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SUMMARY:Open House Event\: The Earth Institute's Professional Development
  Program in Environmental Sustainability
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DTSTART:20121204T213000Z
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LOCATION:Columbia University\, Morningside Campus\, 603 Schermerhorn Hall
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Earth Institute’s (CERC’s) Professional Development Progr
 am in Environmental Sustainability provides three graduate credits in human
  ecology coupled with curriculum development for the secondary school class
 room. The Program is designed to support educators in increasing their unde
 rstanding of the inquiry process and environmental sustainability in the ur
 ban context that is New York City and then to translate that knowledge to t
 heir teaching practice. Likewise\, the Program incorporates the current foc
 us on STEM (science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics) and Literac
 y education and 21st century skills acquisition for our City’s and nation’s
  youth.\n\nNow in its eighth year\, the Program is comprised of a two week
  period\, typically held in July.\n\nIn week one\, Earth Institute faculty a
 nd researchers guide teachers as they work in teams to explore New York Cit
 y marshes\, estuaries\, parks and neighborhoods using ecological field meth
 ods.  Teams then develop mini-research projects\, gather and assess data\,
  present their findings and reflections on the inquiry process through scien
 tific posters.\n\nIn week two\, teachers contextual their field experience
  through cases and designed to reveal the complexity of issues in environmen
 tal sustainability.  The goal here is to demonstrate and experience the imp
 ortance of both the natural and social sciences for understanding and addre
 ssing that complexity.  Case studies have included the BP Oil Disaster and
  Hydraulic Fracturing in New York State.\n\nAdditionally Week Two incorporat
 es the design and development of curriculum units for use during the upcomi
 ng academic year\, aligned to Common Core Standards\, effective technology
  use and formative and summative assessment.   Teacher implementation and re
 source plans complete the Program\n\nThe Earth Institute’s (CERC’s) Profess
 ional Development Program in Environmental Sustainability encourages curren
 tly practicing secondary educators from all disciplines to apply.   Likewis
 e\, students currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate schools of edu
 cation or in graduate programs in sustainability science are encouraged to
  attend.\n\nFor New York City and New York State teachers\, the three gradua
 te credits fulfill the New York State Department of Education’s science tea
 ching certification and can also be applied to a master’s degree or to the
  “30 points above” requirement for a salary increase in New York City public
  schools.\n\nFor more information on the Earth Institute visit www.earth.co
 lumbia.edu(http\://www.earth.columbia.edu)\n\nFor further information regar
 ding this event\, please contact Nancy Degnan by sending email to ald1@colu
 mbia.edu or by calling 212-854-8310.
ORGANIZER;CN=Nancy Degnan:MAILTO:ald1@columbia.edu
URL:http\://www.cerc.columbia.edu/?id=tt
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