ...

SFSU SF-ROCKS Teacher Workshop part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
This workshop serves as a training institute for 9th grade science teachers who are new to the SF-ROCKS program. During the workshop, geoscience faculty introduce the SF-ROCKS lesson plans and projects. Teachers ...

Western Washington University Learning Resource Center part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The Learning Resource Center is a large on-campus facility that houses state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching materials, over 15,000 books on science education and pedagogy, and hosts an extensive website. These ...

North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP) Program is a large, regional partnership between a university, four community colleges, 26 school districts, and other regional education agencies. The ...

Washington Earth Science Initiative part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The Washington Earth Science Initiative was an intensive three-week summer institute that assisted Earth Science teachers in developing inquiry-based, environmental research projects for their students. These ...