Theme: Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty.
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Geoscience Education Research
- Implementing InTeGrate
- Online Education
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
Preparing for an Academic Career
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8:30am-11:30am
Burge Union Forum C/D
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
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 ...
Advancing Transdisciplinary Dialogue in Geoscience Education Research
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8:30am-11:30am
Ritchie Hall: 368
Cory Forbes, The University of Texas at Arlington
Caitlin Callahan, Grand Valley State University
This workshop is intended to bring together educators and education researchers from a variety of professional communities to advance research around GER grand challenges associated with teaching about the Earth in ...
The EarthConnections San Bernardino Alliance: Addressing Diversity in the Geosciences Using a Collective Impact Model
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Sally McGill, California State University-San Bernardino
Mark Benthien, University of Southern California
Bryan Castillo, California State University-San Bernardino
Jeffrey Fitzsimmons, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
Anna Foutz, Chaffey Community College
Daniel Keck, Etiwanda High School
Gabriela Noriega, University of Southern California
Rajul Pandya, AGU
John Taber, EarthScope Consortium
Bernadette Vargas, ETIWANDA HIGH SCHOOL
The EarthConnections San Bernardino Alliance is one of three regional alliances supported by the national EarthConnections Collective Impact Alliance, funded by a pilot grant from the National Science Foundation ...
Utilizing InTeGrate's "Systems Thinking" across multiple student audiences
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:15pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Jessica Martin, University of Providence
Thinking about the natural world in terms of functional systems is a key approach across the physical and biological sciences. At the University of Providence, a small private Catholic university in central ...
Developing Culturally Responsive Pathways to local Geoscience Jobs and Careers
ORAL SESSION
Monday
3:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Darryl Haddock, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA)
The Atlanta Alliance is building strong and impactful strategies and leveraging relationships with education and environmental organizations to; *expand "pathways to geoscience" careers *remedy prominent ...
Supporting TA Success in your Classes
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
Kelsey Bitting, Elon University
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
A 2016 survey of geoscience faculty across US institutions revealed that GTAs serve in a wide variety of instructional roles and perform a myriad of important tasks such as leading labs, grading papers, and holding ...
Mentoring Practices
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Caitlin Callahan, Grand Valley State University
An essential characteristic of any mentoring relationship is effective communication. Moreover, while mentoring can take different forms, successful mentoring depends not only on activities or efforts of mentors ...
Work-life Balance: Arc of a career
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Jennifer Roberts, University of Kansas Main Campus
Career demands and goals change over the course of our careers from graduate school until retirement. These shifting demands happen in tandem with small and large, positive and negative, life changes. Balancing ...
Professional Development and Support for Adjunct Professors
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Sarah Glancy, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Adjuncts play a major role in undergraduate geoscience instruction, especially for introductory courses, which are crucial to recruiting and retaining geoscience majors, recruiting a diverse population to ...
Bystander Intervention Strategies for Minimizing Departmental Conflict
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Blair Schneider, University of Kansas Main Campus
Bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, microaggressions. If you've ever witnessed any of this behavior among faculty in your department or institution, you know the negative consequences. This round-table ...
Building Partnerships on Campus and Beyond: Collaboration strategies and success stories
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
3:00pm-4:15pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Kathryn Ziewitz, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Collaboration is key for successful development of multi-disciplinary projects relevant to sustainability, environmental science, and other earth science endeavors. A concerted effort to enhance collaborations ...
Developing and Implementing Program Assessment
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Wednesday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Lindley: 123
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
It can be said that if one does not like assessment and evaluation, then education is a poor choice of career. "Assessment" and "evaluation" tend to be used interchangeably, but they have very ...
Building a National Collaborative for Food, Energy, and Water Education (NC-FEW): Insights from a National Conference
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Cory Forbes, The University of Texas at Arlington
Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Hui-Hui Wang, Purdue University-Main Campus
Nicole Sintov, Ohio State University-Main Campus
Christine Li, University of Missouri-Columbia
Kelly Millenbah, Michigan State University
Institutions of higher education must take a leading role in preparing all global citizens for the food, energy, and water (FEW) challenges of today and tomorrow. The Food-Energy-Water Nexus concept has emerged as ...
The Graduate Student Fellows Program: A Unique Opportunity for Professional Development in Evidence-Based Teaching Practices
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
matt smith, University of Kansas Main Campus
Aaron Koop, University of Kansas Main Campus
Kathryn Vaggalis, University of Kansas Main Campus
Danielle Chapa, University of Kansas Main Campus
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at the University of Kansas (KU) recruits Graduate Student Fellows (GSFs) to provide teaching and assessment resources to instructors and faculty through two projects: the ...
