SHSU Offers Course for Science Teachers

Last year's participants in the "Teaching Environmental Science" course visited a  number of environmental and power industries in the area such as Entergy Texas Inc.

"Teaching Environmental Science," an environmental education graduate course for K-12 teachers, will be offered at Sam Houston State University July 8-23.

The application deadline is May 23, and priority will be given to early respondents.

The program is sponsored by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency.  This is the second year the course has been taught at Sam Houston State.

The course is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of environmental science concepts in a community and industry context so that they can apply their new learning to create Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills-based learning experiences for their students. 

In addition to the classroom experience, participants will visit and have direct experiences with environmental and power industries in the area.

Teachers will earn three hours of graduate credit with tuition paid and 45 hours of continuing professional education credit from the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.

For additional information, contact Terry Contant at edu_tlc@shsu.edu or phone 936.294.1137, or James DeShaw at bio_jrd@shsu.edu or 936.294.1020.

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SHSU Media Contact: Julia May
May 16, 2003
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