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Bringing Coding the Geoscience Classroom - Virtual Workshop
Incorporate computation into your undergraduate classroom - January 13-14, 2026 virtual workshop (11 am - 4 pm ET daily). At the virtual workshop you will learn approaches and strategies to help your students develop their computational skills.

Generative AI in the Geoscience Classroom

Explore how generative AI is impacting geoscience education in this free webinar. We will highlight some emerging practices and perspectives on the use of these tools by educators, especially in guiding their students to appropriate use. The webinar will include time for participants to share and hear from each other so we can start to build a collective understanding of the current landscape.

Community Opportunity: Help us update data-rich activities

With the Community Contribution Tool, educators can proactively safeguard and enrich teaching materials, ensuring their longevity and relevance. Take action now to preserve and enhance educational resources for the future.

Strengthen Quantitative Skills in Your Earth Science Course

Integrate more math and statistics into Earth science courses -- July 14-17, 2025 virtual workshop (1-3pm ET daily). "The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need" modules make learning quantitative skills easier. Participants receive a 400 USD stipend after completing the entire workshop. (40 USD fee)

Provide input for the 2027 NSSME+ January 16

Are you a user of the NSSME+ survey data? Please join Executive Director Anne Egger on Thursday, January 16, at 2 pm PT/3 pm MT/4 pm CT/5 pm ET to provide input on the overarching survey research questions. empty

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Initial Publication Date: October 6, 2014
Short URL: https://serc.carleton.edu/92098
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