Courses for secondary science teachers coming to your area
Fellowships worth $300 are available to help cover tuition for courses for teachers through the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this summer. Join your colleagues and earn 3 graduate credits in just one week!
During the months of June and July, several science courses for secondary teachers are available in the Lincoln/Beatrice area to provide a superb opportunity to deepen your knowledge of science and the teaching of science, thereby benefiting the students you teach – and to have fun learning!
Teachers can apply online for an NMSSI Fellowship to help cover the cost of tuition. The fellowship application site is the last step in the course enrollment process, which can be found summarized in four simple steps on our web page: http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi.
As follows are three courses that are being offered in your area this summer:
GEOS 898: Geology of North America
(Two locations: UNL City Campus - Class # 3350, Sec # 593, June 22-26 and Beatrice at ESU 5 – Class # 13720, Sec # 961, July 6-10)
This course will discuss how the geology of the North American continent contains classic examples of nearly every geologic process that has acted to form the crust of the Earth (e.g. the San Andreas Fault, Yellowstone National Park, Nebraska Sandhills) and will explore the processes of plate tectonics and the way that the surface of the Earth (and life thereon) has evolved throughout geologic time. Instructor: Cara Burberry, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
GEOS 898: Exploring the Geology of our Solar System (Class # 3418, Sec # 594)
July 6-10 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
UNL City Campus
The goal of this course is to offer a broad overview of planetary science to improve educators’ knowledge and understanding of the processes which shape the surfaces of the terrestrial bodies in our solar system. This course is designed to take you beyond the typical classroom lecture and book approach to highlight educational tools and inquiry based teaching methods that can be integrated into the K-12 learning environment. Instructor: Mindi Searls, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TEAC 924D: Seminar in the Curriculum and Teaching of Science: Secondary (Class # 15518, Sec # 691)
July 20-24 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
UNL City Campus
This graduate level course is primarily designed for high school biology teachers. Teachers will first become familiar with UNL researchers’ efforts to understand complex ecological problems in South Africa (predator community response to human influences and environmental change in the context of fragmented African landscapes). Secondly, teachers will learn problem-based teaching strategies that develop students’ disciplinary knowledge base, inquiry skills, and higher-order thinking skills. What differentiates this course is the unique opportunity for teachers to collaborate with UNL ecologists to create problem-based learning curricula that access real research data and center on real-world environmental dilemmas. Instructors: Julie Thomas, TLTE and John Carroll, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact Lindsay Augustyn at nebraskamath@unl.edu with questions.
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