Monday Schedule At-A-Glance
Preparing for an Academic Career
WORKSHOP
Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Gary Weissmann, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others who are interested in pursuing academic careers in the geosciences. Workshop leaders will provide guidance and ...
Using Recreational Drones for STEM Explorations
WORKSHOP
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA
Margaret Mooney, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This workshop is designed for educators, after-school club leaders, science-fair mentors, and others who want to facilitate STEM-curious youth using recreational drones as a platform for learning. The first 20 ...
Developing (or Modifying) an Introductory Geoscience Course Using InTeGrate Modules
WORKSHOP
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Research in STEM disciplines has revealed a suite of empirically validated instructional practices that can contribute to improvements in student learning and a reduction in attrition. This workshop will introduce ...
Geoscience Education Research Grand Challenges and Strategies Workshop
WORKSHOP
Kristen St. John, James Madison University
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
karen mcneal, Auburn University Main Campus
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
The workshop aims to bring together ~40 education researchers from all sub-disciplines in the geosciences (e.g., Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean, Environmental Sciences) and strongly encourages applications from faculty ...
Heads & Chairs Workshop: Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education
WORKSHOP
Sharon Mosher, The University of Texas at Austin
This workshop is specifically designed for geoscience department heads, chairs, and other administrative leaders. The NSF sponsored initiative on the "Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education" engaged ...
Connecting Science to Issues of Sustainability and Environmental Justice
WORKSHOP
Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College
As natural resources become more scarce, an increasing percentage of the world's underprivileged population is facing issues of inequality and abuse in the distribution, and use, of these commodities. This ...
Monday A: Teaching with Societally-relevant Curriculum
ORAL SESSION
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
Melanie Will-Cole, Central New Mexico Community College
Monday B: Geoscience Workforce Development: University and K-12
ORAL SESSION
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
William Hoyt, University of Northern Colorado
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Developing your Students' Career Awareness
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
The undergraduate university years are a time for academic development; but also they are a time for transition from classroom education to self-driven learning in a career of one's choosing. However, the path ...
Broadening Participation of Minorities in the Geoscience Workforce in the Absence of a Geoscience Department
ORAL SESSION
Janet Liou-Mark, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Reggie Blake, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Hamidreza Norouzi, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Viviana Vladutescu, CUNY City College
Laura Yuen-Lau, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Although the shortfall in the geoscience workforce through 2024 has been reduced from 135,00 to about 90,000, and although there has been increasing enrollment and graduation trends from geoscience programs ...
Bridging the Research to Practice Gap
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Researchers are currently developing new knowledge about how students think and learn, evaluating the effectiveness of instructional strategies, and studying many other topics that can strengthen our teaching. But ...
Communicating Science to the Public
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Effective communication skills enable practitioners to engage non-experts, inform public opinion and policymakers, inspire the next generation of scientists and voters, and improve our own research process. This ...
Addressing Water Resources and Sustainability in Upper Level Courses
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Gigi Richard, Fort Lewis College
This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss, develop, and share ideas on addressing water resources and sustainability in undergraduate courses. Participants will be introduced to water ...
Doing Citizen Science with NASA and The GLOBE Program
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Rebecca Boger, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Program and materials created and organized with assistance from Russanne Low, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Arlington VA, Holli Riebeek, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, AND Jeannie Allen, SSAI ...
PaleoCon: An authentic undergraduate research experience exploring climate change and human-driven extinctions in a large gen-ed geoscience course
ORAL SESSION
Alison Olcott Marshall, University of Kansas Main Campus
At the University of Kansas, all undergraduate students are required to take a natural science course regardless of their major. Given that this class is often the only college-level science class a student will ...
Water in Society: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Teaching and Learning about Water
ORAL SESSION
Societies today face an array of water-related challenges within the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus (FEW-Nexus). To prepare students to become tomorrow's global citizens, postsecondary learning experiences must ...
Assessment of 21st Century Professional Competencies of Undergraduate Students
ORAL SESSION
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Alison Creeger, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Ron Bonnstetter, TTI Success Insights
Business and political leaders are increasingly asking higher education to develop student's abilities related to "21st century skills" or "21st century competencies" because they are the ...
Effectiveness of incorporating active-learning techniques into a large introductory geology class
ORAL SESSION
Hannah Aird, California State University-Chico
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
The CSU, Chico introductory geology general education class (GEOS 101) was redesigned in fall 2016 to infuse active learning into all class periods of two sections of 65 and 140 students. The redesign included use ...
