Rendezvous Attendee Information for Thursday

To those participants just arriving at the Rendezvous, welcome!

Thursday is transition day. Whether you are just joining us for the second part of the Rendezvous, or if you have been with us since the beginning of the week, we hope you are looking forward to high-quality, intellectually rich Thursday and Friday programming.

As you prepare for tomorrow's schedule of events, please make note of the following:

Registration Check-In

• Thursday and Friday, registration will be available under the tent in the PCC Quad from 8:00am - 4:00pm.
• You must check in at the registration table before attending any events, so please allow enough time before your workshop or event begins.
• Checking out? Lanyards and badge holders are reusable! Help reduce waste and return your lanyards and badge holders to the registration table.

Participant Information

The Participant Information page includes information on arriving at the Rendezvous including ground transportation options and registration check-in, during the Rendezvous including campus maps and evening events, and after the Rendezvous including information on local attractions and highlights.

Morning Workshops

Registered for a Thursday-Friday morning workshop? You can find details about your workshop on the corresponding session page, linked from the Rendezvous Program. The morning workshops will be held from 8:30am - 11:30am on Thursday and Friday. Please attend the workshop you are registered for. If you have forgotten which morning workshop you registered for, it will be on the back of your name badge.

• Getting the Most our of Your TA Experience - Science Village 32
• Case Studies and Discourse Analysis in Qualitative Geoscience Education Research - Science Village 2
• Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Real Data - The EDDIE Way! - E Building 220
• Connecting with the Environment through Nature Journaling - Science Village 10
• Teaching with Geochemical Data: A collaborative workshop to identify barriers and find solutions - E Building 217
• Designing Student-centered Activities to Increase Engagement and Learning within Atmospheric Dynamics Courses - E Building 104

Thursday Contributed Program

Rendezvous attendees are invited to attend contributed program sessions. The Oral Sessions will be held from 1:30pm - 3:15pm.

• Oral Session A: Research on Student Learning - E Building 202
• Oral Session B: Online Education, Student Learning, and Outreach - E Building 220

Afternoon Mini-Workshops

Want to attend one of tomorrow's afternoon mini-workshops? Rendezvous participants registered for Thursday can find the slate of workshops below and linked from the Rendezvous Program. The afternoon mini-workshops will be held from 1:30pm - 4:00pm and pre-registration for specific workshops is not required.

• Using geophysics to address societally-relevant, urban and environmental real-world questions in introductory-level geoscience courses - Science Village 10
• Ungrading for Equity: Developing assessment strategies that support learning for all students - Science Village 2
• Plate Tectonics, the San Andreas Fault System, and How They Reorganized the Topography and Geology of Southern California - E Building 104

Thursday Plenary

Please join us in Building CC Creveling from 4:30pm - 5:45pm for the Thursday plenary, Because, We Are Scientists, presented by Vashan Wright. Thursday's plenary session is sponsored by Amiable Consulting.

Thursday Evening Activities

2YC Social

6:30pm | Congregation Ale House

Please join Andrea Bair and Lynsey LeMay at the Congregation Ale House tomorrow, 7/13 at 6:30pm for a two-year college social event. Contact Andrea Bair with any questions.

Have an event you would like to advertise to Rendezvous attendees? Contact Mitchell Bender-Awalt.

NAGT Committees

Help to guide the work of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers! A number of NAGT committees are seeking new members. For more information about each committee and to nominate yourself or a colleague, please visit NAGT's Get Involved in NAGT Leadership webpage. The following committees are seeking new members:

• Excellence in Earth Science Writing and Editing: James H. Shea Award Committee (seeking 2 new members)
• Scholarships for Field Study Committee (seeking 1 new member)
• Advocacy Committee (seeking new members on an ongoing basis)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (seeking new members on an ongoing basis)
• Webinar Planning Committee (seeking 2 new members)
• Development Committee (seeking 1 new member)
• Committee members are sought for the new Gary Fuis and Stacey Andrews Scholarship, supporting participation in the NAGT/USGS Cooperative Summer Fellowship Program.

Presenting at the Rendezvous?

Review the Presenter Guidelines web page regarding format and how to upload a digital copy of your presentations and materials. If you are presenting a poster, please bring it with you. Oral presentations should be uploaded no later than 8:00am the morning of your presentation. If you are leading a teaching demo, please bring any materials you may need.

Rendezvous Exhibitors

We would again like to extend a sincere thank you to the exhibitors and sponsors of this year's Rendezvous: Amiable Consulting, Raspberry Shake, EarthScope Consortium, and Pacific Section - Society for Sedimentary Geology. Stop by the registration area under the tent in the PCC Quad to chat!

CEU Credit Opportunity

Interested in receiving Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit(s) for participation at the Rendezvous? Complete attendance sign-in sheets and end of workshop evaluations so NAGT staff can verify your participation. Send your request to NAGT's Executive Office at nagtservice@nagt.org.

Digital Connections with Earth Educators

Message Board

Looking to share a ride to and from the airport? New to the Rendezvous and looking for lunch/dinner companions? Do you want to follow up with folks following discussions started in your workshop or poster session? Please utilize our digital message board to continue the conversations and networking.

Twitter and Facebook

Get social with #EarthER23. Share how you Rendezvous by using the conference hashtag and tagging NAGT in your posts on Twitter and Facebook!

Get Your Rendezvous T-Shirt!

Take home a piece of the Rendezvous! Get your Rendezvous 2023 commemorative t-shirt. This year's shirt design features the San Andreas Fault running through the Carrizo Plain, locale of one of our field trips. Check out the Rendezvous shirt and additional EER and NAGT products in the NAGT Store. Get 20% off all products in the NAGT store during the Rendezvous, July 10-14!

Questions?

Contact Mitchell Bender-Awalt at mawalt@carleton.edu (preferred) or 507-222-5340.