EoE for Educators

The Earth Portal and Encyclopedia of Earth are dedicated to expanding and enhancing opportunities for education on environmental topics. Please take a moment to explore the many resources below, and provide feedback on using online resources for education.

Internship Opportunity

Accepting Applications for Spring 2010 EoE Interns.
Final Deadline is December 4th, 2009.

Internship Details (PDF)
Student Application Form (PDF)
Faculty Recommendation Form (PDF)

Initiatives of the Environmental Information Coalition

EoE in the Classroom
See how educators are using the Encyclopedia of Earth in classrooms for course preparation and teaching.

Student Science Communication Project
Browse articles written by students and published on the Encyclopedia of Earth with guidance from faculty and the EoE expert community.

Readers and Online Courses

Ecology for Teachers Reader
Explore a graduate level course reader developed by Mark McGinley for an interdisciplinary program to teach high school teachers to teach ecology.

Environmental Contaminants and Toxicology Reader
Delve into a broad introductory reader developed by Emily Monosson covering contaminants and toxicology.

AP Environmental Science Online Course
Utilize this thorough online course put together by the University of California College Prep to prepare students for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science test.

Useful links

Collections of articles and resources around a topic or region

E-books published on the Encyclopedia of Earth

Environmental Classics that are often used in environmental science and studies programs