Preparing Future Teachers to
Teach Earth Science
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
Website Team: Heather Rissler, Jennifer
Anderson, Char Bezanson, Dean Moosavi
John McDaris
Excellent work in 5 places
 Universities offering regional programs for
teacher preparation and professional
development
 Scientific research programs with regional
and national offerings specific to their science
 Museums serving teachers and students with
programming related to their exhibits
 Curriculum development projects with related
professional development
 Research and implementation projects from
the education community often without Earth
Science
Think Globally
Act Locally
We lack the big picture
The problem is bigger than
Geoscience alone can solve
 Education and Geoscience
 STEM wide approaches
$3M per year is not very much
for a problem of this scale
 Coherence
 Scalability/Sustainability
 Evaluation
A Well Informed Community
with Mechanisms for Sharing
and Collaboration is Needed
 Summary
 Context
 Goals
 Content
 Teaching Materials
 Assessment
 References and Notes
 What role does this course play in teacher
preparation?
 How does the Course Address Each Role?
 How do Students Integrate Learning &
Teaching?
 How does the Course Transition Pre-service
Teachers into the Classroom?
 How is the Course Content Aligned with the
National Science Education Standards?
 How does the Course Meet Certification
Requirements?
 What Challenges have been Encountered in
Teaching this Course? How have they been
Resolved?
 What was the impetus for the program?
 What are the primary goals of the
program?
 How is the program structured?
 Who is involved?
 How is the program maintained and
funded?
 References and Notes:
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