InTeGrate Events at AGU 2015

published Nov 30, 2015 2:00pm

InTeGrate Events at the 2015 AGU Meeting

The American Geophysical Union's 48th fall meeting is being held in San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2015 and InTeGrate will be there! Catch up with InTeGrate friends and learn about the project's activities.

Friends of SERC Gathering

For those of you attending the AGU meeting, we will have a gathering of friends of SERC (including the InTeGrate family) on Sunday, December 13 at 7 p.m. This event is a nice opportunity to see each other, the SERC staff, and other people who collaborate with SERC on projects and share your interest in geoscience education. Cash bar and light appetizers will be available. Hope to see you there.

Sunday, December 13 at 7 p.m.
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission St
Fourth Floor in the Pacific I

Workshops

Various entities, are offering a very full schedule of education- and outreach-related workshops at this year's Fall Meeting. More information about these workshops will be posted as it becomes available.

More information on all the workshops is available via the Fall Meeting Web site

Teaching Geoscience in Society: Building Relevance and Interest in the Geosciences by Adding InTeGrate Resources to Your Class
Leaders: Rachel Teasdale (California State University, Chico) and Lisa Gilbert (Williams-Mystic)
Tuesday, 15 December, 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Workshop Cost: $25

Show Workshop Description

Description: Geoscience courses have the opportunity to engage students in the sciences through societal challenges that range climate change, water availability issues, resource depletion, geohazards, and other grand challenges. Through InTeGrate, geoscientists have developed a series of teaching modules that directly address Earth-related grand challenges through the use of engaging activities that use authentic data and pose questions that incorporate interdisciplinary considerations. Modular units can be adopted wholesale or in parts and each feature resources to develop students' abilities to address interdisciplinary problems, improve geoscientific thinking skills, make use of authentic geoscience data, and incorporate systems thinking. Materials have been developed and tested by faculty at a variety of types of institutions and come with built in assessments and resources for instructors and students. Topics include climate change, natural hazards, sustainable land use, environmental justice and freshwater resources. In this workshop, we will explore the InTeGrate materials, and work with participants to adapt the materials for their courses, in the context of their institutional and geographic setting.

Town Halls and Events

Check out the list of Town Halls happening at the 2015 Fall Meeting. Town Halls offer an opportunity for government agencies, academic programs, special projects, and other focused interest groups to gather input from the broader AGU Community. Go take part and make your voice heard.

Monday, 14 December 2015

TH13E: Next Steps for the Next Generation Science Standards in Earth and Space Science: A Town Hall Discussion 12:30 - 13:30, Moscone West- 2007