This Announcement is posted via the EdGateway EE Electronic Newswire. Funded through EETAP, it is presented as a service of WestEd and of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. If you have information of interest to environmental educators that you would like posted, please contact Art Sussman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth Systems Science Course for High School Teachers Begins September 17, 2001 Earth Systems Science (ESS) is the interdisciplinary scientific field that investigates how our planet works and evaluates the effects of human impacts. When NASA missions collect data on ocean temperatures or rainforest destruction, Earth Systems scientists evaluate that data. When nations debate greenhouse gas emissions, they rely on Earth Systems Science to inform their decisions. ESS combines concepts and tools from many scientific disciplines to study the Earth system. The WestEd Eisenhower Regional Consortium is pleased to provide a NASA-sponsored, on-line Earth Systems Science course for High School teachers. This is a 16-week graduate course that was developed at the Center for Educational Technologies, Wheeling Jesuit University. The ESS course uses an innovative instructional design model. Delivered over the Internet, it features student-centered, knowledge-building virtual communities. Teachers participating in the High School ESS course will engage in a collaborative, inquiry-based electronic environment: team with fellow teachers, analyze the impact of Earth events on spheres, develop Earth systems models, research Problem Based Learning (PBL), and create ESS and PBL activities to use in their classrooms. The cost of the course (materials fee) is $100.00 which includes Earth Systems Science reference books, CD-Roms and Activity Guides. Graduate credit will be available for an additional $30.00 (3 units.) Technical requirements: Internet access with Netscape 4.6 or higher, or Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. For more information about the course and an application, go to: http://www.wested.org/werc/ Contact: Libby Rognier E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 415-615-3214 NOTE: We will be offering the Earth System Science course for 5th - 9th grade teachers again in the Spring semester. -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
