Record Number of Science Teachers Earn Online Graduate Certificates From Montana State University

BOZEMAN, Mont. - May 8, 2015 - PRLog -- BOZEMAN—Montana State University’s online graduate courses for science teachers are now open for Spring 2015 registration. The courses are all part of MSU Extended University’s National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN). Most courses start Jan. 26 or Feb. 2.

Spring 2015 courses include 14 offerings in microbiology; physics; earth science; land resources and environmental science (LRES); and education, curriculum and instruction (EDCI). The courses are open to all teachers and informal educators. Participants can take courses for professional development or start working toward an online graduate certificate or master’s degree.

Several popular courses are returning, including Weather and Climate for Teachers (Earth Science), Fundamentals of Oceanography (Earth Science) and the Science of Sound (Physics).

New courses include “Observation and Expository Drawing as a Pathway to Nonfiction Writing in the Science Classroom,” and “Symbiosis: Eat, Prey, Love,” a three-credit course that covers organismal relationships such as clownfish and anemone, and heartworms and dogs. In addition to science content, the course will suggest ways to incorporate material into the classroom.

Two three-credit graduate courses are offered at a special half-off price: “General Relativity” and “The History of Spaceflight and Space Technology,” taught by space journalist Andrew Chaikin and aerospace consultant and former high school teacher Jason Marcks.

Members of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) receive a 10 percent discount on most NTEN courses. The courses are all part of Extended University’s National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN), which has reached more than 20,000 science teachers in its 21-year history.

Register or learn more at eu.montana.edu/NTEN or contact Kelly Boyce at kboyce@montana.edu or (406) 994-6812. The NTEN Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/scienceteachers/