Geo-, Environmental + Planetary Sciences’ curriculum design + teaching pract. for local high…

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A practical introduction to Geo-, Environmental and Planetary Sciences’ curriculum design and teaching with a strong “learning by teaching” component. You will learn about the principles and best practices of science education and communication and will also participate in Earth Science teaching lessons for 10th and 11th grade students at a local high school (Hope HS) co-teaching material previously developed by DEEPS CORES outreach program alternating with in-class physics tutoring in 11th grade. You will observe and reflect on your in-school teaching experience. By the end of the course you will be familiar with the inquiry-driven teaching approach and backwards design and will be able to practice their application. For reasons of capacity at Hope High School, this course is capped at 18 students. The course consists of 2 main parts: 1) science-teaching principles and practical application (teaching at Hope