EARTH SCIENCE BY DESIGN: TEACHING TO THE BIG IDEAS
ESBD helps teachers:
Teach for deep and enduring understanding of the big ideas in Earth science.
Use backward design to create curriculum units and lessons that are engaging, rigorous, and aligned with national, state, and local standards.
Design effective classroom assessments and rubrics.
Incorporate powerful web-based Earth science visualizations and satellite imagery into an Earth system science approach.
ESBD has developed a complete professional development package for staff developers and geoscience educators, including:
The ESBD Handbookeverything you need to offer the program, including detailed workshop lesson plans.
The ESBD Web Sitewhere teachers can develop curriculum units online (www.esbd.org).
Online resources for Earth Science teaching and learning.
PowerPoint presentations for workshops and courses.
DVD of teacher reflections on their implementation experiences.
In this session we will review:
the resources which ESBD makes available for geoscience educators
sample Earth science units produced by teachers in the program
field test results
the effect of the program on teacher practice
how geoscience educators can get involved with ESBD