Learning opportunities
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in which individual learning or research is the primary focus, such as field
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Science Educators of middle and high school students are needed to review and field test with students five new on-line activities which are extensions in the DLESE Living in Earthquake Country Teaching Box. These lessons use the interactive Rapid Earthquake Viewer visualization tool (REV) and are meant to augment the original lessons with additional data-related activities...
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Posted Monday, May 12, 2008
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for papers that address topics to be discussed during the techinical session of the 2008 AESE Annual Meeting, to be held in Flagstaff, AZ. The meeting is open to all those with an interest in earth science publishing. Some of the topics that will be addressed include guidebooks, archiving, web publishing, freelance publishing, best practices in maps/imaging/photo editing, and the future of geoscience education...
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Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Geology of Denali is a two and a half day introductory geology course that will provide participants with a broad overview of Denali geology and unique landscape. The course examines numerous types of rocks and minerals, teaches fundamental geology vocabulary, and observes ancient geological patterns in rock and ice...
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Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Nominations are being accepted for math and science teachers in Grades 3, 4 and 5 to attend the 2009 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy. Students from these grades can nominate teachers or teachers may self-nominate to attend the all-expense paid trip to this professional development program. One hundred teachers will be selected for the five day session...
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Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Colorado River Watch is recruiting new volunteers to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health for Colorado waters. Volunteers must make a several year commitment to the program and be willing to sample at a designated station monthly for metals, nutrients and other parameters. Two training sessions will be held in Fall, 2008, and cost $90 per person to attend...
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Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dr. Sally Ride's first spaceflight at the Earth Then, Earth Now : Our Changing Climate Educator Conference. The conference will focus on understanding climate change, especially how the Earth has changed since Dr. Ride's 1983 shuttle mission. Educators will have the opportunity to investigate basic science behind climate change and its global impact on every ecosystem around the world...
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Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2008 Master of Arts in Environmental Leadership degree from Naropa University. This residential program?s recently redesigned curriculum offers an effective schedule for working students with evening and late afternoon classes, as well as weekend programs...
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Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008
Beam Reach offers a 10-week intensive field program at the advanced undergraduate level to students who want to study endangered orcas and their environment in the Pacific Northwest, Washington state, USA. Two courses totaling 18 quarter credit hours are earned from the University of Washington. Applications are accepted on a rolling admissions basis about one year in advance of the program start date...
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Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Applications are available for the 2008-10 participation in the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT) project. iGETT helps two-year college faculty enhance existing GIS programs by integrating remote sensing and GPS data in ways that support workforce needs. Participants will attend a two-week institute from June 15 to 28, 2008, and a one-week institute in June, 2009, both in Corpus Christi, Texas...
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Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The American Museum of Natural History is offering an online professional development course on the Solar System. This six week graduate-level course, intended for K-12 educators, consists of weekly activities, online discussions and a final course project. Topics will include the formation of the solar system; what can be learning by observing the surface of planetary and other bodies; the atmospheres of objects in the solar system; and currently active space missions and their research objectives...
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Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007
