6 Innovations in Earth Science Education: Dorothy LaLonde Stout Memorial Session

Monday, 13 May 2002
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIPPING FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS

Paper number: 6-2
Program: THEME SESSIONS
Time: 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

Authors

Abstract

This workshop will address issues and techniques necessary to planning and delivering quality field trips for elementary and middle school teachers. The following topics will be covered: 1) the Teaming Up cooperative learning strategy to prepare teachers to group students on field trips; 2) planning for field trips describing the activity, pre-field trip activities, on-site activities and post-field trip activities; and 3) current literature on effective field trips.