Program
Pre-Workshop Information for Participants
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Documents for Review
Geoscience in Action: Advancing Sustainable Development
Vision and Change in the Geosciences - The Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education.
Agenda
MONDAY: DAY 1: Setting the Stage
Why is it important to connect geoscience instruction to societal needs?
Reading for today: Saving Earth, Saving Geoscience (GSA Today, May 2023)
Presentation for Day 1 Applied Geoscience Education - Day 1.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1MB Jul10 23)
8:30-9:15 Introductions and Workshop Overview/Reflections on sustainability
9:15-9:45 Gallery Walk
- Why is it important to incorporate an applied approach into teaching geoscience?
- What are the most relevant geoscience challenges that appeal to current students?
- What are some key attributes (knowledge, skills, tools, etc.) of geoscience that can be directed to sustainability issues?
- What was your main "take-away" from the reading for today?
9:45-10:00 Share-out
10:00 Break
10:15-10:25 Think-Pair Share
Identify one or more geoscience-related issue in your community that may provide an opportunity to engage students in problem-solving.
10:25-10:45 Geoscience and the Sustainable Development Goals Activity
Review the " Geoscience Sustainability Clock" (p. 14 in Geoscience in Action) which maps geoscience tools, methods, and approaches to each of the Sustainable Development Goals
How does what you teach/want to teach connect to the Sustainable Development Goals?
10:45-11:20 Individual reflection
What will you take away on Wednesday? What is your action plan? (we provide a template)
Minute paper: What's one thing you learned today that you'll use in your teaching? How will you use it?
11:20: Road check Survey
11:30 Adjourn
Homework for Day 2:
Please read Greenberg, et al. 2012. The many educational facets of development cooperation between a Kosovan village and earth scientists. Journal of Geoscience Education, 60(3), pp.201-211 (the PDF can be found in the Workspace).
DAY 2: Best Practices for Teaching Applied geoscience
8:30- 8:35- Recap from Day 1
Questions for participants to consider:
- What technical, conceptual, and social competencies and skills do geoscientists need to contribute to SDGs?
- What are the best practices for teaching applied geoscience?
9:30-10:00: Case Study Discussion: Water project in Kosovo
10:00 Break
10:15 -11:00 More examples and share-out
11:00 -11:20 Individual reflection
11:20 Road check
11:30 Adjourn
Homework for Day 3: Identify one or two additional resources that might be useful in a geoscience class to share tomorrow.
DAY 3: Overcoming Barriers/Taking Action
8:30 -8:40 Response to Road Check/Revisit workshop goals
Reminder about Action Plan template/ where to upload
8:40-8:55 Overview for Day 3/Example activity
8:55-9:30 Classroom/Program Sharing
9:30-10:00 Think-Pair-Share
What is YOUR biggest barrier to integrating sustainability and applied geoscience in your teaching and engagement with learners?
How might you overcome or address that challenge?
10:00 Break
10:15-10:55 Individual reflection/work time
Please upload your Action Plan
10:55-11:20 Sharing of Take-Away Projects by participants and final discussion
- Please add your name to the contact list (available in the Workspace) if you'd like to be part of a continuing discussion
11:20 Workshop Evaluation
11:30 Adjourn