Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE): Towards a suite of online modules and self-directed learning resources for secondary science teachers
Abstract
Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE) is a NASA-funded project to develop online course modules and self-directed learning resources aligned with the Essential Principles of Climate Science. Focusing on changes in Arctic ice and sea level rise, the modules will use NASA resources for professional development around key guiding questions, and build content knowledge and pedagogical skills for how to teach climate science. The resources are being developed in partnership with GLOBE, the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and the University of Colorado, Boulder Independent Learning Program. The project will help meet the professional development needs of teachers, including those participating in the upcoming GLOBE Climate Campaigns. Modules and self-directed learning resources will be developed and disseminated in partnership with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), through podcasts and other Web 2.0 tools. This presentation introduces the conceptual basis for the project, upcoming plans and opportunities, and describes preliminary data from the front-end survey of teacher needs and knowledge related to ICEE topics.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009AGUFMED33A0546B
- Keywords:
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- 0805 EDUCATION / Elementary and secondary education;
- 0830 EDUCATION / Teacher training;
- 0845 EDUCATION / Instructional tools