Our Aim
The aim of the Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA) is to
advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences
at all levels, whether as
a single subject such as Geology, or as part of Science or
Geography or other courses.
The Association has been helping teachers at
all levels for more than 40
years and continues to develop in response to emerging educational challenges.
What can ESTA offer you?
- Our magazine, Teaching Earth Sciences, is published twice a year. It
contains articles on
classroom, laboratory and field teaching, news and
resources, curriculum updates, book and website reviews
and more.
- An Annual Course and Conference that is held over a long
weekend (Friday – Sunday) in September. It offers a
range of in-service training, academic updating, ideas
for teaching and fieldwork, plus exhibits of resources. Conferences are held at venues across the country, with recent conferences
at Derby, Bristol and Belfast.
- Resources specific to Primary teachers, covering the
Earth science elements of the National Curriculum, and
exploring links with other subjects. These include
quarterly issues of Teaching Primary Earth Science and teaching packs
featuring soils and rocks.
- Resources specific to Secondary, Further and Higher Education teachers,
including GEOTREX (web based resources for the teaching and learning of
geology at GCSE and A level) and Earth Science Experiments (a CD
collection of over 90 experiments designed for use by 'A' level and
undergraduate students).
- Initiatives such as the Earth Science Education Unit
(ESEU) and the Joint Earth Science Education Initiative
(JESEI). These have been instigated by ESTA to provide
Secondary teachers with flexible in-service training and
activities to ‘bring Earth science to life’.
- Real value-for-money ESTA teaching materials, including
rock and fossil practical kits, wall maps and the Primary Level Packs:
Working with Rocks and Working with Soils.
- Engagement with examination boards and educational
organisations, allowing you to keep abreast of curriculum
development, syllabuses and assessment methods.
- A network of fellow members and a dedicated website to support your Earth science teaching. On a broader scale, ESTA supports Earth science education in the wider community, typically through partnerships.
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