ED34A:
Supporting K–12 Geoscience and Climate Education Through Teacher Professional Development II


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Session ID#: 61646

Session Description:
K12 education, including classes at science centers, provides the best opportunities to engage students in sustained learning about geosciences and climate change, and support increased geoscience literacy and climate literacy among the public. However, few teachers and environmental educators have training or experience in teaching these topics. Academic and professional geoscience societies and partnerships of education and research organizations can provide preservice teacher education and professional development for inservice teachers and informal educators. This session will include successful models for sustaining K-12 geoscience and climate education through teacher professional development, including diverse formats from face-to-face workshops to online-only programs, and model programs that promote student learning.
Primary Convener:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Annapolis, MD, United States
Convener:  Frank Niepold III, NOAA Washington DC, Climate Program Office, Washington, United States
Primary Liaison:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, MADE CLEAR, Baltimore, MD, United States
Chairs:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, MADE CLEAR, Baltimore, MD, United States and Frank Niepold III, NOAA Washington DC, Climate Program Office, Washington, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Patricia Harcourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, MADE CLEAR, Baltimore, MD, United States
Co-Organized with:
Education, and Public Affairs

Proposed Co-Organized Session with:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • NH - Natural Hazards
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0830 Teacher training [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Secondary Earth Science Teachers Needed! A Different Kind of Industry Boom (383277)
Dr. Cheryl L B Manning, Ph.D., Evergreen High School, Evergreen, CO, United States
Three Models for Sharing Cutting-Edge Science with Teachers, Students, and the General Public (411047)
Michael J Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers, Palisades, United States, Maritza Mcdonald, American Museum of Natural History, Education, New York, United States and Nicole Kurtz, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, IODP Education, Palisades, NY, United States
Webinars to Support NGSS-Earth and Science Implementation and Geoscience Community Engagement (414054)
Edward Robeck, American Geosciences Institute, Education and Policy, Alexandria, VA, United States, Aida A. Awad, Broward College, Science and Wellness, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States and Carla McAuliffe, TERC/NESTA, Tempe, AZ, United States
The American Meteorological Society’s Sustained and Innovative Approach to Offering K-12 Teacher Professional Development in Weather, Ocean, and Climate Science (352945)
Wendy E Abshire1, Chad Kauffman2, Elizabeth W. Mills1, Bernard A. Blair1, Abigail E. Stimach1 and Michael J Passow3, (1)American Meteorological Society, Education Program, Washington, DC, United States, (2)California University of Pennsylvania, Earth Sciences, California, United States, (3)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers, Palisades, United States
Tracking the "Vernal Window" with bundled Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) protocols (352755)
Elizabeth A Burakowski, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States, John L Campbell, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Vallejo, CA, United States, Alexandra Contosta, University of New Hampshire, Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, United States, Rebecca Sanders-DeMott, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, Catheryn Burke, Newport Middle and High School, Environmental Sciences, Newport, NH, United States, Edward Lindsey, Old Town High School, Environmental Studies, Old Town, ME, United States and Robert Pinsonneault, Bishop Guertin High School, Science, Nashua, NH, United States
GeoTeachers 2018 – GSA’s New Vision K-12 Educator Professional Development (463673)
Sadredin C Moosavi, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States
Geoscience Teacher Leader Criteria: Developing a New Standard for Pedagogical Excellence (426845)
Suzanne Metlay, Western Governors University, Teachers College, Salt Lake City, UT, United States and Katherine Kelly Ellins, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
Improving the Ability and Confidence of UK Secondary Geography Teachers to Teach Weather and Climate (415437)
Caroline Coch1, Sylvia Knight1 and Peter Inness2, (1)Royal Meteorological Society, Reading, United Kingdom, (2)University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

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