Earth to Class

These lists have been created through the efforts of many science educators.

The project began to take shape during a two-day workshop in advance of the 2nd New York State Earth Science Teachers Conference, held at the Lamont Campus of Columbia University in July 2005.

Starting with blank Excel spreadsheets and the opportunity to "brainstorm," the following people created the basic format for each unit:

Ingrid Buntschuh A.Philip Randolph HS, New York, NY

Cheryl Dodes Weber JHS, Port Washington, NY

Myriam Ibarra Norringham HS, Syracuse, NY

Irving Soden Windsor HS, Windsor, NY (rtd.)

Their work was then expanded by the following participants in the 2nd New York State Earth Science Teachers Conference:

Eileen	Antonison	Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ
Renee	Aubry	Port Chester High Schol, Port Chester, NY
Lisa	Berkowitz	Ardsley MS, Ardsley, NY
Charles	Burrows	Spring Valley HS, Spring Valley, NY
Blanca	Ching	Fortt Hamilton HS, Brooklyn, NY
JR	Condosta	Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield, CT
Cheryl	Dodes	Weber MS, Port Washington, NY
Suzanne	Dwyer	NYC Lab School, Brooklyn, NY
Donald	Goldstein	Science Educator, Rockefeller Preserve, Pocantico Hills, NY
Larry	Hoard	DeWitt Clinton HS, Bronx, NY
Joan	Heymont	Boys & Girls HS, Brooklyn, NY
Myriam	Ibarra	Nottingham HS, Syracuse, NY
Christine	Kola	Thomas Giordano MS 45, Bronx, NY
Nancy	Krawiecki	Nathaniel Hawthorne /PS 74, Bayside, NY
Richard	MacLeish	Alexander Hamilton HS, Elmsford, NY
Richard	Robinson	IS 308 Clara Cardwell Sch, Brooklyn, NY
Rose	Sanders	Ramapo HS, Spring Valley, NY
Virginia	Seberg	NY School for the Deaf, White Plains, NY
Diane	Starbuck	Graduate Student, Stony Brook U
Sandra	Swenson	Graduate Student, Teachers College/Adj. Prof., Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
Dionisia P.	Viloria	Hillcrest HS, Jamaica, NY
Gail	Weeks	The Elisabeth Morrow School, Englewood, NJ
Fred	Welfare	Humanities & the Arts HS, Queens, NY
Janice	Winbush	Bronx HS for Writing & Communication Arts, Bronx, NY

Subsequently, the documents were edited and further expanded using feedback obtained through discussions on the ESPRIT List-server, under the coordination of Dr. Michael J. Passow.

This remains a work-in-progress, and suggestions for improvements or corrections should be sent to <michael@earth2class.org>

    Eventually, the goal is to have several versions of these documents aimed at various audiences, including:
            New York State High School (Regents) Earth Science (Physical Setting: Earth Science)
            New York State Intermediate Level Earth Science
            New Jersey Hgh School Earth Science
            National Science Education Standards

SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS OF THE EARTH2CLASS TEAM:

CRISTIANA ASSUMPCAO and FREDERICO BAGGIO

Summer 2005