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Programs

Online Courses and Workshops

Online graduate courses for educators in the life, earth, and physical sciences.

Science and Nature Program

Classes for young children and their parents about the wonder of science and nature.

TRUST: Life Science Institute 2009

Open to K-12 educators working towards certification in life sciences.

YouthCaN: Youth Connecting and Networking

A youth-led organization that uses technology to inspire, connect and educate people worldwide about environmental issues.

Offerings

Bringing the Real World of Science to Children: A Partnership of the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York

This article in the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks describes a partnership model

Exploring Climate Change

An online and on-site 3-week course for NYC area secondary science teachers Online April 16 through May 5, 2012 with two days at AMNH on May 4 and 5, 2012.

Informal Science Education

Teachers College - Spring 2012

Museum Resources For Teaching Science

Lehman College - Spring 2012

New Educator articles

These articles in the New Educator Journal Issue 6 (3/4) 2010 Special Issue on Teacher Education

Seminars on Science

Six-week online graduate courses, offered year round.

Seminars on Science Independent Evaluation

Inverness Research, a nationally recognized independent educational research organization

Seminars on Science Water Course Independent Evaluation

In 2010, Inverness Research evaluated Water, a course offered by Seminars on Science

TRUST Final Evaluation Report - Life Science

On the basis of the first evaluation, the Museum extended the original TRUST professional development

Resources

Mercator Projection

A globe may be the most accurate way to represent the Earth, but you can't slip one into your back pocket. The Mercator projection map is certainly portable, but look what it does to Antarctica!

Online Field Journal: Rocks

Have you ever taken a really good look at rocks? If not, you might be surprised by just how many varieties you can find. Start by comparing these rocks online, and see how many differences you can spot.

Horse Power (SuperScience)

Try to imagine a world without horses. For starters, what would Paul Revere have used to make his midnight ride on, a cow?

Scorpions: Friend or Foe? (Science World)

Scorpion researcher Lorenzo Prendini has had more than his share of death-defying experiences. Surprisingly, most have nothing to do with the scorpions he studies.

Planet Disaster? Scientists Warn About the Dangers of a Changing Climate (SuperScience)

The world's climate is changing. Scientists say the effects of these changes could be devastating to living things on Earth—including humans. See what scientists are doing now, and learn ways to help.

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