Event page for the 2020 Earth Educators' Rendezvous detailing two online roundtable discussion sessions—Tuesday on implicit bias, place-based teaching, grad stress, active learning, and time management; Friday on Indigenous knowledge integration, Geo-STEM ecosystems, oceanography, tenure preparation, online teaching, and assessment strategies—hosted via Zoom.

Are you worried about teaching your upper-level course in one of the "alternate" formats required by the COVID-19 pandemic? Or perhaps you already did so and know what worked pretty well and what needs ...

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 from a variety of institution ...

Inquiry based laboratory activities in undergraduate introductory geoscience courses are important opportunities to engage students in face-to-face and online environments. Often, laboratory activities are ...

*Pre-registration for this event is required and space is limited. You can sign up when you register for the Earth Educators' Rendezvous. Overview The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) ...

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Worldwide, approximately 370 million Indigenous people live in over 90 countries. Although, Indigenous people are only approximately 5% of the world population, they represent 90% of the cultural diversity and hold ...

So, you're teaching online now. It's been a time-consuming process to convert your instruction from face-to-face to an online format and you're figuring out best practices as you go. One of the ...

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 ...

Graduate students face unique challenges and must balance multiple professional and personal roles. This roundtable discussion will highlight the critically important skill of stress management. Learning how to ...

This section will focus on methods for incorporating active learning strategies in large-enrollment courses. Discussion topics will include simple techniques for increasing student involvement in class, formative ...

Most grad students and post-docs get their first exposure to teaching in labs, especially for introductory students. Whilst this can be a great experience, those wanting to pursue an academic career will benefit ...

Place-based geoscience teaching leverages our students' intellectual and emotional connections to the places we use in teaching, to foster more relevant and inclusive learning. If you are interested in ...