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Teacher Preparation Courses

Here, you can browse and search through the profiles we have developed for example teacher preparation courses that are being conducted around the country. Profiles include such information as course goals and content, instructor contact information, and teaching materials used in the course.

There is also a single profile of a a complete degree program in Geology and Earth Science Education .

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State University of New York at Oneonta: Laboratory Investigations in Earth Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities and experiences that will enable them to teach inquiry-based earth science. The focus is on the unifying concepts and processes of science as applied ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science, Upper Level:Teaching Methods

Grand Valley State University: Exploring the Hydrospere part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Exploring the Hydrosphere is the earth science content course in the integrated science teacher development sequence. It is focused on water in the ocean, groundwater systems, river systems, glaciers and as a ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science

Grand Valley State University: Weather for K-8 Preservice Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Weather for K-8 Pre-service Teachers is the atmospheric science content course in the integrated science teacher development sequence. The course uses hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory experiments in a combined ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Meteorology

Grand Valley State University: Earth Science in Elementary Education part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science in Elementary Education is the geologic content course in the integrated science teacher development sequence. The six hour combined lecture/lab course requires students to work in teams to solve ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth System Science

TERC: Try Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Try Science is the introductory course in an on-line graduate program Science in Education designed for K-8 science educators and curriculum coordinators. The program is built upon a combination of inquiry-based ...

Course Type: Upper Level

TERC: Earth Science from a New Perspective part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science from a New Perspective is the geoscience course in the 33 credit on-line graduate program Science in Education designed for K-8 science educators and curriculum coordinators. The program is built upon ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science

Western Washington University: Matter & Energy in Earth Systems part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Matter & Energy in Earth Systems is the earth science component of a series of courses designed to teach K-8 pre-service teachers fundamental content while modeling inquiry-based learning through an in depth ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth System Science

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. ...

Course Type: Upper Level:Teaching Methods

GVSU Hydrosphere for K-8 Teachers: Role in the Program part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This informational webpage outlines the role of the GVSU Hydrosphere for K-8 Teachers course within a teacher preparation program, detailing its integration of inquiry-based geoscience content, 5E lesson planning, fieldwork, literacy skill development, and alignment with state and national science standards, while addressing implementation challenges and certification requirements. 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.

Grand Valley State University: Hydrospere For K-8 Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Introduction to how the hydrosphere works emphasizing a descriptive approach. Includes river, groundwater, glacial, ocean, and shoreline systems and human interaction with those systems. For Dr. Mattox's ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science