Location:
Texas

Description:
As NASA's Earth system science program advances, remarkable innovations in classroom technology promise a wider audience than ever. But in spite of the promise of reaching a broader audience, Earth system science remains a largely English-speaking phenomenon confined to university campuses. The multidisciplinary approaches and integrated tenets of Earth system science are nonexistent in most minority-dominated rural school districts of Texas and the U.S./Mexico borderlands.  In the Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America, a systems approach to Earth science education is likewise nonexistent.

In a joint international effort led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, on-line technologies will be coupled with existing teacher cohort networks to deliver trilingual Earth system science content to Hispanic students and educators in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and selected Latin American countries.

Organization:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Contact:
Grady Blount, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Dept. of Physical and Life Sciences, College of Science and Technology, 6300 Ocean Drive, CS 130, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412; Phone: (361) 825-2358; Fax: (361) 825-2742

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

Subject:
Earth System Science

Program type:
Curriculum Development/Support

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