Online Courses from the American Museum of Natural History
Need to fulfill degree, certification or professional development requirements?
Seminars on Science, a member of the NSTA Institute for Professional Development, offers award-winning online graduate courses in the life, Earth, and physical sciences. Designed by the American Museum of Natural History for K-12 educators, each six-week course immerses the learner in an area of contemporary research. Come away from your class with a deeper understanding of both the science and the tools of scientific inquiry. Courses are led by educators and museum scientists and include rich web-based discussions. For more information about courses, visit
Graduate credit is available from several leading institutions. Courses may be used to meet your professional development needs, including degree, certification, NCLB, and salary gradation requirements.
October courses include: Earth: Inside and Out; The Ocean System; Genetics, Genomics, Genethics and Space, Time and Motion. Free sample resources for each course—including essays, videos and interactive simulations—are available online at learn.amnh.org.
Registration is now open for the six-week session that begins October 30 as well as the following session beginning January 15. Courses are easy to use and flexible enough to fit into a teacher’s busy schedule. Each participant receives a CD of course resources suitable for classroom use.
Register by October 2nd and receive a $50 discount. For more information and to register, visit http://learn.amnh.org or call 800-649-6715.