2018 Technical Program At-A-Glance

The morning workshop program is open for registration on a first come, first serve basis (workshop size is limited based on room capacity). Afternoon mini workshops are open to all participants registered for that day (not reserved ahead of time).

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	Sunday 7/15	Monday 7/16	Tuesday 7/17	Wednesday 7/18	Thursday 7/19	Friday 7/20
8:30am-11:30am
	FIELD TRIP 7am-4pm Konza Prairie LTER Field Trip Activity Review Camp (8:30am - 5:00pm)
		3-DAY MORNING WORKSHOPS: Preparing for an Academic Career Course Resources Curr. Design Prof. Development Student Learning Teaching Online Course Resources Curr. Design Student Learning Advancing Transdisciplinary Dialogue in Geoscience Education Research Geo Ed Research Prof. Development Introduction to Small Unmanned Aerial Systems ("drones") and Associated Applications in STEM Explorations Course Resources Student Learning Teacher Prep Teaching for Quantitative Literacy in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses Course Resources Student Learning Geocompetencies Student Learning Changing the Climate of your Climate Change Lessons Course Resources Curr. Design Student Learning			2-DAY MORNING WORKSHOPS: Universal Design in Earth Education: Approaches to access and accommodation for a more inclusive STEM experience Course Resources Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Google Earth for Onsite and Distance Education (GEODE) Course Resources Curr. Design Student Learning Using Conceptual Frameworks of Earth Systems to Frame Future Directions in Systems Thinking Research Geo Ed Research Prof. Development Introduction to Course Design using InTeGrate Materials Course Resources Curr. Design Implementing InTeGrate Student Learning Communicating Science to the General Public Course Resources Prof. Development Teacher Prep
11:30am-1:30pm
		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch and browse posters	Lunch Lunch Discussion with Dorothy Barnett and Rachel Myslivy (12:15-1:15 DeBruce Center 3rd floor mezzanine)	Lunch and browse posters
1:30pm-4:00pm/ 4:15pm (Wed)		ORAL SESSIONS (1:30-4:00) Session A: Course Development to Engage your Students (1:30-4:00) Session B: EarthConnections (1:30-4:00)	SHARE-A-THON (1:30-2:40) NEW! Part of the contributed program: Round-robin presentations in which participants have 1-2 minutes to do a "lightning talk" with an overview of an activity they contributed prior to the Rendezvous, followed by time to interact with attendees and answer questions in a small group format.		ORAL SESSIONS (1:30-4:00) Session A: Professional Development: Faculty, graduate students and teachers (1:30-4:00) Session B: Broadening Participation and Student Development (1:30-4:00)	TEACHING DEMOS (1:30-3:00) Friday Session: Weather, Climate, and Global Change (1:30-4:00)
		MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) Paleobiology Database Educational Resources Course Resources Geocompetencies There's Money in Muck: A sustainability study focused on biogas Course Resources Curr. Design Implementing InTeGrate Supporting Spatial Thinking Course Resources Student Learning Strategies in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Prof. Development Benefits of Pan-African Approaches to Teaching the Geosciences Course Resources Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Geocompetencies Program Design Student Learning	TEACHING DEMOS (2:50-4:10) Tuesday Session: Geology and Earth Systems (2:50-4:10)	MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) Integrating Climate Change Across the Curriculum Course Resources Curr. Design Exploring Applications of Indigenuity: Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives in the Geoscience Classroom Course Resources Curr. Design Prof. Development Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Student Learning Wilder Weather: Connecting Weather and Climate to Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder Geocompetencies Student Learning Developing and Implementing Program Assessment Curr. Design Program Design Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Supporting Successful Transitions: Principles for Students of All Ages Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Prof. Development	MINI WORKSHOPS (1:30-4:00) GETSI (GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues): Teaching with the GETSI module "GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes" Course Resources Curr. Design Geocompetencies Advancing the Perception and Adoption of Geosciences in a New Era Geocompetencies Implementing InTeGrate Prof. Development Recruiting, Retention, Diversity Strategies for Writing a Strong NSF Proposal Prof. Development Using Excel for Quantitative Skill Development Course Resources Geocompetencies Student Learning Engaging Introductory Students with Data Discovery and Visualizations Using GeoMapApp Course Resources Geocompetencies Student Learning	ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS II (1:30-2:45) Implicit Bias Advancing the Conversation on NGSS The HBCU Geosciences Working Group - Goals, Direction, and Accomplishments Collaborative Learning in an Online Course: Building community Using Virtual Reality Fieldtrips in Introductory Geoscience Courses Using Apps to Engage and Assess Students Digital Teaching Networks for Earth and Space Science Education Your First Teaching Experience
			ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS I (3:00-4:15) Building Partnerships on Campus and Beyond: Collaboration strategies and success stories Mentoring Practices Supporting TA Success in your Classes Professional Development and Support for Adjunct Professors Effects of Religious or Spiritual Beliefs on Global Warming and Reactions to It Work-life Balance: Arc of a career Bystander Intervention Strategies for Minimizing Departmental Conflict Scientist-K12 Teacher Partnerships Developing Student Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Leadership Capacity to Address Wicked Problems			Poster Session Posters will be hung by presenters by 8:30am, and will be available for viewing throughout the day.(3-4pm)
4:30pm-5:45pm		Earth Education Forum -- Moving from Learning Opportunities to Learning Pathways: Guiding students toward geoscience careers This session will foster engagement of the entire Earth education community around issues that inform both research and practice. Pre-forum refreshments sponsored by the NAGT Teacher Ed Division (TED)	PLENARY Plenary Talk: Beverly Wright, professor of Sociology and Founding Director of Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Sponsored by Case Studies in the Environment	Please come for a group photo at 4:15pm, before the poster session. We will meet at the stairs at Slawson Hall, near the registration table. Poster Session Posters will be hung by presenters by 8:30am, and will be available for viewing throughout the day. NAGT Meet the Editors Session (also located in the Poster Hall): Come meet Journal of Geoscience Education editor Anne Egger, In the Trenches editor Margaret Crowder, Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology 11th ed. editor Vince Cronin, and chair of NAGT's Teach the Earth website committee, Jennifer Wenner. Sponsored by Pearson Education	PLENARY Plenary Talk: Dorothy Barnett, Executive Director Climate + Energy Project	TOWN HALL Sponsored by NAGT Midcontinent Section
Evening	OPENING RECEPTION (7:00pm-8:30pm) Sponsored by KU Geology and Strabo	Other evening activities	Other evening activities	EarthConnections Alliance Open Meeting (7:00pm-8:30pm) Other evening activities	Other evening activities	Other evening activities

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