HR: 1330h
AN: ED12B-0141    [PDF]
TI: ESSEA On-Line Earth System Science Course at California State University Northridge
AU: * Simila, G
EM: gsimila@csun.edu
AF: Department of Geological Sciences, CSUN 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330
AU: Herr, N
EM: norm.herr@csun.edu
AF: Department of Secondary Education, CSUN 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330
AU: Berry, K
EM: kenneth.berry@csun.edu
AF: Department of Secondary Education, CSUN 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330
AB: The ESSEA on-line Earth System Science course at California State University Northridge has been coordinated with the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2000. We have offered the three educational modules (K-4, 5-6, 9-12), one module per semester. The teachers have utilized these courses for both credential and service credits. The impacts on the teacher's classroom were: teachers were educated in Earth System Science (ESS) Analysis and problem-based learning, some teachers implemented the concepts and associated lesson plans, and the student's awareness of ESS improved. Our challenges have included the strategies for teacher recruitment, participation, and retention. The high school module has been incorporated into a course for the geology option in secondary teaching. The geology students have developed an ESS module for the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The course has related connections to our California Science Project and Eisenhower/ Improving Teacher Quality program for in-service teachers, and the new California science standards.
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting