New York State Math and Science Teaching Incentive Scholarships

Requirements for Teacher Certification

Information Regarding Teacher Certification Examinations

New York State Education Department teacher web page

National Science Education Standards web site

Science Teacher Association web sites

Stony Brook University web sites

Stony Brook University Science Teacher Outreach Programs web sites

Requirements for Teacher Certification 

Certification requirements adopted by the Board of Regents 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.

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.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/reftable/earthscience-rt/esrt2011-engr.pdf

Previous Earth Science Regent Exams can be found at http://www.nysedregents.org/EarthScience/