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The Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science project website has not been significantly updated since 2007. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful and ideas and content. But be aware that it may have out of date information.
For more recent resources related to Earth science teacher preparation, check out the collection at Teach the Earth.
Initial Publication Date: May 2, 2007

Teacher Development at Western Michigan University

Teacher Preparation Programs

Courses

  • Earth Science for Elementary Educators II: Course Description and Role in the Program
    This laboratory-based course is specifically designed for prospective elementary teachers and covers physical/historical geology content with reference to state elementary (K-8) benchmarks.

Teaching Examples

  • The History of the Earth: In this activity from Earth Science for Elementary Educators II, students develop their ability to identify major events in the history of the earth and place these in the correct relative sequence.

Teacher Professional Development Programs

None profiled at this time.

Science Teacher Preparation Contacts

Dr. Heather Petrovic (homepage)
Department of Geoscience and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5134
269-387-5380 (office)