Dynamic Mars: A Virtual, Interactive Professional Opportunity
for College and University Faculty

Apply Your Expertise to Integrated Mars Science

Excite your students by teaching Earth science using Mars data. This online, exceptional professional development opportunity offers pedagogical content knowledge and infuses engaging Mars content and NASA discoveries in your higher education Earth Science classes. Led by Dr. Marjorie Chan with the Endeavor Team, the four live sessions are online, completed from the comfort of your home or office.

Who should participate?

Faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and course instructors of undergraduate Geology, Earth Science, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Astronomy, Planetary Science, and more...

Why should you participate?

• To gain access to new applications covering traditional topics in Earth science and Geology.
• To explore new Mars data from NASA missions.
• To pick up and infuse engaging activities into your classes.
• No fee, completely online.

Access all new, revised instructional materials upon completion!

What topics are covered?

• Water on Mars
• Evidence of Life on Mars?
• Martian Geology
• Missions to Mars
• Future and Societal issues of Space Exploration

What will you do in the live courses?

• Interact with cutting-edge content
• Increase knowledge of Mars Missions
• Use Mars data to teach Earth Science
• Use Earth analogs to interpret Mars geology

When? (4-hour total time commitment)

January 13, 15, 20, and 22, 2015. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

9:00PM - 10:00PM Eastern Time, 100% online.

Deadline for Registration:
December 19, 2014

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under grant or cooperative agreement award number NNX08BA63A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NASA Award: NNX11AH29G