New York State Math and Science Teaching Incentive Scholarships

New Requirements for Teacher Certification

Information Regarding Teacher Certification Examinations

New York State Education Department web sites

National Science Education Standards web sites

Science Teacher Association web sites

Stony Brook Education web sites

Stony Brook Science Teacher Outreach Programs web sites

Requirements for Teacher Certification 

After February 2, 2004, new certification requirements adopted by the Board of Regents are in effect. The requirements can be found at this link. 

The academic knowledge you will need in various subject fields including earth sciences to teach in New York State starting Fall 2003 NYSTCE Test Frameworks.

Information regarding Certification Examinations 

Individuals seeking a New York State certificate for teaching a science (biology, chemistry, earth science, physics) must achieve qualifying scores on a set of assessments called the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) as part of the requirements for certification. Visit this page for information regarding all aspects of the New York State Certification examinations.

New York State Education Department web sites

New York State Education Department Office of Teaching web page

Physical Setting Earth Science Core Curriculum
PDF FILE  http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/earthsci.pdf
MSWORD FILE http://employees.oneonta.edu/ebertjr/downloads.html

Earth Science Reference Tables
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/reftable/reftable.html 

Examples of Regent Exam Questions can be found at this State Education site.