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Instructor: Samuel Jessup

Sam Jessup brings more than 20 years of leadership and teaching experience across graphic design, mass communication, business, fine arts, cartography, and geoscience. He holds an MBA in Business/Marketing from Fresno State and a BS in Liberal Arts/Mass Communication from Texas A&M. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Sam now lives in Fresno, California. As an instructor, Sam believes education should cultivate lifelong learning, critical thinking, curiosity, and self-directed learners. For more than 18 years, he has applied an engaging, hands-on approach that connects learning to practical, real-world applications. His professional experience includes teaching software applications, publishing, graphic design, integrated marketing communications, digital marketing, branding, and team building. He has also communicated complex concepts across scientific, business, justice, and Christian faith contexts to diverse audiences. Sam's international travel to more than six countries has further broadened his perspective and appreciation for people and cultures. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Fresno.

Classes by this instructor

EDU-911: Geography Relating to Science and Math

Explore geography skills of map reading, globe study, and land formations such as rivers, mountains, lakes, and oceans. Learn the effect geography has on the development of civilization. Geography studies the relationship between the earth and its people. Discover what Geographers are interested in, where people, plants, and animals live and where rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, and other geographic features are found.

SCI-902: Classroom Science: Plants

Explore plant life available on your school site and in the community to enrich your science programs. This ONLINE, 'hands-on' activity-based curriculum aligns with the California State Science Framework for grades K-12. You will be conducting and evaluating experiments with your students. Learn how to demonstrate making science learning relevant to daily life.

SCI-903: Classroom Science: Animals

Explore animal life available on your school site with this Online course. Topics of this class include insects, birds, pets, mammals, spiders, etc. You will receive easy-to-follow directions to help make an ant farm or insect collection. Participate in a planned series of experiments/experiences with your students. This 'hands-on' activity-based curriculum aligns with the California State Science Framework for grades K-12.

SCI-904: Classroom Science: Human Body

Explore how the study of the human body can be used to enrich your science programs with this Online course. Complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments dealing with the five senses, circulatory and respiratory systems, and related topics. This 'hands-on' activity-based curriculum aligns with the California State Science Framework for grades K-12.

SCI-905: Classroom Science: Earth Science

Explore topics of earth science available in the classroom, school site and in the community to enrich your science program with this course. Topics covered include (1) experiments that deal with rock, minerals, soil, volcanoes, rivers, caves and erosion; and (2) easy-to-follow, hands-on ideas and some suggestions on how to effectively use the personnel at the school site and in the community.

SCI-907: Classroom Science: Cells and Genetics

Discover how to construct a cell, and learn about mitosis, meiosis, genetics, cells, and the parts of the cell. Apply this information to your everyday life in a meaningful way through the hands-on experiences provided. This standards-based course is designed to bring the materials of science into the K-12 classroom in a new and innovative manner. Explore many resources that will enhance the study of cells and genetics.

SCI-909: Living Systems: Structure and Function

Enrich your Science programs by discovering ways to teach the study of Biology with emphasis on the systems of the body. You will be required to complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments/experiences with your students. This curriculum aligns with the California State and National Standards. Use experiments/experiences with children in the classroom, home or neighborhood.

SCI-910: Classroom Science: Weather and Water

Discover the many facets of weather-water problems that exist in most communities. You will have the opportunity to complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments/experiences with your students. You will learn lessons which you can use in the classroom, home or neighborhood. This 'hands-on' activity-based curriculum aligns with the California State Science Framework for grades K-12.

SCI-915: Classroom Science: Matter and Energy

Enrich your science program with this K-12 methods course, designed to explore matter and energy. Topics include journaling; the study of matter; how light, heat, sound and electricity are used as energy sources. Study how food provides energy; how the five senses develop an understanding of matter and the states of matter.

SCI-920: Classroom Science: Ecology and Pollution

This methods course has an emphasis on pollution for grades K-12. It is an activity-based, integrated unit which addresses real-life issues that directly affect the communities in which we live. Covered in this course are population growth, air quality, water quality, and land-use issues affecting our communities now and in the future.

SOC-944: Social Studies: Methods and Activities

Have you ever wondered about how your country, state, and county came to be? This K-12 methods course will direct you to many sources that will help you answer this question and countless others to which your students will seek to find answers. You will have a lot of fun learning about who we are and from where we came in this vast Earth.

SOC-953: Map Skills: Methods and Activities

Explore how the study of Social Studies - Map Skills is important to our lives with this ONLINE course. You will learn about global connections, how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information. The participants are required to complete and evaluate a planned series of lessons and/or experiences with their students.