HR: 0800h
AN: ED51A-0123    [Abstracts]
TI: The Transforming Earth System Science Education (TESSE) program
AU: Graham, K J
EM: karen.graham@unh.edu
AF: Joan and James Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: * Bryce, J G
EM: julie.bryce@unh.edu
AF: Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Brown, D
EM: dpbrown@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States
AU: Darwish, A
EM: adarwish@bellsouth.net
AF: Department of Physics, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
AU: Finkel, L
EM: liza.finkel@unh.edu
AF: Department of Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Froburg, E
EM: erik.froburg@unh.edu
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Furman, T
EM: furman@geosc.psu.edu
AF: Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
AU: Guertin, L
EM: uxg3@psu.edu
AF: Department of Earth Sciences, Penn State Delaware County, Media, PA 19063, United States
AU: Hale, S R
EM: steve.hale@unh.edu
AF: Joan and James Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Johnson, J
EM: joel.johnson@unh.edu
AF: Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Porter, W
EM: waporter@mail.ecsu.edu
AF: Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, United States
AU: Smith, M
EM: melissa.smith@unh.edu
AF: Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Varner, R
EM: ruth.varner@unh.edu
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AU: Von Damm, K
EM: kvd@guero.sr.unh.edu
AF: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
AB: A partnership between the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Dillard University, Elizabeth City State University, and Pennsylvania State University has been established to prepare middle and high school teachers to teach Earth and environmental sciences from a processes and systems approach. Specific project goals include: providing Earth system science content instruction; assisting teachers in implementing Earth system science in their own classrooms; and creating opportunities for pre-service teachers to experience authentic research with Earth scientists. TESSE programmatic components comprise (1) a two-week intensive summer institutes for current and future teachers; (2) eight-week research immersion experiences that match preservice teachers with Earth science faculty mentors; and (3) a science liaison program involving the pairing of inservice teachers with graduate students or future teachers. The first year of the program supported a total of 49 participants (42 inservice and preservice teachers, as well as 7 graduate fellows). All participants in the program attended an intensive two-week summer workshop at UNH, and the academic-year science liaison program is underway. In future summers, all partnering institutions will hold similar two-week summer institutes. UNH will offer a more advanced course geared towards "hot topics" and research techniques in the Earth and environmental sciences.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting