Program
Participant workspace (limited access)
Pre-workshop
Please complete the pre-workshop survey, watch the welcome video (MP4 Video 159.1MB Jun16 21), complete the Mapping your Career worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Jun19 21), and locate an object that tells something about you for the icebreaker. Please complete the pre-workshop survey by July 6. Total time expected: less than 1 hour.
Monday: Your academic career goals
(Program starts at 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET; times below are represented as hour:minute to standardize among time zones)
0:00 Welcome, introductions, and ice breaker
0:35 Mapping your career at different types of institutions Mapping Your Career at Different Types of Institutions 2021.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 664kB Jul10 21)
Mapping your Career worksheet
- Reflection on pre-workshop career mapping activity
- Institution Types
- Panelist experiences
- SWOT
- Q & A
1:35 Break
1:45 What might your academic career trajectory include? Thoughts on some excellent but lesser-known pathways
- Brainstorm: What stepping-stone jobs are available?
- Add ideas to the Google slides
- Group discussion: considerations of different stepping stones
2:15 Career management
- Balancing your career with the rest of your life (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 339kB Jul12 21)
- Managing time to build your skill set
- Career Task Planning Grid (Acrobat (PDF) 50kB Jul13 20)
- Multicontext Resources
2:45 Summary of the day and Monday Road Check
3:00 Adjourn
Optional professional networking before afternoon sessions begin
Suggested afternoon sessions:
Tuesday: Building your research and teaching skills
(Program starts at 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET; times below are represented as hour:minute to standardize among time zones)
0:00 Introduction to the day
0:05 Pathways to becoming an effective teacher Pathways to Becoming an Effective Teacher (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.5MB Jul12 21)
0:35 Pathways to becoming an effective teacher Discussion groups (we will do 2 breakout sessions; select the breakout you want to join; we will tell you when to switch to your second choice)
- 1 - Sue: Teaching at an minority-serving institution (MSI)
- 2 - Lisa: Teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)
- 3 - Lynsey: Teaching at a community college (2YC)
- 4 - Catherine: Inclusive teaching discussion
- 5 - Gary: Teaching at a large university (R1)
1:35 Break
1:45 Panel Discussion: Moving your research forward (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 9.3MB Jul13 21)
- Undergraduate Research Experiences from STEM Students: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop
2:15 Moving your research forward discussion groups (select 1 breakout to join):
- 1 - Sue: Research at a minority-serving institution (MSI)
- 2 - Lisa: Research at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)
- 3 - Lynsey: Research at a community college (2YC)
- 4 - Catherine: Research as a non-tenure-track faculty member
- 5 - Gary: Research at a large university (R1)
2:45 Introduction to the elevator pitch and Tuesday road check
3:00 Adjourn
Optional professional networking before afternoon sessions begin
Suggested afternoon sessions:
- Plenary town hall from 12-1 pm PT / 1-2 pm MT / 2-3 pm CT / 3-4 pm ET
- Any of the roundtable discussions
Wednesday: Getting that academic position
(Program starts at 8am PT / 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET; times below are represented as hour:minute to standardize among time zones)
0:00 Introduction to the day
0:05 Elevator pitches: small group practice and debrief
0:35 Application process: Application Process slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 4.1MB Jun10 21)
- Overview of differences and commonalities by job type
- Interviewing - advice from recent alumni of this workshop
- Resources:
- NAGT Job Search Pages
- Princeton Council on Science and Technology opening
- Williams-Mystic Visiting Assistant Professor opening
1:05 Discussion of application process by job type -- Select your breakout room:
- 1 - Sue: Minority-serving institution faculty (MSI)
- 2 - Lisa: Primarily undergraduate institution faculty (PUI)
- 3 - Lynsey: Community college faculty (2YC)
- 4 - Catherine: Non-tenure-track faculty member
- 5 - Gary: Large university faculty (R1)
1:35 Break
1:45 "Illegal" questions and negotiations - Google slides
2:30 How to form community
2:45 Wrap-up and workshop evaluation
3:00 Adjourn
Remember that EER has a full Contributed Program!
There is also a contributed program for EER! Don't miss the rich information that is available to you. This program includes Orals & Posters, Teaching Demonstrations, and Share-A-Thon Poster Session. Be sure to think about
What kind of classroom would you like to have?
What will your teaching style be?
How will you engage with "your" students?
There are sessions in
Student Learning
Resources for Teaching, Preparing Teachers, and Career Preparation
Teaching for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education Research & Discipline-Based Education Research
In general:
*Oral Presentations are only on WEDNESDAY
*Poster Sessions are on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
*Teaching Demonstrations are only on WEDNESDAY
*Overall Contributed Program:
https://serc.carleton.edu/earth_rendezvous/2021/program/contributed_program.html
Thursday and Friday Suggestions
Morning workshops:
- Student mental health and well-being
- Engaging your students in visual representations (stipends available)
- Storytelling for change in the geosciences
- Adapting lessons for your classroom
Plenary talk on Thursday from 12-1 pm PT / 1-2 pm MT / 2-3 pm CT / 3-4 pm ET
Friday round table discussions
Optional: Post-EER peer-review of statements
Sign-up form (link to come)
UCSF list of resources for all statement types
Teaching statement resources
- Michigan CRTL resources: look especially at the first link!
Research statement resources
Diversity statement resources