HR: 0800h
AN: ED11B-1105    [Abstracts]
TI: Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science: Resources for Geoscience Faculty
AU: * Anderson, J L
EM: JLAnderson@winona.edu
AF: Geoscience Department, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St., Winona, MN 55987 United States
AU: Bezanson, C
ED11B-1105 AF: Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St., Northfield, MN 55057 United States
AU: Moosavi, S C
EM: smossavi6585@charter.net
AF: Science Education, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN 55414 United States
AU: Reynolds, D
EM: deb.reynolds@nfld.K12.mn.us
AF: Northfield High School, 1400 South Division St., Northfield, MN 55057 United States
AU: Manduca, C A
EM: cmanduca@carleton.edu
AF: Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St., Northfield, MN 55057 United States
AB: Currently in the United States, there is a major push toward improving science education throughout all levels of education. While physics, biology, and chemistry are the three common sciences taught in high school, how, when and if Earth science is taught in our nation's schools varies greatly from region to region. Earth science topics are commonly incorporated into physics, chemistry, and biology classrooms and taught by teachers who may have never taken more than an introductory geoscience course. These teachers are often highly motivated to increase their understanding of the Earth sciences and need appropriate professional development opportunities in order to do so. In addition, many future elementary and middle school Earth science teachers take introductory geoscience courses in college. For these reasons, geoscience faculty play an active role in helping to educate future Earth science teachers. As part of the Digital Library for Earth System Education, the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College has developed a "Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science" website (http://serc.carleton.edu/teacherprep/). At this site geoscience faculty can learn more about supporting Earth science teachers both during their pre-service training in college, and as their careers progress through professional development opportunities. The website contains background materials and information about the necessity for geoscience faculty to get involved in supporting Earth science teachers, as well as recent science education reform initiatives. In addition, the site contains examples of geoscience courses serving pre-service teachers and Earth science professional development programs throughout the country linked to descriptions of their design and implementation. The website content draws heavily on material presented at the 2003 AGU/NAGT workshop "Developing the Earth Science Teacher Workforce: The Role of Geoscience Departments and Introductory Courses". This poster will provide geoscience faculty the opportunity to explore these resources on how to support Earth science educators throughout their careers as well as gain insight as to what is already being done throughout the country and how that might be applied at their own institutions.
UR: http://serc.carleton.edu/teacherprep/
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005