该计划是为有兴趣更好地了解人们如何教授和学习地球科学内容，发展对地球的态度和信念以及发展其作为地球科学老师或教授身份的人们而设计的。这是一个基于论文的计划，学生可以在顾问的指导下发展和探索他们的研究问题。在此过程中，学生还将通过在地球科学和教育领域的课程工作和现场经验来扩展和增强他们在地球科学方面的专业知识。学生将发展技能和能力，以根据自己的目标，在中学，中学后或非正式课堂环境中评估，整合和促进地球科学内容和教学法的新发展。
This program is designed for people interested in better understanding how people teach and learn Earth Science content, develop attitudes and beliefs about the Earth, and develop their identity as an Earth science teacher or professor. It is a thesis-based program in which students develop and explore their research questions with the guidance of an advisor. During this process, students will also expand and enhance their expertise in Earth Science through coursework and field experiences in both Earth Sciences and education. Students will develop skills and competencies to be at the forefront in evaluating, incorporating, and promoting new developments in Earth Science content and pedagogy in secondary, post-secondary, or informal classroom settings as appropriate to their individual goals.