The context for the course and institutes is to examine the Earth's climate as an evolving, dynamic system by investigating how the input solar radiation interacts with the system characteristics to produce the output climate conditions. Partnerships with Columbia University, CUNY and New York City Urban Systemic Initiative are contributing to these teacher courses and institutes. Teacher Intern Program - Local Maryland teachers are selected by application and work with scientists, mathematicians, computer technologists, and engineers for six weeks each summer. The teacher will learn about the scientist's project and will develop an educational component- past educational projects have included video animation and lab experiments. This internship is developed as a partnership, therefore the teacher and the scientist will determine their working relationship.
Final selection is determined by an interview with the scientist.
Eligible participants are local certified teachers, who have been teaching for a minimum of two years, and have competent computer skills. Applications are due in late February each year to the Prince George's County Public School Science Office, attention James Strandquist. LTP funds activities that deliver NASA mission content via the Internet and other technologies to foster reform and restructuring in math, science, computing, engineering, and technical education. Maryland Earth and Space Systems Science Curriculum Project - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Education Office is collaborating with two Maryland school systems, Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Montgomery County Public Schools, to develop a new high school Earth and Space Systems Science curriculum. The curriculum will use a systems approach and be grounded in current Earth and Space System Science content.