Earth2Class (Earth to Class/E2C) is a unique
science/math/technology resource for K-12 teachers, students, the general
public, and
geoscientists. It is a collaboration among researchers at
the
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; curriculum and technology integration
specialists from Teachers College, Columbia University, and Colégio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brasil; and classroom teachers
from New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere.
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E2C centers around “Saturday
Workshops for Educators” held at Columbia's Lamont Campus in Palisades N.Y. One
key feature to E2C is involvement of LDEO scientists. Their availability through workshops, web
site postings, and e-mail allow teachers and students access to cutting-edge
research which can be used to develop learning activities directly linked to
“real-world problems,” and provide scientists with an effective format to
disseminate their discoveries more broadly.
A second key to E2C is the ever-growing collection of
educational resources available on this web site, which provide teachers,
students, and others access to up-to-date information about our
changing planet. For more information about the E2C program, click
here.
E2C Team Members, Dr. Cristiana Mattos Assumpção and
Frederico Dalmas Baggio, have now begun to develop connections with educational
institutions in their home, São Paulo,
Brasil, which extend the available resources of E2C even more. Click here to
learn about
Earth2Class
em Brasil/Earth2Class in Brazil.
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LAST 2007 - 2008 E2C WORKSHOP:
WHAT DO TREES TELL US ABOUT
THE LOCAL CLIMATE HISTORY?
In May, we
welcome Dr. Brendan Buckley of the Tree Ring Lab group. Unlike most
E2C workshops, this one will be held mostly outdoors in the Lamont
forest. We'll learn basic dendrochronology and transect techniques,
and gain new insights about how such studies reveal climate changes
in our region over the past few centuries.
In the
afternoon, we'll go to Paradise Boats in Piermont for the annual E2C
"Kayaking Adventure." There will be an additional fee ($15
- 20) for this. No experience necessary, but wear clothing that can
get wet.
Online
Registration Form
The easiest way to register for the Saturday Workshops
There is a $15
fee to attend each program, which covers lunch and other
expenses. You can attend
individual E2C workshops by completing this registration form. The
Lamont campus is normally closed on Saturdays,
so please pre-register so we can add your name to the Security
Gatehouse entry list.
All programs take place in the
Seismology-Marine Biology Building Seminar Room.
Directions to the LDEO Campus by Car or
Shuttle Bus |
E2C has been supported in part through National Science Foundation
Geoscience Education Grant 0331232.
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