Eastern Illinois University Announces
The Fifteenth Annual Earth Science Field Experience for Teachers

  

June 18 through July 4, 2005

An Intensive and Comprehensive Field Experience in the
Great Plains, Black Hills, Badlands, Devil's Tower, Powder River Basin, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Tetons

The Summer Earth Science Program for Teachers is directed by the Eastern Illinois University Geology/Geography Department and is offered through the School of Adult and Continuing Education. This program is 16 days long, with one week in the Black Hills and one week in Wyoming visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and other significant sites. Successful participation in the program earns credit in ESC 4900 - Earth Science Field Experience for Teachers (5 sem. grad. hrs.).  Students have the option of enrolling in ESC 4950 - Research (1-3 credits) during the Fall, 2005.  This independent course, to be arranged with the instructor, requires a research paper which shall be written on a topic related to the summer field experience.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  1. to provide K-12 public and private school teachers with additional knowledge in the Earth Sciences
  2. to develop and present this knowledge in a unique setting that is conducive to maximum comprehension and retention.  The participant will learn through observations  and hands-on experiences of  geologic features (rocks, minerals, soils, ridges, valleys, mountains, rivers, erosion, glaciers, faults, folds, geysers, hot springs, caves, old volcanoes, etc.) in their natural setting
  3. to provide an opportunity to assemble samples and photographs of earth materials and features for use in the classroom when teaching K-12 students.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Kathy Bower is the instructor for the course.  Dr. Bower has taught in the Geology/Geography Department at Eastern Illinois University for seven years.  She previously has done research at Los Alamos National Laboratory, worked as a consulting geological engineer, and taught math and science in high school.  Dr. Bower has a M.S. in secondary education and a Ph.D. in environmental science.


COURSE CONTENT And REQUIREMENTS: ESC 4900-Earth Sciences Field Experience for Teachers (5 semester hours).
Lectures are presented formally in the evenings and informally in the field. Lectures and discussions are supported by field observations and experiences including the following: identification of minerals, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, fossils, continental drift, glaciation, stream processes, cave formation, volcanic activity, erosion, geologic structures, origin of the Black Hills and the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, topographic and geologic map reading, and other topics.

The importance of Earth Sciences will be shown and discussed at the following places: Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Bear Butte State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Big Horn Mountains, Absaroka Mountains, Yellowstone and Teton National Parks, and other selected locations.

To successfully complete the course, students are required to:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: ESC 4950 (optional, 1-3 graduate semester hours)  - Earth Science Field Experience Research for Teachers

Students may enroll in this course during Fall 2005 with permission of the instructor.  A research paper is required.  The topic should be related to the field experience and must be approved by the instructor. Papers must be presented to Eastern students, faculty or other participants in an open forum. A university guideline is that a student puts forth, in independent research, an amount of effort equivalent to what is expected in a 1, 2 or 3 credit lecture class.

COSTS
$1760.00 includes five semester hours of graduate credit at $125/semester hour for ESC 4900, transportation, lodging, and meals only at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (6 days), maps, equipment, and course materials. Expenses not included in the cost are meals while not at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (11 days), tuition for the optional ESC 4950 in Fall, 2005, and personal incidentals, e.g., souvenirs.

In South Dakota students stay in a dormitory on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for 7 nights. In Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park, students stay in motels or cabins. These expenses are included in the course fee.


ENROLLMENT
Enrollment will be limited to 20 participants. Officially enrolled participants will be determined by receipt of the $100 deposit with application by February 10, 2005.  The balance of all charges is due by April 6, 2005. Once the class is filled, a waiting list will be maintained. If openings develop, those on the list will be contacted. Please apply early because past courses have filled rapidly. Withdrawals must be done in writing and received no later than April 27, 2005.  Students cannot be dropped from the course and a deposit cannot be refunded unless we have received a written statement which includes a name and social security number. Withdrawals after April 27, 2004 will forfeit the $100 deposit; withdrawals after May 11, 2005 will forfeit 50% of all fees; and withdrawals after June 1, 2005 will forfeit all fees.  The $100 deposit will be refunded if the applicant is not accepted or officially withdraws prior to April 27, 2005.

Mail the completed application form with a $100 check (payable to Eastern Illinois University) by February 10, 2005.
Department of Geology/Geography
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
No application will be accepted without the $100 deposit.  Faxed Applications will not be accepted.

FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND
An adult family member or friend may accompany enrolled students if the/she enroll in one hour of ESC 4998-150, Study in Earth Sciences. This course may be taken on either a credit or no-credit basis. Persons enrolling in ESC 4998 must pay a course fee of $1260 to cover the cost of one hour tuition, the $30.00 application fee required by Eastern's Graduate School, transportation,  lodging and meals at SDSMT(6 days). A $100 deposit is required of anyone enrolling in ESC 4998. 

MS in NATURAL SCIENCES
Eastern Illinois University Science Departments; Biology, Chemistry, Geology/Geography, and Physics have collectively developed a new degree; Master of Science in Natural Sciences (MSNS) program for teachers. The program provides two options; with Thesis (for a total of 30 sem. hours) or non-Thesis (for a total of 32 sem. hours). This includes a 9 sem. hr. Scientific Core that all participants must complete, a minimum of 12 sem. hrs. plus 6 sem. hrs. of Thesis/Research (for Thesis option), or 15 sem. hrs. (non-Thesis option) in the following concentrations: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science, Physical Science, and Physics. The remaining hours (3 for the Thesis option or 8 for the non-Thesis option) are considered electives. The ESC 4900 & 4950 hours can be applied toward electives (3-8 sem. hrs.) in all concentrations or toward the minimum requirements (12-15 sem. hrs.) in Earth Science, General Science, & Physical Science concentrations.

Contacts:
Instructor:             Kathy Bower, 217-581-6245, kmbower@eiu.edu
Dept. Secretary:    Susan Kile, 217-581-2626,  skkile@eiu.edu,  fax: 217-581-6613
Dept. Chair:         Alan Baharlou,  217-581-2626, cfab@eiu.edu


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Last modified 11 December 2004