Eastern Section

摘要

The Eastern Section of the AAPG has initiated or continued several important initiatives during calendar year 2011. Our proposed K-12 outreach is quite bold and will potentially have far-reaching consequences in the promotion of Earth Science in classrooms. The AAPG Foundation has received a pledge of more than $400,000 to promote Earth Science in K-12. An impressive committee has been formed, chaired by Lyle Baie and includes two Teachers of the Year. Our goal is to create a self-sustaining program that strives to 'Teach the Teachers" and assist them in effective teaching programs. Initial roll-out of the program is targeted for August 2011 and will first be focused on Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area, in particular.