Tuesday Schedule At-A-Glance
Vision and Change in the Geosciences: Preparing for the Future of Geoscience Education
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Sharon Mosher, The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida
Christopher Keane, American Geosciences Institute
The goal of the workshop is to help foster change in undergraduate and graduate geoscience programs to better prepare geoscience students for the future. This workshop will focus on the recently published Vision ...
Writing Retreat
WRITING RETREAT
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Peggy McNeal, Towson University
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...
Preparing for an Academic Career
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Gary Weissmann, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
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 ...
Developing Strategies for Inclusive Teaching Practices
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Blair Schneider, University of Kansas Main Campus
Angel Garcia, James Madison University
Amy Weislogel, West Virginia University
Yadira Ibarra, San Francisco State University
Miriam Fuhrman
During this 3-day workshop, participants will learn to solicit diverse viewpoints and amplify voices of all students, to decolonize instruction and identify the influence of race and perspective, and work ...
Preparing for Student Creation of Virtual Contexts for Exploring Geoscience Environments
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Aida Awad, AIU / SNHU
Hemalatha Bhaskaran, James M Bennett High School
Mark Carpenter, American Geological Institute
Edward Robeck, American Geosciences Institute
Steven Semken, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
The importance of field experiences in geoscience education cannot be overstated. While a virtual field trip cannot substitute for the physical experience of being in a place, exploring sites of geoscientific and ...
From the Emerald Isle to the Red Planet: How to Make your Virtual Field Trip out of this World
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Shelley Whitmeyer, James Madison University
Steve Whitmeyer, James Madison University
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
Many high-impact, field-focused geoscience learning experiences have gone virtual to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and maintain the continuity of this important aspect of students' preparation. ...
Tuesday Plenary Town Hall: Engaging Students on Climate Change
PLENARY TALK
Tuesday
12:00-1:00pm PT / 1:00-2:00pm MT / 2:00-3:00pm CT / 3:00-4:00pm ET
Online
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University
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 ...
Fostering Sustainable Institutions: Engaging Our Universities in the Movement for Change
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
1:15-2:00pm PT / 2:15-3:00pm MT / 3:15-4:00pm CT / 4:15-5:00pm ET
Online
Kelsey Bitting, Elon University
Chelsie Romulo, University of Northern Colorado
Robert Turner, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Scott Werts, Winthrop University
Events of the past year and a half have highlighted, in many ways, that the socio-economic systems of our globalized culture are not sustainable. Education has always been at the forefront of catalyzing change and ...
Creating a Positive Classroom Climate
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
1:15-2:00pm PT / 2:15-3:00pm MT / 3:15-4:00pm CT / 4:15-5:00pm ET
Online
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Whether we are in person, online, or hybrid - the energy of the classroom space is critical in driving student engagement and determining student success. How do we build a sense of community in a lecture hall, ...
Rethinking Course Assessment
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
1:15-2:00pm PT / 2:15-3:00pm MT / 3:15-4:00pm CT / 4:15-5:00pm ET
Online
Virginia Isava, California State University-Fullerton
This roundtable is designed to develop new ideas and collaborations to measure the development of expert thinking and decision-making in earth science classrooms. This will include a discussion of different ...
Instructor and Student Toolkit for Movement and Safety in the Field
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
1:15-2:00pm PT / 2:15-3:00pm MT / 3:15-4:00pm CT / 4:15-5:00pm ET
Online
Avery Shinneman, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Lyra Pierotti, Alpine Ascents International
Ready to get back outside?! If you take students into the field, especially at introductory levels, you likely have been the leader and guide for a student taking their first steps off-trail or experiencing new ...
Managing Stress in Graduate School
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Tuesday
1:15-2:00pm PT / 2:15-3:00pm MT / 3:15-4:00pm CT / 4:15-5:00pm ET
Online
Wayana Dolan, UNC Chapel Hill
Annie Klyce, Vanderbilt University
Graduate students face a unique challenge in balancing their roles as students, teachers, researchers and human beings. With the addition of new external challenges such as remote working, zoom fatigue, political ...
Featured Stories in Diversity: Personal narratives of overcoming obstacles to inclusion and implications for the Geosciences
PLENARY TALK
Tuesday
2:15-3:45pm PT / 3:15-4:45pm MT / 4:15-5:45pm CT / 5:15-6:45pm ET
Online
Leah Courtland, University of Indianapolis
Danielle Sumy, EarthScope
Samuel Nyarko, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Laura Rademacher, University of the Pacific
Join your fellow Geoscientists as we debut the NAGT Diversity Stories. This is a collection of lived experiences and lessons learned from within our community relating to the broad themes of diversity, equity, and ...
