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Teacher Development at Grand Valley State University part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
A content page profiling teacher development programs at Grand Valley State University, detailing earth science courses for pre-service K-8 and secondary teachers, teaching examples like relative dating activities, a database of children's earth science tradebooks, and contact information for Dr. Steve Mattox in the Geology and Integrated Science Program. 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.

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, ...

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.

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. ...

NCOSP Summer Academy part of Teacher Preparation:Programs
This professional development institute is used to train Teacher Leaders associated with the NCOSP program. The institute runs for two weeks each year for three years and explores a different science subject each ...

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: ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...