Program Benefits

• Professional Development Credit: 85 credit hours

• Stipend: $300, with additional compensation available for leading out-of school activities

• Join a community of practice including scientists and educators from local schools, the University of Arizona, the Planetary Science Institute and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, all dedicated to helping teens understand and use data to become better stewards of their environment.

• Bring 21st Century learning alive with satellite, shuttle and space station data and imagery you can use to help students practice inquiry, explore the frontiers of technology, experience science in personal and social perspectives, and master Earth Systems Science skills and concepts.

• Apply science knowledge and technology skills to engage in positive community action projects and environmental stewardship.

• Gain relevant knowledge and new skills for learning and teaching about the Earth through authentic inquiry

  • Obtain classroom-ready lessons for teaching essential foundational knowledge and context for earth and environmental science investigations
  • Practice guided and authentic earth and environmental science inquiry in the field, in the classroom and on-line.

• Program Overview
• Program Dates and Activities
• Mount Lemmon Sky Center
• Standards Alignment
• Application Form