Connecting Geosciences to NYC Communities

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 suymmer session and teach in their classrooms during the academic year
• Stipend $10,000