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Barnett, Michael; Houle, Meredith; Hufnagel, Elizabeth; Pancic, Alexander; Lehman, Mike; Hoffman, Emily – Science Teacher, 2010
Geospatial technologies have emerged over the last 15 years as one of the key tools used by environmental scientists (NRC 2006). In fact, educators have recognized that coupling geospatial technologies with environmental science topics and scientific data sets opens the door to local and regional scientific investigations (McInerney 2006). In this…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Environmental Education, Information Systems, Urban Areas
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Beard, Lisa; Ciesielski, Peter; Hijazi, Frederick – Science Teacher, 2010
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET), funded by the National Science Foundation, offer teachers an opportunity to participate in current, hands-on scientific research in laboratories across the United States. These experiences provide an avenue for teachers to understand the process of research and gain insight on emerging technologies with the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Scientific Research, Laboratories, Teaching Methods