Last meeting of the school year! Social/Planning meeting Friday, May 18th, 3:00 to 5:30ish The meeting will be at Anita Honkonen's house in Framingham. Join us as we put together the schedule for next year and have a good time socializing in an out-of-school location. Directions were sent out in the newsletter last week. If you need directions contact Anita using the information listed at the bottom of this page (prefer not to post it on the net) 2006-2007 Schedule (dates, topics, and/or locations may change - please check this site regularly for changes to the schedule) About GBEST:
GBEST, Greater Boston Earth Science Teachers,
is an organization of middle and high school science teachers
that meets monthly to share ideas and activities, to learn about
current research in the earth science fields, and to support
each other in becoming the best teachers possible. In existence
since 1983, GBEST thrives on the enthusiasm and multiple strengths
of its members. New members are actively sought. Please join
us if this type of group is of interest to you.
Check out the Massachusetts Earth Science Alliance (MESA) if you are interested in Earth Science education in Massachusetts. Become involved with the MESA community by joining the MESA Listserve through the website.
Earth Science World ImageBank www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank. Earth Event Images earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards Viewing Earth From Space http://spacelink.nasa.gov/focus A nice map website from Larry Nilson http://ortho.mit.edu/nsdi/index.html |
Many thanks to Tom Vaughn for hosting and running our March meeting at Middlesex community college. You can access the document that Tom worked from which contains many (many!) useful links for teaching the Earth Sciences. Standards Based Science Lessons Don’t forget to check out the NSTA website for summer opportunities for teachers (http://www.nsta.org/main/calendar/events.php) Click on the Summer Program link on the right side of the page to find out what is available. Other opportunities for teachers! Click here to see the exciting programs available to you! The image used as a background for our logo is from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day web site. This site was last modified on May 15, 2007.
Questions about GBEST, interested in attending a meeting, and/or joining? Please contact:
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