Project Ice
https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/education-program/k-12-teachers/project-ice/how-to-apply/
Organization: American Meteorological Society
Grade-level Audience: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2)
When Offered: June to August
Cost: Cost to enroll
Format: Hybrid
Application Deadline: November 30, 2023
For More Information: rahillyk@oregonstate.edu
Description
Project Ice is an online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience offered by the American Meteorological Society's Education Program in partnership with COLDEX and Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest). This course is specifically designed for K-12 teachers who desire to include climate content in their curriculum.
What will you gain?
- Gain an understanding of paleoclimatology, ice core science, and climate change with focus on Antarctica and the activities and discoveries made through the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX)
- Help promote polar science and climate education by peer training fellow teachers in their community
- Gain access to scientifically accurate and pedagogically sound instructional resource materials designed for teachers
- Earn three graduate credits from Pennsylvania Western University upon completion of program requirements
Who should apply?
To be eligible for Project Ice, teachers and supervisors of science at the K-12 level should:
- Have enough background knowledge or practice/experience with content to benefit from the course
- Teach or supervise the instruction of paleoclimate science or relevant subject area
- Demonstrate interest in teaching, curriculum development, and/or the training of fellow teachers
- Demonstrate willingness to promote the teaching of paleoclimate science in their home regions through a minimum of one training session for colleagues upon completion of the summer course