
Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers Earth's History & Global Change, June 27–July 2, 2010
Global climate change will impact the lives of all inhabitants of our planet and is becoming a key issue taught in our classrooms. This new Earth’s History and Global Change Academy looks at change from the perspective of the history of the earth from its formation, through the origins of life and its impacts. Topics will include planetary processes, volcanism and plate tectonics, the changing oceans, and atmosphere. Each day participants will engage earth scientists at the Smithsonian museums and elsewhere in hands-on content sessions that take them behind the scenes, to look at how current research provides evidence of our planet’s past environments.
View a slideshow of the 2009 Earth Academy.
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Course Location
The Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural History; National Air and Space Museum
The Marion Koshland Museum of the National Academies
The Carnegie Institution of Science
United States Geological Survey
*This is a new Academy. Locations may vary from the ones listed.
Contact Time Approximately 36 hours
Who Should Attend Teachers of earth Sciences and other interested science teachers.
Course Objectives By completing this course, you will:
Develop your understanding of key concepts that relate to the history of the earth
Improve your understanding of the current research being conducted into global change and the relationship between global change and life
Enjoy special access to the scientific and educational resources of the Smithsonian Institution’s collections and scientists
Learn pedagogical techniques that facilitate a hands-on inquiry approach to the topic.
Form rich connections through dialogue and shared experiences with a cadre of scientists and educators from around the country
Course Fee
$1,990, covers course design, hotel accommodations, breakfast and lunch daily, a Sunday evening reception and orientation, a special Thursday academy banquet, and all local travel (excluding transit to and from the airport or station).
Discounts
Information to come.
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College Credits
Three optional graduate-level credits are available for an additional fee.
Logistics
Information on accomodations will be updated on the Academies overview page as it is finalized. Information regarding travel, evening meals, and sightseeing will be posted on the academies Web site at http://www.scienceteachersacademies.si.edu.
Registration Register online, or pay by check, money order, or purchase order by sending your registration information to:
NSRC PD Center
901 D St, SW, Suite 704B
Washington, DC 20024
For additional assistance or to request the registration form please contact Lisa Rogers, Program Specialist at 202-633-2970 or email RogersL@si.edu or nsrcpdcenter@si.edu
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