Earth to Class

Earth2Class (Earth to Class/E2C)
is a unique science/math/technology resource for K-12 teachers, students, the general public, and geoscientists. It is a collaboration among researchers and an Earth Science educator at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University ; technology integration specialists from Colégio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brasil; and classroom teachers from New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere.

E2C centers around “Saturday Workshops for Educators” held at Columbia's Lamont Campus in Palisades N.Y. One key feature to E2C is involvement of LDEO scientists. Their availability through workshops, web site postings, and e-mail allow teachers and students access to cutting-edge research which can be used to develop learning activities directly linked to “real-world problems,” and provide scientists with an effective format to disseminate their discoveries more broadly. Since 1998, we have provided more than 115 Workshops featuring over 75 LDEO scientists.

2011 - 2012 Dates

In this coming year, we are devoting the afternoon sessions to the National Science Foundation Grant awarded to Dr. Kim Kastens and Dr. Michael J Passow to enhance development of spatial thinking skills in conjunction with Regents Earth Science. To learn more: Spatial Thinking Project

17 Sep 2011 LDEO Educational Activities for Teachers and Students with Margie Turrin and
Brendan Buckley

1 Oct 2011 LDEO Open House

22 Oct 2011 "Introducing the Global Climate Change Education" Project with Mark Becker
(CIESIN)

19 Nov 2011 "Climate Catastrophe During the Dark Ages (536-537 AD): Was It Produced by
Dust from an Oceanic Impact? " with Dallas Abbott

3 Dec 2011 "The 'Buried Carbon Hypothesis' and Future Climate Change" with
Ning Zeng (U. Maryland and the Wilderness Research Foundation)

14 Jan 2012 "The Life of Polar Sea Ice" with Andrew Juhl and Craig Aumack

11 Feb 2012 "Tropical Cyclone Tracks" with Suzana J. Camargo

10 Mar 2012 "Peering beneath an Erupting Volcano on the Bottom of the Ocean"
with Suzanne M. Carbotte

21 Apr 2012 "Glacier Dynamics and Changes in Ice Flow" with Meredith Nettles

5 May 2012 "What's the Role for Graphic Novels in Science Education?" with Carl Brenner

General Schedule:
08:45 – 09:30		Arrival of Participants and General Announcements
09:30 – 10:00		Background Information on Today's Topic
10:15 – 12:00		Guest Scientist (s) presentation (s)
12:00 – 13:00 (noon - 1 pm)		Lunch with the Scientist
13:00 – 15:30 (1 pm - 3:30 pm)		NSF Geoscience Education Grant GEO-1034994: "Professional Development to Improve Spatial Thinking of Earth Science Teachers and Students"

Thanks for your interest!

The easiest way to register for the Saturday Workshops: send an e-mail to:
michael@earth2class.org

There is a $15 fee to attend each program, which covers lunch and other expenses. You can attend individual E2C workshops by completing this registration form. The Lamont campus is normally closed on Saturdays, so please pre-register so we can add your name to the Security Gatehouse entry list.

All programs take place in the Seismology-Marine Biology Building Seminar Room (unless a special announcement is made about an alternate location.)

Directions to the LDEO Campus by Car or Shuttle Bus

A second key to E2C is the ever-growing collection of educational resources available on this web site, which provide teachers, students, and others access to up-to-date information about our changing planet. These make our offerings available to anyone, even if they cannot attend the live workshops. Use the Quick Links at the left or pull-down menus at the top of each page to explore these. Dr. Michael J Passow maintains these links.
E2C Team Members, Dr. Cristiana Mattos Assumpção and Frederico Dalmas Baggio, have developed connections with educational institutions in their home of São Paulo, Brasil. Click here to learn about Earth2Class em Brasil/Earth2Class in Brazil.

E2C has been supported in part through National Science Foundation
Geoscience Education Grant 0331232.

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