ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) proudly announces the launch of two innovative programs to enhance secondary educators' teaching of soil science and their understanding of the essential roles that healthy soils play in our ecosystem. The programs exemplify two ways AGI is working with partner organizations to strengthen geoscience education and demonstrate how immersive, hands-on field experiences can improve teacher effectiveness.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — At a time when knowledge of the Earth is increasingly important, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), in collaboration with ExxonMobil, is excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 Geoscience and STEM Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA). This program is specifically designed to support K-8 educators who are new to teaching earth sciences and are seeking to enhance their teaching skills and knowledge in this vital field.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Teachers of Earth and space science topics have an effective way to find professional development opportunities, thanks to a new website launched this month.
The website provides information on available opportunities in Earth and space science education professional development offered by a wide range of regional and national organizations. The available opportunities offer support across many aspects of instruction, such as implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards in Earth and Space Science (NGSS-ESS).
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With support from the ExxonMobil Exploration Company, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is recruiting teachers for the AGI/ExxonMobil Geoscience and STEM Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) for elementary and middle school teachers.
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to recognize outstanding science projects by pre-college students honored recently at this year's Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is proud to announce a brand new film series, Earth as Inspiration. The series – narrated by AGI Earth Science Education Ambassador and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell – underscores the importance of Earth science learning and understanding for young and old audiences alike.
This section includes activities, resource links and PowerPoint presentations to use in NASA STEM workshops. The "Links" section takes you to a Delicious site where thousands of NASA-based resources are categorized according to subject matter and grade levels.
These are NASA generated posters that are available for your use; just click on the description to download the poster. Some presentations have speaker notes and some do not. Posters are arranged alphabetically.
This section will provide you with sample powerpoint presentations. Feel free to use and modify them as you see fit. Below you will find some presentations that where designed to help illustrate some pedagogical models of insturction.
