Lynchburg College will offer a course, "Concepts in Earth and Environmental Science," beginning July 30 and continuing through August 3. The course provides an opportunity for classroom teachers to increase their personal knowledge and skills in an interactive college environment.
Dr. Jamey Pavey, assistant professor of environmental science, and Dr. Greg Eaton, director of LC’s Claytor Nature Study Center, will team-teach the course, which focuses on a variety of specific earth and environmental science content, concepts, and laboratory and field skills that teachers are required to address when teaching earth science at the middle and high school levels. Topics include plate tectonics, the rock cycle, Earth’s history, oceans, atmosphere, weather and climate, the solar system and universe, and land and water resource issues.
Dr. Pavey holds a B.S. degree in marine science from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in natural resources from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Eaton earned his Ph.D. in biological science from Dartmouth College and a B.S. in horticulture and an M.S. in biology from Virginia Tech.
The course may meet teacher certification requirements and will also satisfy part of the requirements for Lynchburg College’s M.Ed. in Science program. Scholarships and grant funding may be available for qualifying students.
Applications are being accepted now, and registration information may be obtained by contacting the Office of Graduate Studies at Lynchburg College, 434/544-8383 or
gradstudies@lynchburg.edu., or by attending a Graduate Studies Open House July 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Schewel Hall. The $30 application fee will be waived for applications submitted during the open house.