Programming for K12 Educators

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