Understanding and Fostering Geoscience Student attitudes toward Agricultural Careers
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Jeremy Aber, Middle Tennessee State University
Henrique Momm, Middle Tennessee State University
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University
Dawn Lemke, Alabama A & M University
Recent studies have shown only three percent of college graduates would consider a career in agriculture. Conversely, the overwhelming challenge for increased food production is being met with technological ...
NAGT's Journal of Geoscience Education: A history and a look to the future
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
The Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) has been published since 1951. Over its 68-year history, JGE has had twelve editors, several publishers, and two ...
Supporting a Sustainable Future through Geoscience Integration in Non-Geoscience Courses
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Michelle Fisher, Three Rivers Community College
Tara Holmberg, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Jennifer Hanselman, Westfield State University
Deborah Rook, University of Wisconsin-Madison
InTeGrate and the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) project partnered to support the adaptation of InTeGrate modules across multiple disciplines. The QUBES project partnered with ...
A visual history of In The Trenches, 2011 - today
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Margaret Crowder, Western Kentucky University
In The Trenches (ITT), the quarterly news magazine of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, started with the goal to "provide a venue...to inform NAGT members about your best teaching ideas, ...
SAGE 2YC: Sustaining Faculty Learning
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
John McDaris, Carleton College
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
Jan Hodder, University of Oregon
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
Norlene Emerson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
In a continuing effort to provide two-year college (2YC) geoscience faculty with the resources they need to be agents of change at their institutions and in their regions, the Supporting and Advancing Geoscience ...
Weaving New Threads into the Geoscience Community of Practice: Insights from Lightning Interviews at the EER 2015, 2016 and 2017
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
One goal of the Earth Educators' Rendezvous is to strengthen the Geo-Ed community of practice. A CoP is a group of people who share a passion for something they do, and build capacity for this practice ...
EarthConnections Alliance Open Meeting
Wednesday
7:00pm-8:30pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
The EarthConnections Alliance seeks to catalyze a new approach to geoscience education in communities across our country, creating a world in which all students can travel along geo-educational pathways that begin ...
Communicating Science to the General Public
WORKSHOP
Thursday, Friday
8:30am-11:30am
Ritchie Hall: 368
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Wendy Bohon, IRIS Consortium
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 ...
Advancing the Perception and Adoption of Geosciences in a New Era
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Lindley: 123
Felicia Davis, HBCU Green Fund Inc.
Richard D. Schulterbrandt Gragg III, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
This "shopwork" is designed to generate creative thinking and innovative strategies for increasing exposure to Geoscience opportunities. A rebuilding of the public appreciation for Geoscience is possible ...
Strategies for Writing a Strong NSF Proposal
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Lindley: 314
Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation
This workshop is designed to provide insight and guidance for proposal preparation for submission to NSF programs. Topics covered will include funding opportunities, the Proposal & Award Policies & ...
Recent NSF Geosciences Directorate Award Trends in Addressing Broader Impact Criteria
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
1:30pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Susan Meabh Kelly, Connecticut State Department of Education
"Intellectual Merit" and "Broader Impacts" criteria are of equal significance in the consideration of proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation. The National Alliance for Broader ...
Thursday A: Professional Development: Faculty, graduate students and teachers
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Diane Lally, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Rory McFadden, Carleton College
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Earth Educators' RendezvousLawrence, KS, July 16-20, 2018
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EMBeRS: A New Method for Igniting Interdisciplinary Learning, Synthesis and Convergence
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
1:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Deana Pennington, University of Texas at El Paso
Shirley Vincent, Vincent Evaluation Consulting
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Rod Parnell, Northern Arizona University
Antje Danielson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Many of humanity's most pressing issues are socio-environmental, and as such, are ill-structured, "wicked" problems. Investigating wicked problems requires a collaborative process that includes ...
TRESTLE: A Model to Promote Improved STEM Education at Research Universities
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
2:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Blair Schneider, University of Kansas Main Campus
Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas Main Campus
Caroline Bennett, University of Kansas Main Campus
Mark Mort, University of Kansas Main Campus
TRESTLE (TRansforming Education, Stimulating Teaching and Learning Excellence) is a 5-year, multi-institution, NSF funded project that began in Fall 2015 and is working to implement and evaluate a model to promote ...
Quantifying the Effects of Discipline-Based Professional Development Programs on Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
2:15pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
Ellen Iverson, Carleton College
We investigated the impact of geoscience-specific professional development (PD) on undergraduate teaching by comparing instructor PD histories and classroom practices. Trained observers used the Reformed Teaching ...
