EER Attendee Information for Monday
What a great start to the 2021 Earth Educators' Rendezvous! Whether you are a first-time participant or a veteran to Rendezvous, we hope you felt a sense of connection with your colleagues across the country at the online Opening Reception. We are excited for the opportunities to learn from each other during the upcoming week. As you prepare for tomorrow's schedule of events, please make note of the following:
Morning Workshop Connection Information
Registered for a Monday-Wednesday morning workshop? You can find details about your workshop, along with connection information, on the corresponding session page, linked from the Rendezvous Program. In order to access the connection information, you'll need to be logged in to your SERC account. Having trouble viewing the connection information? Use the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of any page on the Rendezvous website to reach someone who can help. The morning workshops will be held from 8-11am PT | 9am-12pm MT | 10am-1pm CT | 11am-2pm ET on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
- Preparing for an Academic Career
- Vision and Change in the Geoscience: Preparing for the Future of Geoscience Education
- From the Emerald Isle to the Red Planet: How to Make your Virtual Field Trip out of this World
- Developing Strategies for Inclusive Teaching Practices
- Preparing for Student Creation of Virtual Contexts for Exploring Geoscience Environments
- Writing Retreat
Monday Mid-Day Contributed Program
All Rendezvous participants are invited to attend contributed program sessions. The Share-a-Thon will be held from 11:15-11:45am PT | 12:15-12:45pm MT | 1:15-1:45pm CT | 2:15-2:45pm ET on Monday. Connection info is provided on the Session I and Session II pages.
Monday Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Want to attend one of tomorrow's afternoon mini-workshops? Rendezvous participants registered for Monday can find connection information for each workshop on the mini-workshop pages below (or linked from the Rendezvous Program). Having trouble viewing the connection information? Use the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of any page on the Rendezvous website to reach someone who can help. The afternoon mini workshops will be held 12:00-2:30 PT | 1:00 - 3:30 MT | 2:00 - 4:30 CT | 3:00 - 5:30 ET.
- How Can We Teach Atmospheric Dynamics Better?
- Planetary Science Education: Thoughts, Approaches, and Examples for Teaching Planetary Science and Introducing Students to the Research Process
- Purposefully Examining Student Work for Instructional Decision-Making
- Engaging students in Earth's systems thinking with model-based inquiry
- IDEAS: a novel approach to promoting success for underrepresented minorities in the geosciences
- Integrating Affective Domain Mini Lessons into Introductory Geology Classes
- Making Science News Work for You: Incorporating Eos into Your Classroom
Tuesday Plenary and Town Hall
All Rendezvous attendees are invited to watch Dr. Katharine Hayhoe's recorded plenary in advance of participating in the Tuesday Plenary Town Hall. Tuesday's Town Hall will offer an opportunity to reflect on Dr. Hayhoe's presentation and think about applications to earth education classrooms and communities.
NAGT Diversity Stories
Join your fellow Geoscientists as we debut the NAGT Featured Stories in Diversity. This is a collection of lived experiences and lessons learned from within our community relating to the broad themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome submissions to the collection that highlight an idea, experience, observation, or request regarding diversity, equity, and/or inclusion in the Earth Sciences. Please see the website for more details.
CEU Credit Opportunity
Interested in receiving Continuing Education Unit credit(s) for participation at the Rendezvous? Complete the end of workshop evaluations and attend sessions logged in under your full name and send your request to NAGT's Executive Office at nagtservice@nagt.org.
2021 NAGT Donor Challenge
NAGT is working hard to make sure the Rendezvous is an event that educators can attend regardless of financial resources. To this end, a group of "Friends of NAGT" has stepped up to initiate a challenge for Rendezvous past and present participants. These Friends of NAGT have pledged $1000 for stipends to attend the 2022 Rendezvous that can only be 'unlocked' if 50 individuals contribute to the NAGT Professional Development Fund. Give now through your NAGT Membership account and select the Professional Development Fund. All contributions received during the Rendezvous will count towards the challenge.
Connect Via Social Media
Connect with your peers and NAGT on social media! Follow NAGT on Facebook and Twitter. Use #EarthER21 and tag NAGT in your posts!
We invite you to share a selfie of how you Rendezvous or your "aha moments" from the week through Twitter and Facebook. What changed for you? What inspired you? What surprised you? What encouraged you? We invite everyone to post their reflections as the experiences happen, rather than waiting until the end of the week.
Connect Via the Message Board
Looking to start an informal discussion? New to the Rendezvous and looking to make new connections? Want to follow up with folks after discussions started in your workshop or poster session? Please use our digital message board to continue the conversations and networking.
Need Assistance?
Need help with something? Click on the chat button on the bottom right corner of any 2021 Rendezvous web page to chat with a SERC staff person.
