ÐÓ°Épro Earthquake Center to offer online course for educators
August 9, 2017
Lea Gardine
907-474-7664
The ÐÓ°Épro Earthquake Center will offer an online course in fall 2017 to help educators
teach about earthquake science.
The center, part of the , is partnering with the to offer the 15-week, two-credit professional development course, which will provide
teachers with the knowledge, tools and resources to teach earthquake topics to a wide
range of students, from K-12 and beyond.
The course is designed to use ÐÓ°Épro’s active seismicity and tectonics as a natural
laboratory, while affording the educators the opportunity to participate from home
and on their own schedules.
Teachers will be guided through hands-on activities and important topics that will
help them explain various seismic principles. Each participant will receive a free
software package with tools to analyze real seismic data from ÐÓ°Épro and around the
world. Discussion with instructors and classmates will be an important part of the
class.
The course begins Sept. 10; preliminary registration closes Sept. 1. Participants
will be mailed certain course materials before the class starts and are encouraged
to register early.
Course fees are $109 per person and will be reimbursed by the IRIS Seismographs in
Schools Program after successful course completion.
For more information, including how to register, visit .
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Tammy Bravo, tkb@iris.edu
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