The Earth Science Week Update
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK UPDATE
American Geosciences Institute
Vol. 5, No. 8: November 2007
IN THIS ISSUE…
* Is Earth Science Education at Risk in Your State?
* You Can Help Improve Earth Science Week 2008
* Earth Science Week Now on Facebook
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Is Earth Science Education
At Risk in Your State?
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Public schools have dropped Earth science from the required curriculum
in recent years. Colleges have closed geoscience departments. Employers
have said they need more qualified candidates for geoscience jobs. Does
your public education system ensure that all students learn important
Earth science content?
AGI now allows you to track the status of Earth science education nationwide.
The new “Pulse of Earth Science” website, which launched during
Earth Science Week 2007, offers detailed, up-to-date information on
geoscience education in every state, as well as guidance for advocates.
View the website online at
http://www.agiweb.org/education/statusreports/2007/index.html.
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You Can Help Improve
Earth Science Week 2008
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Want to help make next year’s Earth Science Week an even better
experience for you and your fellow participants? Just take a few minutes
to fill out the survey indicated in the e-mail you receive today from
PS International, an independent evaluation firm.
The survey invites you to weigh in on questions such as which Earth
Science Week materials and online resources are most useful. If you
support Earth science education, please invest a few minutes to help
strengthen Earth Science Week.
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Earth Science Week
Now on Facebook
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Earth Science Week reached a whole new audience this year through Facebook,
one of the Internet’s most popular social networking websites,
connecting educators, students, and others with people who work, study
and live around them. The Earth Science Week Group quickly attracted
more than a hundred members from universities, high schools, and organizations
in more than 20 states and seven countries.
The group’s page highlights this year’s theme, links, resources,
and contacts. Recent news reports are posted, and members participate
in a discussion board. Anyone can join the group by creating or using
their own Facebook account. To check it out, see the Facebook link on
the Earth Science Week website’s “What’s Going On?”
page (
http://www.earthsciweek.org/whatsgoingon/index.html).
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The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific
and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists,
geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides
information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests
in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education,
and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences
play in society's use of resources and interaction with the environment.
For contact information, please visit
http://www.earthsciweek.org/contactus/index.html.
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