Dispositional Characteristics: An Important Dimension to Consider in the Development of an Inclusive Educational Organization.
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
2:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Ron Bonnstetter, TTI Success Insights
An ongoing challenge for higher education is preparing all students to effectively contribute to solutions for the many "wicked problems" and "grand challenges" that society faces. As ...
National Survey of Geoscience Teaching Practices 2016: Current Trends in Geoscience Instruction of Scientific Modeling and Systems Thinking
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
2:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Diane Lally, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Cory Forbes, The University of Texas at Arlington
karen mcneal, Auburn University Main Campus
Nationwide, there is a growing emphasis on effective undergraduate geoscience education. A central element of geoscience teaching and learning involves scientific modeling and systems thinking (SMST). While ...
The use of data analysis and quantitative skills in undergraduate geoscience courses
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
3:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Rory McFadden, Carleton College
Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
Ellen Iverson, Carleton College
Quantitative tools and data analysis techniques are important for the success of geoscience majors in a variety of careers, and are important for many non-scientists who need quantitative reasoning skills for ...
How well do introductory geoscience courses prepare future teachers? Results from the National Geoscience Teaching Practices Survey
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
3:15pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
Most teachers experienced Earth science in a single introductory undergraduate geoscience course. To what extent do classroom practices in introductory geoscience courses reflect the practices we expect future ...
Researching the Impact of a Redesigned Introductory Earth Science Course on Preservice Elementary Teacher Knowledge and Perspectives
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
3:30pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Danielle Ford, University of Delaware
Susan McGeary, University of Delaware
Jennifer Gallo-Fox, University of Delaware
Cheryl Ackerman, University of Delaware
The authors present the design, research, and evaluation of an earth science course for preservice elementary teachers that is place-based, hands-on, technologically enriched, and aligns with the Next Generation ...
Your First Teaching Experience
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Friday
1:30pm-2:45pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University-Bloomington
Whether as a teaching demonstration as part of a job interview or in a full-on course, your first experience as a teacher can be daunting. In this roundtable discussion, we will explore ways to prepare for this ...
Implicit Bias
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Friday
1:30pm-2:45pm
Burge Union Forum C/D
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Implicit bias describes when we have attitudes towards people or associate stereotypes with them without our conscious knowledge. Cognitive science research shows that everyone has implicit biases, sometimes in ...
Geodesy for everyone: Educational resources to incorporate geodetic data and concepts into instruction and activities
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Aisha Morris, National Science Foundation
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope
Dan Zietlow, UNAVCO
Geodesy is the study of Earth's shape, gravity field, and rotation. Geodetic applications and data are used to understand many societal issues such as land surface change, drought monitoring, climate change, ...
MT Rocks: The implementation of the MT Engage initiative in the Department of Geosciences at Middle Tennessee State University
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Melissa Lobegeier, Middle Tennessee State University
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University
Jeremy Aber, Middle Tennessee State University
Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University
Warner Cribb, Middle Tennessee State University
Clay Harris, Middle Tennessee State University
Henrique Momm, Middle Tennessee State University
The MT Engage initiative is part of the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and focuses on enhancing student academic engagement. This is achieved through the use of high impact ...
AGU's Virtual Programs: Providing Access to Students and Early Career Professionals Around the Globe
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Pranoti Asher, American Geophysical Union
David Harwell, American Geophysical Union
Nathaniel Janick, American Geophysical Union
Leslie Marasco, American Geophysical Union
Erik Hankin, American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is committed to inspiring and educating present and future generations of diverse, innovative, and creative Earth and space scientists. To meet our commitment, AGU provides ...
Developing a Geology Field Trip for Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Students
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Patricia Gallagher, Drexel University
Walter Yerk, Drexel University
Philip Getty, P.G., Boucher & James, Inc.
Kristin Sample-Lord, Villanova University
Loyc Vanderkluysen, Drexel University
Robert Swan, Jr., Drexel University
Geotechnical engineering faculty at Drexel and Villanova Universities collaborated with an environmental hydrogeologist from a local civil engineering firm and a volcanologist from Drexel University to develop a ...
Helping your students find their career path and options in geosciences
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Aisha Morris, National Science Foundation
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope
Dan Zietlow, UNAVCO
While students often choose to study and major in geosciences because of their love of the discipline, they may not be aware of what career options are available following graduation. Perhaps even more critically, ...
A Diverse Cohort of Undergraduate Students to Address Hawaii's Water Challenges
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Jennifer Engels, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Barbara Bruno, University of Hawaii at Manoa
How much water is there in Hawai'i? How long will this limited resource last given current pumping scenarios? How can traditional Hawaiian water use practices inform modern water management decisions? These ...