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Connecting Geosciences to NYC Communities

INSPIRE Educator Program

High School Teachers from the NYC area participate in the INSPIRE summer program and engage in professional development activities focused on geoscience curriculum development throughout the academic year.


Summer Component

  • Hybrid Professional Development (2 weeks): 
    • Engage with geoscience content and pedagogy to create geosciences curriculum
  • Geoscience Intensive (2 weeks)
    • Pilot geoscience activities and assist high school students in fieldwork to further their geoscience research

Academic Year

  • Hybrid professional development modules for:
    • Geoscience content
    • Inquiry-based lab activities

Commitment

  • Summer 4 days / week
  • Academic year 10 hrs/month
  • Teachers will develop their own geoscience unit plan to pilot during the summer session and teach in their classrooms during the academic year
  • Stipend $10,000


Applications now open!

Summer 2025-Spring 2026 Cohort
Apply now!

INSPIRE Geoscience Unit Plans

NGSS-based high school science unit plans created as part of INSPIRE are designed to bring geosciences into the high school classroom.

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Available Unit Plans:

Geoscience & New York City

Geoscience & New York City

Geoscience & New York City

This unit plan is specially designed to introduce geoscience into special education self-contained science classrooms. Students begin by learning about geoscience and explore its instances and applications in New York City.

Meteorology & Aviation

Geoscience & New York City

Geoscience & New York City

This unit plan takes geosciences to the sky by introducing students to an important application of climate- meteorology through the lens of aviation. Students investigate weather patterns, how this impacts flights, and learn how to read METAR reports to plan a hypothetical flight.

Earth’s Interior

Geoscience & New York City

Renewable Energy Resources

This unit explores the interior of Earth: its movements and how those movements result in tsunamis and earthquakes. In this unit, students develop mapping skills, argumentation, data collection and analysis.

Renewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy Resources

This unit explores renewable energy resources and is AP-course compatible. Students explore energy resources in their communities and schools, read energy usage maps, and formulate a persuasive presentation as a renewable energy company.

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

This unit explores the renewable energy resource of wind power, paying particular attention to the offshore wind farm coming to NYC. Students will investigate the science behind wind power, learn how to evaluate graphs and diagrams, and construct a presentation to propose sustainable solutions to address the challenges of wind farming.

*Applications are open each spring*

Our applications are now open for the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 INSPIRE Educators Cohort! Use the Apply Now link above or click here.

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