Penn State Inservice Opportunity
Penn State Inservice Opportunity
Teacher Astronomy Workshops July, 2018
For more information, see the newsletter announcement.
We are the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA), whose mission is to facilitate and advance excellence in Earth and Space Science education.
Become a member and share your ideas, vision and energy – join PAESTA today! Membership is free and open to any educator or supporter of Earth and Space science education from Pennsylvania or outside the state.
PAESTA is looking for nominations and self-nominations for three elected positions: President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Please review our PAESTA Leadership page for position descriptions and for additional volunteer opportunities (we currently are looking for a NESTA liaison, 2nd Assistant Editor for News and Notes. These volunteer opportunities are not huge time commitments and can work around your busy schedules. If you are interested in running for office, please contact Dave Curry (PAESTA Past-President, Chair of Nominations Committee) at scienceguydave@mac.com
Nominations extended until June 30, 2018.
For more information, see the newsletter announcement.
The June 2018 News and Notes from PAESTA has been sent out. You can view it online via this link (link is external).
The May 2018 News and Notes from PAESTA has been sent out. You can view it online via this link (link is external).
The April 2018 News and Notes from PAESTA has been sent out. You can view it online via this link (link is external).
The Pennsylvania Space Grant is supporting a new educator workshop for PA teachers (2-credit course) that I have developed. It will focus on
introductory field methods in geoscience and paleontology and will be held in Red Lodge, Montana this summer.
For more information, visit http://sites.psu.edu/ewes/ (link is external)
The March 2018 News and Notes from PAESTA has been sent out. You can view it online via this link (link is external).
This month we recognize Cyndy Lindahl, an Earth science teacher at Armstrong Jr-Sr High School in Kittanning, PA. Cyndy is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a Michigan native who started teaching in Pennsylvania in 2003. She has taught at Springdale High School, Otto-Eldred High School and currently teaches Science 7 at Armstrong Junior Senior High School.
11/19/17 -- IRIS does an excellent job collecting and preparing resources we can use in our classrooms on recent, significant earthquakes. Check out their PowerPoint, visualizations and animations on this powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred 82km ENE of Maré Island, the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands in the archipelago of New Caledonia. The initial report of the magnitude and shallow 10km depth prompted a tsunami warning.
09/08/17 -- IRIS does an excellent job collecting and preparing resources we can use in our classrooms on recent, significant earthquakes. Check out their PowerPoint, visualizations and animations on this powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake that occurred offshore Mexico. It was felt as far away as Mexico City and Guatemala City. This occurred as heavy rains from Hurricane Katia were approaching from the east. There are early reports of 32 deaths from this earthquake, with homes, schools and hospitals damaged.
Bring cutting-edge Earth science content into your classroom with our new digital resources, developed by WGBH in collaboration with NASA, and with input from a national group of 50 Teacher Advisors.
07/17/17 -- IRIS does an excellent job collecting and preparing resources we can use in our classrooms on recent, significant earthquakes. Check out their PowerPoint, visualizations and animations on this powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that occurred near the westernmost extension of the Aleutian Island chain. The epicenter was located 688.6 km (427.9 miles) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, at a depth of 11.7 km below Earth’s surface.
IRIS page: http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm/4670
The Earth & Space Science Partnership at Penn State is finding ways to help students learn this complex field.
From EARTH Magazine (AGI), March 20, 2017 -- The Arctic looks pretty inactive during the winter, but more may be happening than meets the eye. According to a recent study, some carbon dioxide and methane are released during the early spring thaw, suggesting that critical processes are taking place during the Arctic winter.
From NSF, March 14, 2017 -- Little chance this shoreline can withstand accelerating rate of sea level rise, scientists say
Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana's wetlands, which serve as bulwarks against waves and rising seas, the state's coast has little chance of withstanding the accelerating rate of sea level rise, a new study concludes.
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PAESTA is funded by the National Science Foundation:
Award # DUE-0962792 & Award # GEO-0631377