This professional development workshop will focus on developing teachers’ conceptual understanding of geologic processes that occur on the Earth and throughout the solar system through collaborative programming facilitated by The Mountain Institute, Fairmont State University, and the NASA IV&V Facility Educator Resource Center.
Program Highlights:
- Learn with FSU Geo Science educators and WV K-12 science teachers.
- Explore geological formations around highest point in WV, the Spruce Knob- Seneca Rocks Area.
- Develop competence in field based teaching methods.
- Gain experience using field equipment for interpretation and analysis of structure and composition of landforms, outcrops, and rocks.
- Include study of basic geochemistry and hydrology.
- Design interactive models for mountain formation
- Night sky observations and planetary geology using telescopes and TMI observatory
This program will bgin with classroom sessions at the Fairmont State University campus then move to The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob campus for field based studies and field trips. Teachers will be introduced Reading the Landscape curriculum. Participating teachers may sign up for our Reading the Landscape class field trips with pretrip visits included. See below.
For more information, please contact kevinstitzinger@mountain.org or (304) 567-2632.
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