Themes and Topics

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Teaching

Entry Level Courses

• Teaching introductory geoscience courses-from Cutting Edge
• Teaching methods and activities with an entry-level focus -from Starting Point

Upper Division Courses

• Climate Change-from Cutting Edge
• Geochemistry-from Cutting Edge
• Hydrogeology-from Cutting Edge
• Mineralogy-from Cutting Edge
• Petrology-from Cutting Edge
• Sedimentary Geology-from Cutting Edge
• Structural Geology-from Cutting Edge
• Teaching Phase Equilibria-from Integrating Research and Education

Assessment

• Observing and Assessing Student Learning-from Cutting Edge
• Assessment Strategies in Various Learning Settings-from Starting Point

Visualizations

• Visualization, collections, sites and activities-from Cutting Edge
• Teaching with visualizations-from Starting Point
• Digital-Age crystallographic instruction-from Integrating Research and Education
• Teaching geoscience with GIS-from Starting Point

Preparing Teachers

• Preparing preservice teachers and supporting practicing teachers-from Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science

Methods

• The Affective Domain-from Cutting Edge
• Campus-Based Learning-from Starting Point
• Cooperative Learning-from Starting Point
• Field Labs-from Starting Point
• Gallery Walk-from Starting Point
• Game Based Learning-from Starting Point
• Interactive Lecture-from Starting Point
• Think-Pair Share-from Starting Point
• Concept Tests-from Starting Point
• Teaching with Interactive Demonstrations-from Starting Point
• Investigative Case-Based Learning-from Starting Point
• Teaching with Models-from Starting Point
• Conceptual Models-from Starting Point
• Peer Review-from Starting Point
• Role Playing-from Starting Point
• Service Learning-from Starting Point
• Socratic Questioning-from Starting Point

Using Data

• Teaching with data, simulations and models-from Cutting Edge
• A portal exploring the issues-from Using Data
• Data-rich activities-from Using Data
• Data sources and tools-from Using Data
• Data in the intro geoscience classroom-from Starting Point
• Detailed data exploration activities-from Earth Exploration Toolbook
• Mathematical and Statistical Models-from Starting Point
• Enhancing geoscience education via large web-accessible relational databases-from Integrating Research and Education

Quantitative Skills

• Issues and teaching methods-from Quantitative Skills
• Activities that draw on quantitative skills-from Quantitative Skills
• Teaching about Rates and Time-from Cutting Edge

Field-based Learning

• Teaching with GeoPads -from Integrating Research and Education
• Teaching in the Field-from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• Field Labs in intro courses-from Starting Point
• 2004 GSA session on Field Observations and Field Experiences-from Cutting Edge
• Facilitating field-based teaching and learning in Montana and the Yellowstone Region-from Integrating Research and Education

Designing Courses

• Designing Effective and Innovative Courses - from Cutting Edge
• Course Design Tutorial - from Cutting Edge
• An earth history approach-from Starting Point
• An earth system approach-from Starting Point
• A database of course goals and syllabi-from Cutting Edge
• A compilation of introductory-level courses-from Cutting Edge
• Search the portal for descriptions of courses from across Teach the Earth

An Earth System Approach to the Geosciences

• An overview with teaching resources.-from Starting Point
• Teaching about energy in geoscience courses-from Cutting Edge
• The hurricane - climate change connection-from Cutting Edge
• Climate change-from Cutting Edge
• Teaching and learning about the early Earth-from Cutting Edge
• Resources on geology and human health-from Cutting Edge
• Resources for teaching biocomplexity-from Cutting Edge
• Earth system science vocabularies
• Yellowstone: teaching and learning about this complex geoecosystem-from Integrating Research and Education
• All Things Cretaceous: teaching resources-from Integrating Research and Education
• Case studies exploring Native American lands and resource development-from Integrating Research and Education
• Microbial Life: Topics of interest and sample case studies-from Microbial Life Educational Resources
• Microbial Observatories-from Microbial Life Educational Resources

Integrating Research and Education

• Student Research-from Starting Point
• Using research results in geoscience courses-from Integrating Research and Education
• Addressing NSF's broader impact criteria-from Integrating Research and Education
• Resources connecting research on learing to geoscience education-from Research on Learning in the Geosciences
• Tips on Partnering-from Microbial Life Educational Resources
• Tips on Assessment, Evaluation and Dissemination-from Microbial Life Educational Resources

Managing your Career

• Resources for early career faculty-from Cutting Edge
• Resources for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows getting ready for an academic career-from Cutting Edge

Developing Web Resources

• A geoscience educators guide to creating web-based learning materials-from Cutting Edge
• Information for data providers on making their resource education friendly-from Using Data

Departments

• Resources for exploring the practices of exemplary geoscience departments-from Building Strong Departments