Lessons from the InTeGrate Implementation Teams: Synthesizing Real-World Experience
ORAL SESSION
John McDaris, Carleton College
Cailin Huyck Orr, Carleton College
The InTeGrate project supports the teaching of geoscience in the context of societal issues both within geoscience courses and across the undergraduate curriculum. The work of InTeGrate has included supporting 16 ...
EarthConnections
ORAL SESSION
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Barbara Nagle, University of California-Berkeley
Rajul Pandya, AGU
John Taber, EarthScope Consortium
Felicia Davis, HBCU Green Fund Inc.
Sally McGill, California State University-San Bernardino
Mark Benthien, University of Southern California
Kathy Ellins, The University of Texas at Austin
Norma Neely, The University of Texas at Austin
Garry Harris, ECO District Hampton Roads
To develop a diverse geoscience workforce, the EarthConnections collective impact alliance is developing regionally focused, Earth education pathways. These pathways support and guide students from engagement in ...
The impact of course-wide adoption of InTeGrate teaching materials on the instructional beliefs and practices of geoscience instructors
ORAL SESSION
Doug Czajka, Utah Valley University
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
A primary goal of the InTeGrate project is to create student-centered teaching curricula that will improve the geoscience literacy of undergraduate students by teaching the geosciences in the context of societal ...
Enhancing the Geoscience Pedagogical Landscape: An Integrative Strategic Approach to Heighten Student Learning
ORAL SESSION
Melanie Will-Cole, Central New Mexico Community College
The fundamental goal of college-level science educators is to enhance student learning while at the same time develop & foster the learner's skills in critical thinking, inquiry and creativity. Considering ...
Getting (and Keeping) Northern Colorado Students in the Door: Broadening Participation by Attracting and Supporting All Students
ORAL SESSION
William Hoyt, University of Northern Colorado
Byron Straw, University of Northern Colorado
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
Julie Sexton, University of Colorado at Boulder
Steven Anderson, University of Northern Colorado
Graham Baird, University of Northern Colorado
Strategies to broaden participation in geosciences are varied. Many in the geosciences know we can do a better job, but how? The InTeGrate implementation program at the University of Northern Colorado (UNCo) ...
How Does Group Inquiry Work with an Authentic Scientific Instrument Alter Climate Science Learning
ORAL SESSION
Drew Bush, McGill University
Renee Sieber, McGill University
Gale Seiler, Iowa State University
Mark Chandler, Auburn University Main Campus
Myriad science education technologies have been developed to allow students to visualize, model or interact with otherwise abstract, global Earth system processes. Still others have utilized digital ...
Geoscience Methods and Local Geology: Urban Teachers Engage in Authentic Experiences to Make Sense of Local Phenomena
ORAL SESSION
Candace Penrod, Salt Lake City School District
In Utah, a western state well-known for its spectacular geology, many local elementary teachers lack the content knowledge and experience to effectively use geoscience methods to interpret natural landforms, ...
Professional Development For Community College Faculty: Lessons Learned From Intentional Mentoring Workshops
ORAL SESSION
Aisha Morris, National Science Foundation
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope
The Geoscience Workforce Development Initiative at UNAVCO supports attracting, training, and professionally developing students, educators, and professionals in the geosciences. For the past 12 years, UNAVCO has ...
Press-Kits as an Approach to Presenting Controversial Issues in the Geosciences
ORAL SESSION
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
Communicating scientific information to nonscientific audiences requires presenting accurate information in multiple ways. It is critical in reaching a broad audience, however, that the information be presented as ...
An Integrate Modules Derived Geoscience Course: A Working Model Review
ORAL SESSION
Rob Rohrbaugh, El Paso Community College
The vast selection of material available with current Integrate learning modules provides an opportunity to evolve select courses into an applied and/or site-based learning format with ready-to-use materials. This ...
A Multiphase Approach to Overwhelmed Students
ORAL SESSION
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
Daniel Harris, Pennsylvania Western University - California
Billie Arnold, Pennsylvania Western University - California
California University of Pennsylvania has an active geology program boasting successful graduates that have become consistently positive representatives of the University and region. Despite these successes, ...
GER Forum
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kristen St. John, James Madison University
Help to shape the emerging field of Geoscience Education Research! Geoscience educators, bring your classroom, lab and field teaching experiences to the table for an informal discussion of: Has there been a ...