ESSEA is a NASA and NSF-supported program implemented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) to improve the quality of geoscience instruction for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers. The program is based on a series of online courses for teachers that are offered by several participating universities.  The inquiry-based courses area provide teachers with the content knowledge and tools they need to incorporate Earth system science into their curricula. ESSEA modules are also available online as teacher resources.  Many of the course modules use NASA data and content; some examples of ESSEA course modules include: black carbon, Brazilian deforestation, coral reefs, Hurricane Katrina, stratospheric ozone, and sea ice.

CONTACT: for more information visit the http://esseacourses.strategies.org/ Web site.