No AP Coursesin the Earth SciencesESOP Fills the Gap!.ppt

No AP Coursesin the Earth Sciences?ESOP Fills the Gap! Dr. Jim Ebert, SUNY Oneonta Steve Kluge, Fox Lane High School Dan Brownstein, Hastings High School Why no AP Geology, etc.? Nationwide effort led by American Geological Institute, American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America and others proposed AP Geology “Not enough qualified teachers nationwide to justify cost of course and exam.” – College Board – There will be no AP in the Earth Sciences Enter Oneonta ESOP! Oneonta ESOP –Earth Science Outreach Program SUNY Oneonta, Earth Sciences Department Director: Dr. Jim Ebert College Credit for Advanced Courses taught in high schools by high school teachers Student receive official Oneonta transcripts ESOP Student Fee only – no tuition Total Cost: $100!!! Equivalent part-time tuition and fees: $ 568.00 Proposing Courses for ESOP Teacher must hold a Masters Degree Course must be equivalent to an existing intro course in the Earth Sciences at Oneonta Students must have taken Regents Earth Science before ESOP course Ideally students are Juniors and Seniors Materials Required for Approval Teacher’s Vita Outline/Syllabus for Course Examples of Instructional Materials Approval Letter from Principal or Superintendent President to President Letter (handled by Oneonta) Materials Required for Approval Send Vita Outline/Syllabus for Course Examples of Instructional Materials Approval Letter from Principal or Superintendent To: Dr. James R. Ebert Earth Sciences Department SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820-4015 or E-mail materials to Ebertjr@oneonta.edu Examples of Existing Earth Science Courses at Oneonta GEOL 120 Planet Earth (Intro. Geology) METR 110 Introduction to Meteorology OCEA 110 Introduction to Oceanography ESCI 100 Introduction to the Earth ASTR 108 Descriptive Astronomy ASTR 110 Introductory Astronomy ASTR 115 Big Bang: the Creation and Evolution of the Universe Answers toFrequently Asked Questions Students receive Oneonta transc