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Professional Development Programs

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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

WWU GK-12 Fellowship Program part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The GK-12 Catalysts for Reform program partners graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with local practicing teachers to serve as resources knowledgeable about both the content and applications of ...

Teacher Development Opportunities from TERC part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
Teacher Preparation Courses Earth Science from a New Perspective: Course Description and Role in the Program This course is the geoscience part of an online masters program in science education. Try Science: ...

Bryn Mawr College Summer Institutes for K-12 Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
The Summer Institutes at Bryn Mawr are two-week professional development workshops that focus on a variety of topics in science and address strategies for effective pedagogy. Topics of recent workshops include: ...

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 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 ...

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. -