Are you looking to increase your confidence to teach about Plate Tectonics? YES
Are you looking for classroom activities and ideas to help you get concepts across to your students? YES
Are you looking for a professional learning experience in a topic you enjoy that will give you hours towards accreditation? YES
Do you like to learn at your own pace, be able to go back through materials again, read or listen to materials and generally participate in an easy-to-use process? YES
Then this Discover Plate Tectonics Course is for you!
What does the Course Cover?
Earth Structure
Lithosphere/Asthenosphere
Major, Minor, Micro plates
History of Plate Tectonics
Plate Boundaries
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Mixed boundaries
Plate Tectonics Mechanisms
Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Shapes of continents etc
Ages of rocks/fossils
Age of ocean floor
Earthquake patterns
Volcano patterns
Hot spot volcanoes
Ocean floor magnetic anomalies
Plate Tectonics in the past (cycles)
…and more
With classroom activities for each topic.
No background knowledge is required!
Learn at your own pace - Always open.
This course is totally self-guided. Follow the lessons, undertake the quick quizzes then test your knowledge at the end. All at your own pace. Most topics have downloadable classroom activities you can add to our Plate Tectonics classroom toolkit.
Complete the course are you get a certificate for 24 Professional Development Hours.
Cost: US$99
GEOetc Member Cost: US$49
(Want to become a member and save on this PD Opportunity? The cost of membership PLUS the course of this course is still less than the full course cost – and you get access to over 100 Earth science resources. Join here)
Multiple teachers at the same school? Email (gary@geoetc.com) for a discount code (10% off for the second or more teacher(s).
Meet your course leader
Gary Lewis is a passionate Earth science educator. He was born and educated in Sydney, Australia, and taught in schools in Sydney, Queanbeyan and Braidwood. He established the education program at Geoscience Australia before moving to the USA to lead the education effort of the Geological Society of America. Gary is the author of over 100 Earth Science activities and publications.
He established an chaired the International Union of Geological Sciences Commission on Geoscience Education and Technology Transfer and has served on Earth science committees around the globe.
He now lives in rural Maine where he directs GEOetc LLC. with the aim to share his passion for all things Earth science to educators and enthusiasts around the globe.