Location:
United States

Description:
This three-week interim course is intended to provide pre-service elementary and middle-school teachers with the opportunity to become familiar with the interdisciplinary field of Earth system science. The course will provide participants with hands-on training with NASA curriculum support materials and introduce them to national and local resources, with help from education specialists from the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium and NASA Johnson Space Center. Representatives from EROS Data Center (EDC) will provide educational materials and training on EDC resources. Participants will learn how to use the interactive multimedia technology resource - "The Voyage of the Mimi" - an integrated set of concepts that involve students in math, science, social studies, and language arts related to Earth system science. The opportunity to become proficient in the use of image processing in the classroom will also be provided. Eligible participants are pre-service elementary and middle-school students at Augustana College and other colleges in the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium participating in the interim course concept.

The cost of tuition is included in the annual tuition costs for each student - no extra costs are anticipated. Students from other colleges will pay room and board, however room and board is available for up to three visiting students.

Organization:
Augustana College
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Valerie Keeling Olness, Department of Biology, Augustana College, 2001 Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197; Phone: (605) 336-4720; Fax: (605) 336-4492; Email: olness@inst.Augie.edu

Education Level:
Kindergarten-Grade 4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Earth System Science
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Teacher Training (Pre-service)
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00