WVGES, Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
CATS Geology Telecourse,
Fall 1998


HOW TO PARTICIPATE? Contact Tom Repine at the West Virginia Geological Survey (1-800-WV GEOLOgy) or by e-mail at repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu. Provide your name, home address, telephone number, site you would like to attend, and level of credit participation. If Tom is unavailable, leave the information with the Survey receptionist.

OR

Register on-site at downlink location on September 10 at 6:00 p.m.

SATELLITE BROADCASTS: 

     6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursdays
     September 10, October 1 and 22, November 12, and December 3.

Places to go to watch the live broadcasts (* - enhanced facilitated site)

On-air Team: Dr. Bob Behling, Dr. Deb Hemler, Tom Repine

SATURDAY FIELD TRIPS: 10:00 a.m. September 12, October 10, and November 7.

STATEWIDE PBS BROADCASTS OF EARTH REVEALED: Set your VCR to tape these videos for viewing at your leisure. Broadcasts are Tuesdays, 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. Broadcasts began September 1; however, rebroadcast of Shows #1, 2, 3 and 4 will be 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. on September 18 and September 25.

"THE BEST OF DR. BOB" Videos: Take trips with Dr. Bob and master teachers as they use field settings in West Virginia to convey the fundamental earth science concepts. You will receive this videotape for use in your classroom.

Credits: 

     Participants for personal enrichment                           = CERTIFICATE
     Arrangements by participant through local administrators       = CEU's
     Full participation including field trips, tests, quizzes, etc. = 3 CREDITS
     EARTH REVEALED and live telecasts			            = 2 CREDITS
     EARTH REVEALED and Saturday Exploratories                      = 1 CREDIT

Graduate Credit Available: Geology 290 Sec. 6W1, Course Number: 86012, Credit: 1-3.
The course fees are $33 per credit ($99 per 3-hour course) through West Virginia University. Teachers that are not registered as graduate students at WVU will need to pay an additional one-time fee of $45. Teachers will register on-site the first class. Individuals do not have to register for graduate credit but must register their participation.

Expectations and Required Work by Credit Level:

All participants will take a pre-test and post-test. You can not change participation level after the second live broadcast.

Grading scale: A = 90%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%.

EARTH REVEALED ON PBS

Starts: September 1, 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. The series will be shown on PBS statewide during consecutive weeks with no breaks. For more information on the Earth Revealed series click here. 

     WEEK       1       Down To Earth; The Restless Planet
                2       Earth's Interior; The Sea Floor
                3       The Birth of a Theory; Plate Dynamics
                4       Mountain Building; Earth's Structures
                5       Earthquakes; Geologic Time
                6       Evolution Through Time; Minerals: The Materials of Earth
                7       Volcanism; Intrusive Igneous Rocks
                8       Weathering and Soils; Mass Wasting
                9       Sedimentary Rocks: The Key to Past Environments; Metamorphic Rocks
               10       Running Water I: Rivers, Erosion, and Deposition
                        Running Water II: Landform Evolution
               11       Groundwater; Wind, Dust, and Deserts
               12       Glaciers; Waves, Beaches, and Coasts
               13       Living with Earth, Part I: Loma Prieta
                        Living with Earth, Part II: Preserving the Legacy

Outline for the five live broadcasts

Saturday Exploratories:

Demographics will be used to determine the location of the three Saturday exploratory sites. Participants will report to the same site each Saturday. Site instructors will rotate among the sites.

First meeting on Saturday, September 12: All three sites will conduct a general introduction to fieldwork. This will include:

WVGES Education Specialist, Tom Repine (repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu)

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