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Tue, Jul 12 - Sat, Jul 16 2022

EarthEd Institute,

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States

  • About the event

    The Departments of Geology and Environment & Sustainability at the University at Buffalo have formed a collaboration to enhance K-12 classrooms through a new  local outreach program in the Buffalo – Niagara Region. This new program, EarthEd Institute, is being piloted during the summer break of 2021. EarthEd is an exciting and ambitious program. In addition to a free, week-long, NYSDOE-approved, professional development workshop, UB’s Departments of Geology and Environment and Sustainability will pair our research faculty and graduate students with selected educators for a year-long collaboration and classroom enhancement assistance. Our primary goal is to help local underprivileged public schools in the Buffalo-Niagara Region to bolster the student achievement of learning goals and outcomes, provide assistance and opportunity for educators working on shoe-string budgets, and encourage young people from more diverse communities to consider a future at UB in the STEM fields The workshop provides the most current content information and innovations, in-class support, lesson-plan development for research investigations, interdisciplinary integration ideas from academics in the humanities and sciences and informal outreach opportunities to meet NYS and Regents curriculum and standards.

    What are the parts of EarthEd?

    Part I, the EarthEd Institute, is a week-long intensive workshop specifically for grade 6–12 teachers of Living Environment, Earth Science, and other science courses. There are two sections (Earth Science and Environmental Science) being offered this year with 24 spots in each. Each day’s theme revolves around major topics in these disciplines. For example, the earth sciences course has daily themes such as rocks and minerals, remote sensing, sediments and ice cores, volcanoes, and climate science. The environmental curriculum also has daily themes such as ecology, pollution, restoration, hydrology, and evolution. Each day consists of presentations from research scientists in these fields, followed by hands-on activities and lab work. Each afternoon, we take these topics and help science teachers to develop lab activities, lessons, and relevant information that helps you fit into New York State common core and Next Gen science standards.

    Part II (still to be launched due to funding and covid-19),  EarthEd Outreach, brings UB graduate students to your classroom to help you to launch your new lessons and labs with your own students. EarthEd Outreach teams upper-level graduate students and professors with teachers over an entire school year to implement the new lessons and lab activities created over the summer into your classroom. There are four slots each for teacher collaborators in both the Earth Science and Environmental programs. This relationship is a dual benefit, since our graduate students are content specialists, and they can learn great pedagogy from their hosting teachers and classrooms. Participation in EarthEd Outreach will be based on the success of the summer institute. 

    Why should you sponsor?

    This is a no-cost educational opportunity for K-12 professionals in your area! Currently, EarthEd was launched in 2021 solely through volunteer commitments from research faculty and graduate students at the University at Buffalo with a limited budget supported by in-house donors. While our inaugural year was a great success, we firmly believe that we can do more. With support from local businesses and individuals, through financial or service donations, we will be able to accept more educators into our program and give them support in their classrooms throughout the school year. Consider becoming a sponsor today!


    KIMBERLY MEEHAN

    Dr. Kimberly Meehan and Dr. Nicholas Henshue are both Clinical Assistant Professors with the Departments of Geology and Environment & Sustainability, respectively. Combined, Kim and Nick have over 20 years of public school and informal science education experience in the state of New York and Pennsylvania. 

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