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Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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How To Teach GeoEthics

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This content page from the Teach the Earth portal offers comprehensive guidance on teaching geoethics in geoscience education, covering instructional strategies like case studies and role-playing, ethical decision-making frameworks, assessment methods, mentoring, and curricular examples such as the Geo-Equity Modules that integrate environmental justice and societal issues.

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• Building Leadership Capacity to Support Two-Year College and Disciplinary Society Collaborations workshop report is published
  

  The final workshop report from the Building Leadership Capacity to Support Two-Year College and Disciplinary Society Collaborations workshop (which took place throughout spring and fall 2025) is now published.

• New Polar Literacy Publication in Journal of Geoscience Education
  

  SERC congratulates SERC Director Ellen Iverson and former SERC evaluation specialist Ellen Altermatt on a recent article they co-authored with colleagues from Rutgers in the Journal of Geoscience Education entitled, "Data to the Rescue: Penguins Need Our Help! – An informal STEM learning program."

• Explore the Workshop Program and Submit Your Abstract for the Rendezvous
  

  Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the eleventh Earth Educators' Rendezvous, taking place July 20-23, 2026, at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina!

• Apply to Participate: Early Career Faculty Workshop
  

  Save the date and spread the word about the 2026 Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty, at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, from June 21-25, 2026! Join us for a multi-day workshop in a stimulating and resource-rich environment, where you will participate in sessions on topics including effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, and time management. Apply by March 31!

  Has this workshop had an impact on you or your work? We invite you to donate to support participants and/or to sponsor this workshop!

• New GNOMES Publication in Journal of Geoscience Education
  

  SERC congratulates Kristin O'Connell on a recent article she co-authored in the Journal of Geoscience Education entitled 'A short-term critical zone geophysics program designed to recruit, retain, and foster community amongst 1st and 2nd year undergraduates historically marginalized in geosciences.'

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CLEAN climate literacy and energy collection

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The CLEAN site includes more than 850 ready-to-use resources that have been reviewed by educators and scientists for elementary, secondary and higher education settings.

GP-IMPACT: Expanding HBCU Pathways for Geoscience Education

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Program profiles for STEM teacher preparation illuminate the goals, strengths, and successes of the participating institutions in increasing the ability of future teachers to teach geoscience content in K12 classrooms and provide key recommendations to support other HBCUs.

The Math You Need, When You Need It Math Tutorials for Students Majoring in the Earth Sciences

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Undergraduate majors in the Earth and environmental sciences also often struggle with effectively applying math in Earth science. This project is developing co-curricular modules to support majors-level students on math concepts relevant to their courses.