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In addition to providing opportunities for students to visit our one-of-a-kind center as a content extension to the classroom, we also afford teachers of science similar learning opportunities. Our professional development goals are to provide professional learning opportunities for teachers that support the current Department of Education initiatives and the state and national standards. 

As a center for science education, we strive to provide opportunities for students and teachers that are unique and exciting, while still providing the necessary support needed to teach on a day to day basis. Our professional development is content focused, and designed to address pedagogy and content in areas of science education in all grade levels. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Airplanes and the Atmosphere Short Course We live at the bottom of an ocean of air that is 10 miles deep. This ocean of gases pushes on us from all directions and contains all the weather that we experience. It is our blanket of protection against the vacuum of space. Humans have designed and built airplanes that soar through our atmosphere just as boats move on over oceans of water. However, as global air traffic rapidly expands, its impact on the Earth’s environment is increasing as well. This curriculum module will guide you and your students through an exploration of this important topic in the context of an Earth science curriculum.

The New York City Center for Space Science Education (NYCCSSE) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) are partners in the effort to bring real-world science to life for students in ways that supplement and strengthen their classroom experience. The NYCCSSE offers in-depth, hands-on laboratory experiences in aeronautics and space science. AMNH offers scientific research, real-world exhibits, objects, professional development, and online resources that tap into the authentic questions that students are faced with in their curriculum. Together, this module will develop a connection and continuum between the NYCCSSE and the AMNH that will support Earth science teachers and students in New York City.

This module is structured around essential, authentic questions such as “How do airplanes affect the atmosphere?” A question like this one provides students with a motivation for understanding climate change and weather, two topics that are addressed at both the NYCCSSE’s aeronautics laboratory and the AMNH’s Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. We hope you and your students enjoy exploring the air that surrounds you and the airplanes in the sky above you.

For more information on taking a P credit course on the implementation of this curriculum, email kbrown@schools.nyc.gov or call 212.608.6164 x153.

Content Focused Professional Development Workshops
Interactions between Matter & Energy
Simple & Complex Machines
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Lego & Mind
Storm Robotics
Concepts in Forces & Motion
Concepts in Astronomy & Space Science
Pre-visit planning for Classroom Extensions
ELSE/ILSE training
Lesson Study

School Based Consulting
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PROGRAM FEES