Programming for K12 Educators
Initial Publication Date: March 6, 2023
EER 2023 Recommended events geared toward K12 Educators. These are just a few recommendations, and is not an exhaustive list of possibilities. We invite you to review the program to find other events that may appeal to you!
Featured Events
Sunday
- Evening reception 7-8:30pm
Monday-Wednesday Morning Workshop
- Beyond Your Classroom: Building Effective Geoscience Activities for Improved Student Learning with a Teacher Audience in Mind morning workshop. M-W, 8:30-11:30am.
- Teaching Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics with Interactive Demonstrations morning workshop. M-W, 8:30-11:30am.
- Applied Geoscience Education: Engaging with society for sustainability morning workshop. M-W, 8:30-11:30am.
Thursday-Friday Morning Workshops
- Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Real Data – The EDDIE Way! morning workshop. Th-F, 8:30-11:30am.
- Connecting with the Environment through Nature Journaling morning workshop. Th-F, 8:30-11:30am.
Afternoon Programming
Monday Afternoon Events
- Mini-workshop: Increasing Representation of Diverse Geoscientists with Geoscientist Spotlights in Introductory Courses
- Mini-workshop:Defining Learning Goals and Assessing Learning through an Active Learning Lens
- Mini-workshop: Building Inclusive, Collegial, and Productive Interdisciplinary Project and Research Teams
- Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm and posters are 4:30-5:45pm
Tuesday Afternoon Events
- Roundtable: Ocean Health Projects for K-12 Geoscience Classrooms
- Roundtable: Encouraging Data Literacy: Using USGS datasets in the classroom
- Or check out some of the Share-a-thon and Teaching Demonstrations
- Plenary: Wendy Bohon 4:30-5:45pm
Wednesday Afternoon Events
- Mini-workshop: Gaming in the Classroom
- Take a tour of CalTech's SeismoLab or JPL. Pre-registration required
Thursday Afternoon Events
- Mini-workshop: Geology of Southern California
- Mini-workshop: Using geophysics to address societally-relevant, urban and environmental real-world questions in introductory-level geoscience courses
- Mini-workshop: Ungrading for Equity: Developing assessment strategies that support learning for all students
- Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm
- Plenary: Vashan Wright 4:30-5:45pm
Friday Afternoon Events
- Roundtable: Advancing JEDI across NAGT: A Community Discussion
- Roundtable: Three-dimensional teaching with computer-based models in the Earth science classroom
- Roundtable: AMS Education: Hurricanes
- Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-4pm
- Town Hall 4:30-5:45pm
