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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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Grand Valley State University: Earth Science in Secondary Education part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science in Secondary Education is designed to prepare students to teach Earth Science at the secondary level. The three-hour combined lecture/lab course requires students to review major content areas in ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth System Science

University of New Mexico - Geobotany part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This field-based course for pre- and in-service teachers was modified from an upper-level Botany course to focus on earth and life science content as described in the revised 2003 New Mexico Science Standards. For ...

Course Type: Upper Level

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

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

California State University Northridge: Liberal Studies Science Experience Capstone Course part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This laboratory course serves as a culminating science experience for Liberal Studies majors in the pre-credential and ITEP options. An interdisciplinary blend of biology, physics, chemistry, and earth and space ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science

California State University, Chico - Concepts in Earth and Space Sciences part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Catalog Description: Fundamental concepts in (1) the solar system and the universe, (2) the structure and composition of the solid Earth, and (3) Earth's atmosphere and water. Intended for Liberal Studies ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Earth Science

Grand Valley State University: Astronomy for K-8 Preservice Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Astronomy for K-8 Pre-Service Teachers is the space science content course in the integrated science teacher development sequence. The three-hour combined lecture/lab course requires students to work in teams to ...

Course Type: Intro Level:Astronomy

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

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

Winona State University: Earth - The Water Planet part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This interdisciplinary course is the first of two science content courses specifically designed for elementary education majors (K-5). It is team-taught by two science faculty from Geoscience, Physics, Chemistry, ...

Course Type: Intro Level